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Chet
Baker& Russ Freeman Quartet
The Complete Pacific Jazz Recordings Of Chet Baker With Russ Freeman |
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Label: Pacific
Jazz 55453 Mosaic Cd-MD3-122)
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Original LP issue:Pacific Jazz 1232 |
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Recording Date(s):November 6,1956 LA |
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Personnel:Chet Baker (tp)Russ Freeman(p)Leroy Vinnegar(b)Shelly Manne(d) |
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Review:Although
this 1998 CD reissue features the
Chet Baker Quartet
(in what was a reunion session), it was originally released under pianist
Russ Freeman's
name. All but two of the eight songs on the set ("Love Nest" and "Lush
Life") are compositions by the pianist and they often feature both
challenging chord changes and swinging solos.
Baker,
who improvises on the date with a fair amount of fire while sticking to
his middle register, xxxemerges as the key soloist although
Freeman
sounds quite original within the genre; bassist
Leroy Vinnegar
and drummer
Shelly Manne
play tastefully in quiet support of the lead voices. All of the music was
previously reissued as part of the complete
Chet Baker Quartet
limited-edition Mosaic box set that has since gone out of print. Well
worth exploring. -- Scott Yanow, All Music Guide
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