Description: Chet Baker - Sings & Plays With Len Mercer & His Orchestra [New Vinyl LP] Italy Artist: Chet Baker Title: Sings & Plays With Len Mercer & His Orchestra Format: Vinyl LP Genre: Jazz UPC: 8004883215607 Release Date: 2020 Record Label: BTF Album Tracks1. I Should Care2. Violets for Your Furs3. The Song Is You4. When I Fall in Love5. Goodbye6. Autumn in New York7. Angel Eyes8. Street of Dreams9. Forgetful10. Deep in a Dream The lyricism of Chet Baker cannot be doubted because Chet in his musical expressions remains as singer and musicians essentially romantic. He fits beautifully into a context created around him and for him, a context that finds in the sonority of his trumpet or in the opacity of his voice a leading element, dominator and at the same time attractive and fascinating. The songs on this record are aimed to everyone: jazz fans and those who are not very familiar with jazz. For music arrangers Ezio Leoni and Giulio Libano the work ground with Chet has been smoothed out: there was no need to build beyond the measure, it was important to expand, enhance, galvanize what Chet wanted to express. They have alternated lyrical songs with more stringent and alive tracks. With the continuous alternation of times, expressions and atmospheres they made sure to avoid any monotony. The orchestra that recorded the album was consisted of 16 violins, 4 violas, 4 cellos, a flute, a bass clarinet, an oboe, a French horn, a harp which matched with Glauco Massetti's alto sax, Fausto Papetti's baritone sax, Mario Pezzotta's trombone, Gianni Basso's tenor sax, Franco Cerri's double bass, Gene Victory's drums. An imposing orchestra that was able to mix perfectly and alternate purely jazzy instruments with strings during the performances. The repertoire included in the album ranges a lot: from well-known motifs such as 'Angel Eyes', 'When I Fall In Love' or 'I Should Care', to others less known but very pleasant tracks as 'The Song Is You' or 'Forgetful'. Other tracks lend themselves perfectly to a wider orchestration such as 'Autumn In New York', 'Violets for Your Fur' or 'Deep in A Dream'. Another theme was treated with a thrifty intervention of the strings, almost a crown of the whole performance, represented by the recording 'Street of Dreams'. In the last track Good-bye of Side A Chet expresses an exceptional sadness in a very valid and unusual way. The tracks were recorded on September 28, 1958 and October 5, 1959 at the Guertler Bros. Recording studio.Copyright DirectToU LLC. All Rights Reserved.
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Title: Sings & Plays With Len Mercer & His Orchestra
Album Name: Sings & Plays With Len Mercer & His Orchestra
Type: Album
Brand: BTF
Format: Record
Release Year: 2020
Genre: Jazz
Record Label: BTF
Artist: Baker, Chet
Release Title: Sings & Plays with Len Mercer & His Orchestra