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pyt Presents:
Artist: Chet Baker
Album: Plays The Best of Lerner & Loewe
Record Label: Riverside
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Street Date: 1959
Ripped Date: 10/06/2004
Genre: Jazz
Year: 2004
Ripper: pyt
Source: CDDA
Encoder: EAC/Lame 3.93
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Release Information
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Cher Baker - trumpet
Herbie Mann - flute (tenor sax on track 5)
Zoot Sims - alto and tenor saxes
Pepper Adams - baritone sax
Bill Evans - piano (track 2, 6 - 8)
Bob Corwin - piano (other tracks)
Earl May - bass
Clifford Jarvis - drum
This is one of the last Chet Baker (trumpet) long players
recorded in the States prior to the artist relocating to
Europe in the early '60s. Likewise, the eight-tune
collection was the final effort issued during his brief
association with the Riverside Records imprint. The project
was undoubtedly spurred on by the overwhelming success of
the Shelly Manne-led combo that interpreted titles taken
from the score to My Fair Lady (1956). In addition to
becoming an instant classic, Manne's LP was also among of
the best-selling jazz platters of all time. While Baker and
crew may have gained their inspiration from Manne, these
readings are comparatively understated. That said, the
timelessness of the melodies, coupled with the assembled
backing aggregate, make Chet Baker Plays the Best of Lerner
and Loewe (1959) a memorable concept album. Although Alan
Jay Lerner and Frederick Loewe had produced a number of
well-received and luminous entries, half of the material on
this disc is derived from My Fair Lady (1956). "I've Grown
Accustomed to Her Face" is given a languid torch song
treatment that spirals around Baker's cool inconspicuous
leads, featuring some equally sublime contributions from
Zoot Simms (alto sax/tenor sax). This contrasts the
resilient and free-spirited waltz on "I Could Have Danced
All Night," which benefits from Herbie Mann's (flute) breezy
counterpoint and solo. Bill Evans (piano) also lays down
some tasty licks over top of the solid rhythm of Earl May
(bass) and Clifford Jarvis (drums). "On the Street Where You
Live" is a highlight, as the personnel take the time to
stretch out and thoroughly examine with some key
counterpoint between Baker's honey-toned horn and Pepper
Adams' (baritone sax) husky and ample involvement. Of the
non-My Fair Lady sides, "The Heather on the Hill" and a
superior "Almost Like Being in Love" hail from Brigadoon
(1947), while the scintillating and smoldering "Thank Heaven
for Little Girls" comes from Gigi (1958). Not to be missed
is "I Talk to the Trees," with an unhurried and evenly
measured tempo that is coupled to Baker's austere, yet rich
and purposeful lines. In 2004, Chet Baker Plays the Best of
Lerner and Loewe was remastered utilizing 20-bit
analog-to-digital signal conversion for optimum audio.
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Track Listing:
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No. Time Track Title
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01 5:20 I've Grown Accustomed To Her Face (From My
Fair Lady)
02 4:22 I Could Have Danced All Night (From My Fair
Lady)
03 6:02 The Heather On The Hill (From Brigadoon)
04 10:42 On The Street Where You Live (From My Fair
Lady)
05 6:27 Almost Like Being In Love (From Brigadoon)
06 5:35 Thanks Heaven For Little Girls (From Gigi)
07 7:02 I Talk To The Trees (From Paint Your Wagon)
08 8:43 Show Me (From My Fair Lady)
CD Time: 0hr54min .. Total Size: 49MB
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