Cat No:
772262
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Description
Chet Baker's first visit to Italy took place in 1955, during his first successful European tour. It was during this tour that the quartet's pianist, the talented Dick Twardzik, tragically died in Paris from a heroin overdose. Baker was devastated, and following Twardzik's death - for which he felt some level of responsibility - the trumpeter submerged himself in the drug world and in a self-destructive spiral which would last for the rest of his life. Baker made his way back to New York in mid-1956 and wouldn't return to Italy until the 1959 trip that yielded the recordings included here, which find him backed by an Italian big band & strings formation conducted by Len Mercer (artistic name of Ezio Leoni). Chet's trip to Milan took place in order to make two albums: one with strings and orchestra (which is presented on this LP), the other with a small combo of Italian players. Baker was already an addict when the contract was signed, and before he could travel he was imprisoned in the States. Therefore, the sessions had to be postponed and shortly after this music was recorded Baker would be imprisoned again, this time in Italy. He was released on December 15, 1961 and left Italy on bad terms in 1962, but would return to the country many times, as he felt it to be his second home. He learned to speak Italian, and during the last decades of his life (before his death on May 13, 1988), he found a myriad of unconditional Italian fans that idolized him and recorded him extensively. -
Tracklisting
- 1. I Should Care
- 2. Violets For Your Furs
- 3. The Song Is You
- 4. When I Fall In Love
- 5. Goodbye
- 6. Autumn In New York
- 7. Angel Eyes
- 8. Street Of Dreams
- 9. Forgetful
- 10. Deep In A Dream
- 11. My Funny Valentine
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