CHET BAKER - Blue Room: The 1979 VARA Studio Sessions in Holland - 2LP - Vinyl [RSD23]

2LP - Limited RSD23 'First' Edition Black Vinyl. Transferred from the original KRO radio tape reels and mastered for vinyl by legendary mastering engineer Bernie Grundman. Includes an elaborate booklet with photos by Veryl Oakland, Jean-Pierre Leloir, Christian Rose and others; liner notes by Dutch journalist Jeroen de Valk, plus essays by various contributors. * Hand-numbered.

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Blue Room: The 1979 VARA Studio Sessions in Holland features two recordings of trumpet/vocal icon Chet Baker captured in glorious stereo at the legendary VARA studio 2 in Hilversum, the Netherlands for the KRO radio program Nine O’Clock Jazz. The April 10, 1979 session features pianist Phil Markowitz, bassist Jean-Louis Rassinfosse, and drummer Charles Rice; and the November 9th session features pianist Frans Elsen, bassist Victor Kaihatu, and drummer Eric Ineke. Both sessions were originally produced by Edwin Rutten, and are produced for release officially for the first time by “jazz detective” Zev Feldman and Frank Jochemsen.

The limited-edition 2-LP set includes an elaborate booklet with photos by Veryl Oakland, Jean-Pierre Leloir, Christian Rose and others; liner notes by Dutch journalist Jeroen de Valk, plus essays by Feldman, Jochemsen, and Rutten; and interviews with Baker bandmates Phil Markowtiz, Jean-Louis Rassinfosse and Eric Ineke, as well as trumpeters Randy Brecker and Enrico Rava, and pianist Enrico Pieranunzi. Transferred from the original KRO radio tape reels and mastered for vinyl by legendary mastering engineer Bernie Grundman.


QTY (UK/Ireland): 500
(5,000 ww)
[RSD 2023 'First' Edition]

Tracklist:

Side A
1. Beautiful Black Eyes
2. Oh, You Crazy Moon
3. The Best Thing For You

Side B
1. Blue Room
2. Down

Side C
1. Blue Gilles
2. Nardis

Side D
1. Candy
2. Luscious Lou
3. My Idea
4. Old Devil Moon