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A couple of days ago someone told me that they thought that Chet Baker was not an important figure in jazz. So I went to revist Baker but realized I had lost the Lps of him that I had. So I downloaded some of my favorites from Amazon:
From “Chet Baker Quartet wuh Russ Freeman
Russ Job
Happy Little Sunbeam
Isn’t It Romantic
Maid in Mexico

From the Sextet album:
Little man You’ve Had a Busy Day
Dot’s Groovy
Tommyhawk

From the first “Chet Baker Sings”
But Not For Me
Look For the Silver Lining

When I see my young friend I’m going to stick these tunes in his ear.

These are fine song choices. The anniversary of Chet’s death is coming up, and this will be a good occasion to look back at his career and re-assess music. Look for this in the site blog.

I’m a real fan of Chet too. While his horn playing is wonderful, I really enjoy his singing. Everyone should own Chet Baker Sings.