Chet Baker Quartet – In Paris

Chet Baker – In Paris captures one of the great cool jazz voices at a beautifully inspired moment, with Baker’s unmistakable trumpet tone floating through the music with elegance, restraint and late-night atmosphere. Recorded during his European period in the mid-1950s, these Paris sessions show Baker moving beyond his West Coast reputation and finding a fresh setting for his lyrical, intimate style.

There is a relaxed sophistication to these recordings: melodic, smoky and effortlessly stylish, but never merely background music. Baker’s playing has that rare ability to sound both fragile and assured, making In Paris a wonderful choice for fans of cool jazz, trumpet-led small-group sessions and beautifully recorded 1950s jazz..