Chet Baker - My Favourite Songs: the last great concert Vol. 1

2014 Japanese CD reissue.

Despite a rough up-and-down life, Baker remained an excellent trumpeter to the end of his career. This concert, performed two weeks before his mysterious fall out of an Amsterdam hotel window (and his last known recording), is a near-perfect summation of his career. The emphasis is on his trumpet playing and Baker, whether backed by a symphony orchestra, a big band or playing in a small group with altoist Herb Geller, is in inspired form.

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tracklist -

    1 All Blues
    2 My Funny Valentine
    3 Well You Needn't
    4 Summertime
    5 In Your Own Sweet Way
    6 Django
    7 I Fall in Love Too Easily