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Genre:
Jazz
Release Date: 08/28/2007
This
King's Road collection features one of
Chet Baker's many Italian sessions with a full orchestra -- including strings -- backing him. Originally recorded for
Barclay while
Baker was exiled and living in Paris, this set is for anybody but the serious fan who already has this material (and more than likely, at least twice over). Schmaltz that swings in places, there is nothing wrong with what's here, it simply feels completely out of context with the many different kinds of sessions he had recorded in Italy.
~Thom Jurek, All Music Guide