(2-CD Set) Avid's Essential Collection stays with the cool school with this latest release featuring trumpeter Chet Baker with his small group and strings recorded between 1953 and 1955. Having found fame and fortune alongside Gerry Mulligan, here Chet has selected his own musicians for these essential sessions. Heavily featured is pianist Russ Freeman alongside Herb Geller, Bud Shank, Jack Montrose and the inimitable Zoot Sims. OMIT-6/27/08-Capitol
(2-CD Set) Avid's Essential Collection stays with the cool school with this latest release featuring trumpeter Chet Baker with his small group and strings recorded between 1953 and 1955. Having found fame and fortune alongside Gerry Mulligan, here Chet has selected his own musicians for these essential sessions. Heavily featured is pianist Russ Freeman alongside Herb Geller, Bud Shank, Jack Montrose and the inimitable Zoot Sims. OMIT-6/27/08-Capitol