[SACD-R][OF] Chet Baker – Baker’s Holiday - 2004 (Jazz)

Chet Baker – Baker’s Holiday Жанр: Jazz Год издания: 2004 Издатель (лейбл): Verve Номер по каталогу: B0003279-16 Аудиокодек: DSD 2.0 Тип рипа: iso Продолжительность: 00:32:03 Источник (релизер): PS³SACD Наличие сканов в содержимом раздачи: да Треклист: 1. Travelin’ Light 3:10 2. Easy Living 3:21 3. That Ole Devil Called Love 3:15 4. You’re My Thrill 2:58 5. Crazy She Calls Me 3:21 6. When Your Lover Has Gone 2:52 7. Mean to Me 3:35 8. These Foolish Things 3:29 9. There Is No Greater Love 2:32 10. Don’t Explain 3:30  Об исполнителе (группе)Chet Baker have so many albums in his discography that it’s not easy to select favourites – besides,I met some people who just couldn’t get his appeal anyway – but as for me,I love both Billie Holiday and his music,so for me this works. Quintessential after-hours melancholic loner spreads his magic dust here on collection of standards associated with Lady Day and althought it might not be his best work ever,it has fragile beauty as most of his recordings – it does touches me deeply and it makes far more sense than most of the artists who had recorded tributes to her (Sam Cooke and his Tribute to the Lady for example). Baker himself had many of original recordings on singles so he is more than familiar with them – both his vocals and instrumentals are heart-felt and sincere – album is nicely divided between both and has easy flow as most of Chet Baker’s work. Pianist Hank Jones and arranger Jimmy Mundy are also present – the whole effect is relaxing,mellow and sad,althought they occasionaly swing like in a “Mean to me” which is not so far removed from Holiday’s own “Columbia” original: give her a singing spot here and she would be right at home,with Baker playing behind her dreamily. Higlight: Chet Baker’s instrumental version of “These foolish things” that just goes straight to the heart of the song. And mine.  Об альбоме (сборнике)BAKER’S HOLIDAY is an endearing and smoky tribute to singing legend Billie Holiday. Backed by a smartly arranged reed section, Chet Baker and his quartet swing with great dynamism on all 10 tracks. Jimmy Mundy’s arrangements give this album the feel of a 1940′s big band, and Baker seems comfortable recreating some of the mystique and elegance of a bygone era. On this album, Baker plays only the flugelhorn; the instrument’s dark and mellow tone only adds to Baker’s already wistful sense of melodiousness. We hear this most poignantly on “Don’t Explain,” a composition co-written by Billie Holiday herself. Here, Baker mournfully “sings” the melody on his horn, while an English horn echoes him hauntingly. Baker sings on four of the 10 tracks, and his boyish, soft-spoken singing style is right at home with these classic tunes. Here, without copying Holiday, Baker through his elusive musical genius conjures her magic. Recorded 1965 Некоммерческая копия.Размещено исключительно в ознакомительных целях.