Chet Baker - Somewhere Over The Rainbow (1962)

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Artist: Chet Baker
Title: Somewhere Over The Rainbow
Year Of Release: 1992
Label: RCA Victor [07863 61060-2]
Genre: Jazz, Cool Jazz
Quality: FLAC (image + .cue,log,scans) | MP3/320 kbps
Total Time: 36:39
Total Size: 213 MB(+3%) | 87 MB(+3%)
WebSite: Album Preview

Tracklist

1. Well, You Needn't
2. These Foolish Things
3. Star Eyes
4. Over the Rainbow
5. Pent-Up House
6. Blues in the Closet

Chet Baker - Somewhere Over The Rainbow (1962)

personnel :

Chet Baker — trumpet
Bobby Jaspar — tenor sax, flute
Rene Thomas — guitar
Amadeo Tommasi — piano
Benoit Quersin — bass
Daniel Humair — drums

Taken from Chet Is Back!, recorded in Italy in 1962, Somewhere Over the Rainbow features Baker at his finest, and is an excellent introduction to the musician's non-vocal work. As is the case with most Baker albums, Somewhere Over the Rainbow feels like a quickly put-together session recording. The material is all standard jazz repertoire, played in a no-frills format, without specific arrangements or endings. It is the musicianship here that is the main attraction. Baker has rarely sounded better; his technique is in top shape, and his solos are textbook examples of lyrical bop playing. Baker, as was not always the case throughout his career, surrounds himself on Somewhere Over the Rainbow with strong and supportive sidemen. Guitarist Rene Thomas, underrecorded throughout his career, becomes one of the highlights of the session, and makes the album a must-have for bop guitar enthusiasts. Tune selection is surprisingly upbeat for a Baker recording.~Dan Cross

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