Chet Baker Quartet - At Onkel Po's Carnegie Hall Hamburg 1979

The iconic jazz trumpeter and vocalist Chet Baker, one of the true greats in jazz, recorded live at the legendary Hamburg venue Onkel P�'s Carnegie Hall in 1979. Baker's music here is crystal clear, powerful, compact and focused. Eloquently he tells the story of the compositions he selected for that evening; just �five pieces for 100 minutes - Cole Porter's standard Love for Sale as an opener, interpreted in a slightly rocky way, then the empathic fable You Can't Go Home Again by Don Sebesky, followed by There'll Never Be Another You by Harry Warren as a showcase for Baker's unique, fragile and yet seductive scat, as well as two true highlights: Black Eyes by Wayne Shorter and Broken Wing by Richie Beirach. Chet Baker himself never composed a song - but like no other, he was able to absorb and understand the best music ideas of his contemporaries. Three excellent musicians accompanied Baker on the tour: Phil Markovitz from New York on the piano and the Belgian bassist Jean-Louis Rassinfosse, the trio was completed by the drummer Charlie Rice, from Philadelphia.Personnel: Chet Baker (trumpet, vocal), Phil Markowitz (piano), Jean Louis Rassinfosse (bass), Charlie Rice (drums)