Chet Baker

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Chet Baker Re:imagined

ByMatthias Kirsch 05/13/202508/02/2025

Chet Baker needs no introduction here but he will probably get some new admirers and fans with this latest 15-song compilation of some of his best-known tunes, recorded by a plethora of young artists from all over the world, to be released this Friday on Decca records. It coincides with the 70th anniversary of his…

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Cool Jazz And Soul Noir In A New Compilation

ByMatthias Kirsch 12/15/2014

The guys from Outta Sight Ltd. have come up with another great compilation of soul-inflected jazz tunes. The CD is called “On A Cool Day. The Soulful Side of Cool Jazz”. And although there has never been an accurate definition of Cool Jazz, it is widely known as coming onto the scene in post-Bebop 50s…