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Chet Baker & Paul Desmond - Together - The Complete Studio Recordings (1977) Genre: Jazz / cool, West Coast Time: 56:13 | Label: Epic/Sony

AMG:

This lovely compilation taken from dates recorded in the mid-1970s presents two of jazzdom's great lyricists - the incomparable trumpeter, Chet Baker and the equally incomparable alto saxophonist, Paul Desmond. Both of the principals play superbly. Each note counts. For Desmond, the 1977 tracks - "You Can't Go Home Again," "I'm Getting Sentimental Over You," "You've Changed" and "How Deep Is The Ocean?" - were, with the exception of a cameo on an Art Garfunkel date, his last recordings. Along with "Tangerine" and "Autumn Leaves," there's also the impressive Don Sebesky arrangement of Joaguin Rodrigo's "Concierto De Aranjueza," with guitarist Jim Hall, pianist Roland Hanna, bassist Ron Carter and drummer Steve Gadd.

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By the time the two men came together in 1977, Che Baker was prematurely aged by the hard life he'd lived in the underworld of narcotics. He was badly beaten by gangsters in 1968 and lost most of his teeth. He had to give up the trumpet for some time and worked as a petrol station attendant. The delightful Paul Desmond was a gifted and humorous man whose only apparent failing was his inability to stay in one place for more than one night because he believed that a jealous husband was pursuing him around the world to kill him while he was on tour. The tracks here were recorded at two sessions in 1974 and 1977: "You Can't Come Home Again" is Desmond's last ever recording. It's interesting to hear the two men responding so well to the disciplined settings provided for them by CTI, the original record company. Both play with poise and relaxation and each produces some of his best work. This is essentially a poignant album full of good improvising on imaginatively chosen themes ("Concierto de Aranjuez"!) and despite the tendency of Bob James's electronic piano to tinkle, it doesn't interfere. James is only on two tracks, being replaced on the other five by Kenny Barron and Roland Hanna. Anyone who has this album will play it often.

Reviewer:

I have always been a great fan of both Chet Baker and Paul Desmond as individually fantastic musicians. This album brings them together in what can only be described as remarkable circumstances. Chet was re-inventing himself after a spell in the musical wilderness following his brush with the drugs heavies and Paul was dying of lung cancer. That this recording was made at all is tribute to both men's fight with their personal tragedies. Paul Desmond died shortly after making the final tracks of this recording but to hear him play, who would know. The sidemen include the phenomenal Jim Hall on guitar (The CTI album "Jim Hall Concierto" is basically the same as "Together") Bob James on a (now) dated sounding electric piano, the great Ron Carter on bass and either Steve Gadd or Tony Williams on drums depending on the track. Every track is a masterclass on how to play and improvise jazz. It ain't heavy but it's a beauty.

Personnel:

Chet Baker, trumpet

Paul Desmond, alto sax

Jim Hall, guitar

Roland Hanna, piano

Bob James, piano (electronic)

Ron Carter, bass

Steve Gadd / Tony Williams, drums

Tracks:

1. Tangerine (5:27)

2. You Can't Go Home Again (5:42)

3. How Deep Is The Ocean (5:41)

4. You'd Be So Nice To Come Home To (7:03)

5. I'm Getting Sentimental Over You/You've Changed (6:01)

6. Autumn Leaves (7:02)

7. Concierto De Aranjuez (19:16)

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