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Blues for a Reason

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Chet meets Warne
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Late in the day for both these guys--this meeting between Chet Baker & Warne Marsh was recorded in 1984, a few years before both their untimely demises, & the photos inside of the two players show them both looking pretty worn & spindly. The music itself is excellent, despite the slightly odd match of players--Marsh's grey murmuring tone, elaborately calligraphic lines & microscopic attention to the beat & subdivisions of the beat (& subsubdivisions), vs Baker's minimalist, slighty hesitant improvisations, pursed, intimate sound, & tendency to skim over the tunes rhythmically. Most of the pieces are themeless improvs over familiar chord changes ("Well Spoken" = "Speak Low"; "We Know It's Love" = "What Is This Thing...."; "Looking Good Tonight" = "The Way You Look Tonight"); there are also ballad features for each horn--"If You Could See Me Now" for Chet, "Imagination" for Warne. A good rhythm section lends support--Hod O'Brien on piano, Cecil McBee on bass, Eddie Gladden on drums (best known for his work with Dexter Gordon). GHood stuff, & fans of either of the principals will find this one well worth getting hold of.
Posted by Anonymous, on 2005-04-20