Chet Is Back! Chet Baker Sextet Artist

Recorded in Italy in 1962, {|Chet Is Back!|} showcases the cool trumpeter cutting loose on such {|bop|}-oriented workouts as {|Pent-Up House|} and {|Well, You Needn't.|} Backed skillfully by a young cadre of up-and-coming European musicians, includin... Read more

Recorded in Italy in 1962, {|Chet Is Back!|} showcases the cool trumpeter cutting loose on such {|bop|}-oriented workouts as {|Pent-Up House|} and {|Well, You Needn't.|} Backed skillfully by a young cadre of up-and-coming European musicians, including the stellar saxophonist {|Bobby Jaspar|}, {|Chet Baker|} may have never sounded better, including on the {|ballads|}. One listen to {|Over the Rainbow|} and it's clear this is an overlooked {|Baker|} classic. [Fans should check out the 2003 reissue of {|Chet Is Back!|}, which includes four orchestral {|pop|} bonus tracks {|Baker|} recorded with {|Ennio Morricone|} around the same time as this session.] ~ Matt Collar Less