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| Chet Baker Plays The Best of Lerner & Loewe [SHM-CD Japan] |
| Chet Baker |
japán
első megjelenés éve: 1959 |
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| (2016)
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| 7.905 Ft
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| 1. | I've Grown Accustomed to Her Face
From My Fair Lady
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| 2. | I Could Have Danced All Night
From My Fair Lady
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| 3. | The Heather on the Hill
From Brigadoon
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| 4. | On the Street Where You Live
From My Fair Lady
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| 5. | Almost Like Being in Love
From Brigadoon
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| 6. | Thank Heaven for Little Girls
From Gigi
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| 7. | I Talk to the Trees
From Paint Your Wagon
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| 8. | Show Me
From My Fair Lady
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Jazz / Vocal Jazz; Cool; West Coast Jazz
Recorded: Jul 21-22, 1959, New York, New York
Chet Baker - trumpet
Zoot Sims - alto & tenor saxophones
Pepper Adams - baritone saxophone
Herbie Mann - flute
Bill Evans - piano
Bob Corwin - piano
Earl May - bass
Clifford Jarvis - drums
Prompted by the vast success of Shelly Manne's jazz version of the My Fair Lady score, many a late-Fifties jazz performer took a crack at Broadway show tunes. This album looked to three musicals by the writers of My Fair Lady, with varying results. But the lyrical Chet Baker trumpet style fits most of the material quite well, and there is an unusually able group of players surrounding him - in particular, Bill Evans, Zoot Sims, and Pepper Adams. At its best, this set offers some of the most impressive work of Baker's somewhat erratic Riverside period.
* Braren Harris Lewine - Cover Production, Design
* Orrin Keepnews - Liner Notes, Producer
* Paul Bacon Ken - Cover Production, Design
* Roy Friedman - Engineer
* Shigeo Miyamoto - Mastering Engineer
This is one of the last Chet Baker (trumpet) long players recorded in the States prior to the artist relocating to Europe in the early '60s. Likewise, the eight-tune collection was the final effort issued during his brief association with the Riverside Records imprint. The project was undoubtedly spurred on by the overwhelming success of the Shelly Manne-led combo that interpreted titles taken from the score to My Fair Lady (1956). In addition to becoming an instant classic, Manne's LP was also among of the best-selling jazz platters of all time. While Baker and crew may have gained their inspiration from Manne, these readings are comparatively understated. That said, the timelessness of the melodies, coupled with the assembled backing aggregate, make Chet Baker Plays the Best of Lerner and Loewe (1959) a memorable concept album. Although Alan Jay Lerner and Frederick Loewe had produced a number of well-received and luminous entries, half of the material on this disc is derived from My Fair Lady (1956). "I've Grown Accustomed to Her Face" is given a languid torch song treatment that spirals around Baker's cool inconspicuous leads, featuring some equally sublime contributions from Zoot Simms (alto sax/tenor sax). This contrasts the resilient and free-spirited waltz on "I Could Have Danced All Night," which benefits from Herbie Mann's (flute) breezy counterpoint and solo. Bill Evans (piano) also lays down some tasty licks over top of the solid rhythm of Earl May (bass) and Clifford Jarvis (drums). "On the Street Where You Live" is a highlight, as the personnel take the time to stretch out and thoroughly examine with some key counterpoint between Baker's honey-toned horn and Pepper Adams' (baritone sax) husky and ample involvement. Of the non-My Fair Lady sides, "The Heather on the Hill" and a superior "Almost Like Being in Love" hail from Brigadoon (1947), while the scintillating and smoldering "Thank Heaven for Little Girls" comes from Gigi (1958). Not to be missed is "I Talk to the Trees," with an unhurried and evenly measured tempo that is coupled to Baker's austere, yet rich and purposeful lines. In 2004, Chet Baker Plays the Best of Lerner and Loewe was remastered utilizing 20-bit analog-to-digital signal conversion for optimum audio.
---Lindsay Planer, All Music Guide |
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