Chet Baker – Chet Baker In Paris (1956)

01.Alone Together 
02.Tenderly 
03.Summertime 
04.There's a Small Hotel 
05.I'll Remember April 
06.Not Too Slow 
07.Chet 
08.Just Duo
09.Sad Walk 
10.In a Little Provincial Town 
11.Exitus 
12.Tasty Pudding 
13.These Foolish Things (Remind Me of You) 
14.Everything Happens to Me

Chet Baker - Trumpet, Vocals
Jean Aldegon - Sax (Alto)
Francy Boland - Arranger, Piano
Jimmy Bond - Bass
William Boucaya - Sax (Baritone)
Jean Louis Chautemps - Sax (Tenor)
Bert Dahlander 	- Drums
Raymond Fol - Piano
Gérard Gustin - Piano
Peter Littman - Drums
Armand Migiani - Sax (Tenor)
Benoit Quersin - Bass
Richard Twardzik - Piano
Benny Vasseur 	- Trombone

In the summer of 1955, Chet Baker decided to go on a concert tour of Europe for a few weeks. He ended up staying there for more than six months, and his work and experiences during that time, which was mostly spent in Paris, should be crucial for his career and his life.

There is no doubt that his musical development experienced a major push forward. A comparison of the Pacific Jazz recordings made before and after the Paris interlude shows a much matured, more proficient trumpet player. On the personal side, his deepening heroin addiction and the death of his friend and pianist Dick Twardzik only a few weeks after their arrival in Paris also left an imprint on his playing, which lost its carefree tone. His playing was still light, but from this point onward, it started to deepen emotionally, bringing in shades of both beauty and darkness. It is also the time during which, no doubt through the exposure to the Paris jazz scene, Baker is increasingly influenced by hard bop, which ends his "cool jazz" phase and works much to his advantage.

All of them show Baker maturing, and all of them show him alert and attentive. These recordings stand well in their own right, and they would provide the foundation for his excellent collaborations with Art Pepper and Russ Freeman after his return to the USA in 1956. ---hprill, rateyourmusic.com

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