Oh You Crazy Moon, by Chet Baker

Oh You Crazy Moon

by Chet Baker

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1.	The Touch of Your Lips 10:58	buy track
2.	Beautiful Black Eyes 14:30	buy track
3.	Oh You Crazy Moon 09:15	buy track
4.	Love for Sale 11:33	buy track
5.	Once Upon a Summertime 08:56	buy track
6.	My Funny Valentine 08:56	buy track

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Trumpeter Chet Baker became known in the 1950s as one of the "cool cats." His lyrical blowing, distinguished by a seemingly endless melodic inventiveness and a dark, calm tone, matured over the years and reached its artistic peak in the 70s and 80s. When Baker came to Europe in 1978, he had just released several albums for CTI and A&M and was full of energy and self-confidence. Assisted by his fine American tour band including the fantastic Phil Markowitz on piano, Baker delivered an exceptional radio show for the SDR in Stuttgart, Germany at the end of the year.

The program starts with "The Touch Of Your Lips," a tune that shows that Baker was also a dedicated, crafty singer and passionate scat artist. As a trumpeter, he especially shines in such exquisite tunes as Wayne Shorter's bossa melody “Beautiful Black Eyes," Van Heusen's "Oh You Crazy Moon" (vintage 1939) or Michel Legrand's "Once Upon A Summertime." For a conclusion Baker delivers another deeply moving version of "My Funny Valentine," the song that almost was his trademark. This Rodgers-Hart ballad became a well-known jazz standard only after the young Baker had recorded it with baritone saxophonist Gerry Mulligan’s quartet in 1952. It was the most often demanded song in Baker's repertoire.

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released August 4, 2023

Chet Baker Phil Markowitz Scott Lee Jeff Brillinger
trumpet, vocal piano bass drums

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