1 Fair Weather
2 Hotel 49
3 Blue Thoughts
4 Polka Dots And Moonbeams
5 Solar
6 When Lights Are Low
7 Soft Winds
8 The Heather on The Hill (bonus track)
9 I've Grown Accustomed to Her Face (bonus track)
10 On The Street Where You Live (bonus track)
11 Almost Like Being in Love (bonus track)
Recorded: Sep 1958, Reeves Sound Studios, New York, New York
Chet Baker - trumpet
Johnny Griffin - tenor saxophone
Al Haig - piano
Paul Chambers - bass
Philly Joe Jones - drums
The undeniably erratic early career of Chet Baker involved roller-coaster extremes and musical paradoxes. In the Fifties, his sound and approach were often compared to Miles Davis, although his greatest successes came in a West Coast setting, began in Gerry Mulligan's cool, piano-less quartet, and often emphasized ballads and soft-toned vocals. But this album shows Baker in a unique direct assault in Davis territory: recorded in New York; including a couple of tunes associated with Miles; and above all with a driving East Coast supporting cast made up of tough-tenor Johnny Griffin, bebop veteran Al Haig, and frequent Davis colleagues Paul Chambers and Philly Joe Jones.
Includes original liner notes by Orrin Keepnews. |
