Jazz / Vocal Jazz; Cool; West Coast Jazz
Recorded: February 16, 1958 in Chicago.
The pairing of Stan Getz and Chet Baker in 1958 in Chicago for an LP seemed like such a natural thing - both being golden boys enjoying their heydays with lyrically clean, brilliant solo styles. So it is odd that they teamed up in the studio only one other time, twenty-five years later, in their long careers. Which makes this a summit meeting to savor - and a long out-of-print LP to welcome back.
Their playing on "I'll Remember April" is a study in contrasts: Getz's long lines against Baker's shorter phrases. Baker delivers his best solo here, keeping to a medium tempo, while Getz gives his all on his curiously named adaptation of "Cherokee", which he cranks up to a furious tempo. The proceedings are fueled throughout by a solid Chicago rhythm section rarely heard on Verve.
Stan Getz - Tenor Saxophone
Chet Baker - Trumpet
Jodie Christian - Piano
Victor Sproles - Bass
Marshall Thompson - Drums |
