8435395503782

Blues For A Reason

Chet Baker & Warne Marsh

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Format: LP

Cat No: CC1010LP

Release Date:  06 October 2023

Label:  Criss Cross / Elemental Music

Packaging Type:  Gate Fold Vinyl

No of Units:  1

Barcode:  8435395503782

Genres:  Jazz  Cool Jazz  

  • Description

    180g virgin vinyl limited edition, gatefold sleeve with updated liner notes - the complete album + bonus track.

    'Blues For a Reason'(1984) was legendary trumpeter Chet Baker's only recorded collaboration with saxophonist Warne Marsh. Includes an alternate take of 'Looking Good tonight ' appearing for the first time ever on vinyl.

    "Blues for a Reason stands out from much of the work of the period." - The Penguin Guide to Jazz

    "It's strange to think that two of the greatest stars of "cool jazz," Chet Baker and Warne Mash, would never record together, given that they were nearly the same age, and that they both rose to fame in Los Angeles around the same period. However, that would have been the case if Gerry Teekens, founder of the Criss Cross label, had never had the bright idea of bringing them together in 1984. Surprisingly, they would end up cutting their only collaborative album, Blues for a Reason, in Monster, The Netherlands!" - **** AllMusic

    Chet Baker: trumpet
    Warne Marsh: tenor saxophone
    Hod O'Brien: piano
    Cecil McBee: bass
    Eddie Gladden: drums

    ** Recorded at Studio 44, Monster, The Netherlands, on September 30, 1984.

    ** Produced by Gerry Teekens

    ** Recording Engineer: Max Bolleman

  • Tracklisting

      Disc 1

      Side 1

      • 1. Well Spoken
      • 2. If You Could See Me Now
      • 3. We Know It's Love
      • 4. Looking Good Tonight [take 2]

      Side 2

      • 1. Looking Good Tonight
      • 2. Imagination
      • 3. Blues For A Reason