Name: At Capolinea
Brand: Chet Baker

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RR1232061

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Limited edition

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2023-06-23

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Proper

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8054154650033

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Chet Baker

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Jazz

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Red Records

Red Records is a London-based holding company that owns and operates the Cherry Red label imprint. Founded in 1978 by [a494636], it has become a prominent figure in the music industry. As an authoritative force, Red Records is affiliated with PRS for publishing credits.

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Chet Baker was an American jazz trumpeter, singer, composer, and artist. Born on December 23, 1929 in Yale, Oklahoma, USA, he began his career in the early 1950s playing alongside renowned musicians. However, his career was hindered by drug addiction and arrests for narcotics.

Despite these challenges, Baker made several comebacks starting from 1957 with collaborations featuring talented musicians like [Collaborator Name] and Gerry Mulligan. Despite having his teeth knocked out during an altercation, Baker recovered and continued to record frequently across various labels. He showcased his skills both in small groups and leading large ensembles in live settings.

In the 1980s until his death at the age of 58 on May 13th, 1988 in Amsterdam, The Netherlands; Chet Baker recorded extensively in Europe. His music legacy remains influential as he left behind a remarkable body of work that showcases his unique talent as a trumpeter and vocalist.

The album title may suggest otherwise, but this is a studio album, not a live date. "Capolinea" is a recording studio in Milan, Italy, where this album was recorded in October 1983. The band features Michel Graillier on piano, Riccardo del Fra on bass and Nicola Stilo on flute, all of them musicians who recorded frequently with Baker. The drummer is Leo Mitchell, and as an added extra, Baker's girlfriend Diane Vavra appears briefly in one of her rare, recorded performances on Fsoprano saxophone. 

The mood on this album is gently relaxed, but not really slow. It is one of my mellower jazz records, strictly to be played after 10pm only. The tempo is a soft mid-tempo throughout, and the overall sound is significantly determined by Stilo's flute and Graillier's lush piano solos. Baker himself seems a bit held back, or at least it appears that way, since he never takes the first solo spot and his solos seem shorter than Stilo's, but his performances are flawless and wonderfully lyrical.

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