



The gentle poet of the trumpet – that was his image. He gained fame seemingly overnight and in 1954 was voted best trumpeter by readers of the leading US jazz magazines – ahead of Dizzy Gillespie and Miles Davis. Although not properly unissued, these tracks have been long unavailable and this is the first time ever they have been put together on a single disc.Īs trumpeter in the Gerry Mulligan Quartet, Chet Baker had first played his way into the hearts of fans in 1952 with lyrical ballads and a soothing tone. This amazing CD presents a collection of rarely heard recordings made by Chet Baker in Germany during the period 1955-59. RARE EUROPEAN RECORDINGS FROM THE EARLY DAYS OF CHET’S CAREER COLLECTOR'S JAZZ EDITIONS AT THE BEST PRICE!.BLACK SAINT & SOUL NOTE BOX SETS AT UNBEATABLE PRICES.Erroll Garner - Octave Remastered Series.Easy Listening, Exotica, Soundtracks & Library Music.Jazz-Rock, Prog-Rock, Canterbury Sound, RIO & other deviances.Afro-Jazz, Disco-Funk, Soul-Jazz & Global Sounds.Avant-Garde, Free Jazz, Contemporary Music, Ambient & Minimalism.Spiritual Jazz, Fusion, Jazz Funk & Modal.20th Century Masterworks Colored Series.
