Jazz Icons - Chet Baker Live in '64 and '79
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The release of Jazz Icons
Extended Article
Jazz Icons™ is an ongoing DVD series featuring full-length concerts and in-studio performances by the greatest legends of jazz, filmed all over the world from the 1950s through 1970s. Beautifully transferred from the original masters, none of these concerts has ever been officially released on home video, and in many cases, the material was never broadcast. Each DVD is produced with the full support and cooperation of the artists or their estates.
DVD Special Features
16-page booklet featuring:
• Liner notes by Grammy®-winning author Rob Bowman
• Foreword by Chet's son, Paul
• Rare photographs
• Memorabilia collage
Contents
Features two concerts by the foremost interpreter of the West Coast school of cool jazz. Filmed in Europe 15 years apart, these two shows seen together provide an overview of Baker's illustrious career. The first show is a haunting 1964 performance in a Belgian TV studio. The soulful 1979 set from Norway highlights the growth and maturity of this troubled but inspiring artist.
Belgium 1964: Bye Bye Blackbird; Isn't it Romantic; Airegin; Time After Time; So What; Norway 1979: Interview; Blue Train; Softly, As in a Morning Sunrise; Five Years Ago; Love for Sale.
Chet Baker, Trumpet.
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