{"product_id":"best-of-chet-baker-plays","title":"Best of Chet Baker Plays","description":"Amazon.com\n\nWhether as a trumpeter or singer, Chet Baker was always the subject of controversy among jazz listeners, a victim of fashion who was doomed in his lifetime to be either over- or underrated. These Pacific Jazz recordings from the mid-1950s present Baker the instrumentalist at the height of his popularity. While his coolly passive treatments of ballads like \"Imagination\" and \"Stella by Starlight\" may play to the languid stereotype of West Coast jazz, there's boppish fire and invention on the medium- and up-tempo tunes, with Baker emphasizing the middle register that was his forte. Altoist Art Pepper and valve trombonist Bob Brookmeyer turn up among the supporting cast, and there's a good choice of material by boppish heads from both coasts, including Carson Smith's \"Carson City Stage,\" Jimmy Heath's \"C.T.A.,\" and Al Haig's \"Jumping Off a Clef.\" --Stuart Broomer\n\nProduct Description\n\nChet's nonpareil Pacific Jazz work, pure instrumentals including five tracks from those fabulous quartet sessions with Russ Freeman! Includes Bea's Flat; Darn That Dream; Sweet Lorraine; Jumpin' Off a Clef, and more.\u003cbr\u003eASIN: B000002UZA\u003cbr\u003eVSKU: DBV.B000002UZA.G\u003cbr\u003eCondition: Good\u003cbr\u003eAuthor\/Artist:Chet Baker\u003cbr\u003eBinding: Audio cd\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eNote:\u003c\/b\u003e Any images shown are stock photographs and product may differ from what is shown.  \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eCondition Notes\u003c\/b\u003e: Individually inspected: Guaranteed to play perfectly or your money back. Case may show wear and may be in library packaging. Ships Fast!  \u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Dream Books Co.","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":41461259534394,"sku":"DBV.B000002UZA.G","price":6.48,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0555\/6011\/0138\/files\/B000002UZA-0.jpg?v=1781206961","url":"https:\/\/shop.dreambooksco.com\/products\/best-of-chet-baker-plays","provider":"Dream Books Co.","version":"1.0","type":"link"}