In Paris: Barclay Sessions 1955-56

Chet Baker | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (May 23, 2000)
• Original Release Date: May 23, 2000
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Polygram Records
• ASIN: B00004SC6V
• In-Print Editions: MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 4.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (7 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #160,664 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

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28 of 29 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars BREATHTAKING MUSIC, April 13, 2001

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MOVIE MAVEN (New York, NY USA) - See all my reviews

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This review is from: In Paris: Barclay Sessions 1955-56 (Audio CD)

This is an astounding recording!

With sound remastered as if it were recorded in the year 2001 instead of in 1956, Chet Baker and various other stellar performers made supremely beautiful music for the Barclay label. The fourteen songs collected on this CD are the best of the best. Written by the likes of the Gershwins, Rodgers & Hart, Dietz & Schwartz and others, this is a gorgeous recording--- very accessible, breathtakingly beautiful music, late night-sounding, sexy stuff with Chet Baker and his pals: jazz performers nonpareil. (including genius-pianist Dick Twardzik who died tragically after the first two recording sessions).

Baker's trumpet playing is nothing less than perfect and his one vocal on the final number, "Everything Happens To Me" is sweet and sad.

The packaging is beautiful: the liner notes are short, but informative and there are several terrific, sepia toned photographs from the Paris sessions and concerts. Highly Recommended.

15 of 16 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Baker at his best!, October 5, 2002

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This review is from: In Paris: Barclay Sessions 1955-56 (Audio CD)

Got this CD about a week ago and have not been able to stop playing it since. Just a terrific album. "Cool Jazz." Here it is. I like the fact he keeps it mellow and unhurried, unlike some musicians, who think they have to keep hitting the high note in order to prove something--but then Chet Baker was known for his understated, smooth style. I love the music here. A real winner.

13 of 14 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars 50s West Coast hits Paris, France, July 24, 2000

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This review is from: In Paris: Barclay Sessions 1955-56 (Audio CD)

I was put on to this record by Hans Peters, a Detroit audiophile who recommended it highly. I was not misled. This CD exemplifies the cool West Coast scene but in a European context. There are shades of Curthis Counce's trumpet player Jack Sheldon as the tracks bring back those memories of the Barclay Sessions. One of the best periods of Baker's recording career, highly recommended.