Chet in Paris: The Complete Barclay Recordings of Chet Baker, Vol. 1

Synopsis of Chet in Paris: The Complete Barclay Recordings of Chet Baker, Vol. 1

«Chet in Paris: The Complete Barclay Recordings of Chet Baker, Vol. 1» is the jazz compilation by Chet Baker, released in 1989 by Emarcy Records on CD.

The album brings together the sessions Chet Baker recorded in Paris in October 1955 for the Barclay label, with pianist Dick Twardzik, who died shortly after. The cool jazz of Baker's trumpet, serene and melancholic, is heard in pieces such as «Rondette», «Sad Walk» and «Mid-Forte».

For fans of cool jazz and Chet Baker's trumpet, interested in European recordings from the mid-fifties.