I am way too burned out tonight to do any worthwhile blurbs, and if this weren't Chet Baker, I might feel some guilt. Have at it.
Note: If you've misread the above to be a diss on Chet Baker, I didn't mean it that way. Also, let's not forget Gerry "with a G" Mulligan.
Can I go now?
From the liner notes:
Gerry Mulligan and Chet Baker virtually kick started the jazz movement known as West Coast with the quartet these two great artists co-founded; and with which both enjoyed an early taste of fame. Their remarkable success was perhaps a consequence of the fact that their two styles complemented each other almost perfectly. Chet Baker's virtually untutored sounds came directly from the heart, from the moment of playing, the epitome of the lifeblood of jazz, improvisation, whereas Gerry Mulligan applied an intellectual almost analytical touch to his work, something that no doubt contributed to the greatness of hisarrangementsand his undoubted importance in that area too, not least for Miles Davis.
Technical Information:
Artist: Chet Baker and Gerry Mulligan
Album: Jazz Ballads 01
Year: 1952-1977
Audio Codec(s): FLAC
Encoding: Lossless
Rip: EAC split tracks + .cue
Avg. bitrate: 468 kb/s
Sample rate: 44100 Hz
Bits per sample: 16
Channels: 2
File size:
Disc 1- 208 MB
Disc 2- 184 MB
Length:
Disc 1- 0:59:19
Disc 2- 0:55:10
Tracklisting:
Disc 1:
01. Lullaby of the Leaves (3:13)
02. My Funny Valentine (2:56)
03. Moonlight in Vermont (4:06)
04. Cherry (2:57)
05. Makin' Whoopee (3:27)
06. The Nearness of You (2:51)
07. Moonlight Becomes You (3:26)
08. Lullaby of the Leaves (4:31)
09. But Not for Me (3:04)
10. I Get Along Without You (2:58)
11. Laura (4:14)
12. I Married an Angel (3:36)
13. Love Walked In (2:58)
14. You Better Go Now (3:05)
15. My Funny Valentine (4:54)
16. Song for Johnny Hodges (7:05)
Disc 2:
01. My Funny Valentine (5:16)
02. My Old Flame (3:12)
03. Why Shouldn't I? (3:35)
04. You Don't Know What Love Is (3:29)
05. These Foolish Things (3:30)
06. I Fall In Love Too Easily (3:19)
07. What a Difference a Day Made (2:40)
08. The Wind (4:01)
09. I Love You (2:48)
10. Speak Low (2:08)
11. The Nearness of You (4:36)
12. Makin' Whoopee (3:43)
13. Moonlight In Vermont (3:17)
14. Lullaby of the Leaves (3:29)
15. Line for Lions (6:05)
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