Chet Baker - Chet Is Back

The complete album - one-off 180g vinyl high-definition audiophile pressing with deluxe inner sleeve.

Recorded in Italy in 1962, 'Chet Is Back!' highlights the iconic trumpeter cutting loose on such bop-oriented workouts as Pent-Up House and Well, You Needn't. Backed skilfully by a young cadre of up-and-coming European musicians, including the stellar saxophonist Bobby Jaspar and guitarist Rene Thomas, Baker sounds marvellous in both ballads and up-tempo tunes. It includes a stellar Baker version of the immortal Over the Rainbow.

One listen to 'Over the Rainbow' and it's clear this is an overlooked Baker classic. - Matt Collar, AllMusic