Credits:Chet BakerDescription:ThequalityofChetBaker'sproductwassovariedduringthelastdecadeormoreofhislifethatrecordingsessionsvariedmarkedly.Forthis"remixedversion"ofMr.BBakersoundsatadtired,thoughhischopsareinfineform.Thestudiorecordingcapturesthetrumpeterwithhighlysympatheticandself-effacingpianistMichelGrallierandbassistRicardoDelFra,bothofwhomengageintheleader'sbrandofsensitivity.Therearenovocalsbythetrumpeter,butplentyofimprovising.TheinterestingtuneselectionfeaturesafewsongsplayedoftenbyBaker(suchasWayneShorter's"DolphinDance"andHoraceSilver's"Strollin'"),butseveralthatarenotassociatedwithhimatall(Grallier's"WhiteBlues"andhisgorgeous"FatherX-mas,"tonameacouple).Thereisasadnesspermeatingthetrumpeter'ssoundthroughout,exacerbatedbythelazy,sometimessluggish,tempos.Adeepandtouchingbeautycanbefelt,markingthisasoneofChet'sbestfromtheperiod.~StevenLoewyTracklisting:1. Dolphin Dance2. Ellen And David3.