Details

Field of Interest

Jazz

Content Type

Music recording

Duration

1 hour 10 mins

Format

Audio

Sub Genre

Post-Bop

Label

Prestige

Page Count

11

Performer

Chet Baker, 1929-1988, George Coleman, 1935-, Kirk Lightsey, 1937-, Herman Wright, Roy Brooks, 1938-2005

Date Recorded

1965-08-25

Release Date

1996

Review

Chet Baker was quite busy during three days in August 1965, recording five LPs worth of material with tenor saxophonist George Coleman (formerly with Miles Davis), pianist Kirk Lightsey, bassist Herman Wright and drummer Roy Brooks. Baker, sticking to flugelhorn, is heard in fine form on this CD reissue, which (along with Stairway to the Stars and Lonely Star) brings back all of the music in full; each CD also contains all of the liner notes from the five original albums. For this particular reissue, the quintet performs six likable originals by Richard Carpenter, Jimmy Mundy's "Sleeping Susan," three Tadd Dameron tunes, and a Sonny Stitt blues. Most of the selections are taken at relaxed tempos, but it is the hottest number, "Go-Go," that is most memorable. Considering that Baker's records of the next few years were consistent commercial turkeys (including A Taste of Tequila, In the Mood, the infamous Albert's House and Blood, Chet and Tears), it can accurately be stated that the Prestige sets are Chet Baker's last worthwhile recordings before his comeback began in 1974. ~ Scott Yanow, All Music Guide

Subject

Jazz, Music & Performing Arts, Post-Bop, Post-Bop

Keywords and Translated Subjects

Post-Bop