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Post by dottorjazz on Aug 13, 2015 7:14:58 GMT
here's his companion: RCA Victor PM45 3080 Motivo su Raggio di Luna (theme on moon ray) c/w Il Mio Domani (my tomorrow) same session as before, Morricone conducting and arranging, The Swingers Choir. as I noted in the past, the spread between rarity and collectability is frequently wide. these are no Blue Note but you'll see them very, very seldom...
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Post by alunsevern on Aug 15, 2015 10:25:34 GMT
I'm spending my holiday in Tuscany as usually: we're having a very hot summer in Italy this year. 55 years ago Chet Baker came here to play and left a bunch of recordings that are seldom seen on the market today. I'm very fond of them 'cause I like Chet a lot. let's start with two 45's on Italian RCA, both with art cover. there's no trace of them in the otherwise careful Jazzdisco.org: strange 'cause our Japanese friends are usually precisely as death. I'll detail both. recorded in Rome, spring 1962 with arrangements by Ennio Morricone, these were the first tracks recorded after Chet was released from prison, after having been sentenced to a year, seven months and ten days for drug problems. backed by orchestra conducted by Morricone. the record was released in June 1962. PM45 3068: Chetty's Lullaby c/w So che ti perderò (I know I'll lose you) What's unusual is that Chet sings in Italian and that these tracks were composed while incarcerated in Lucca. Alessandro Maffei is the author of Italian lyrics. Dott, that's a terrific and informative story - I had no idea Chet had served time in Italy. There's nice piece about him and that period here monsieurcocosse.blogspot.co.uk/2014/05/chet-baker-in-jail-lucca-italy-1960.html
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Post by dottorjazz on Aug 24, 2015 18:05:46 GMT
thanks Alun for the interesting infos I had not come across before. I'd like to introduce a triptych of rare original Italian recordings by Chet. here's the first: recorded in Milano, sept-oct 1959 and published in USA on Jazzland JLP 21 with the title: Chet Baker with fifty Italian strings. the very first edition came out on the Italian label Celson LPQ 25005 with this title: CHET BAKER SINGS AND PLAYS WITH LEN MERCER AND HIS ORCHESTRA- ANGEL EYES. it's deep groove and has a soft laminated cover. this edition is not cited in Jazz Discography too... look at Chet's chair: it was rather revolutionary at the time.
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Post by dottorjazz on Aug 31, 2015 18:11:12 GMT
second Italian Chet in line: recorded in Milano, Sept-Oct 1959, was published in USA on Jazzland JLP 18 as Chet Baker in Milan. the first edition came out on Italian MUSIC LPM 2094, deep groove, laminated soft cover. even this edition is not cited by Jazz Disco. there's another issue, identical to the original but with NO deep groove. some of the best Italian jazzmen join Chet on these dates: Gianni Basso ts, Glauco Masetti as, Renato Sellani p, Franco Cerri b. very difficult to find a great copy for less than a grand. Attachment Deleted
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Post by dottorjazz on Jun 28, 2016 15:47:33 GMT
I've got an afternoon off today and haven't been listening for a while. so I picked out a record with very few listenings. it's an original soundtrack of a film from 1962, Smog, music by Piero Umiliani. I've got no interest in pictures and never saw this one but there are two interesting features: Chet Baker and Helen Merrill. Chet plays on 5 tracks, Helen sings on 2, not together. it's an original issue on Italian RCA, PML 10320, deep groove. I know this is a record much appreciated in Japan, much less in the USA. I bought it in 2004 for a high price. I still miss other two soundtracks featuring Chet, I Soliti Ignoti and Intrigo a Los Angeles, both with music by Umiliani. all these tracks have been recorded in Italy, 1961-1962
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Post by gregorythefish on Jun 28, 2016 22:24:08 GMT
i love your "rare and unusual" records, dott. i wil admit, the thrill of finding a rare or previously unseen record is very fun.
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Post by Martin on Jun 29, 2016 11:38:28 GMT
Wow! Look at all those Chet Baker RCAs. I'm not a big fan of Baker's singing but, at his best, his trumpet playing is highly lyrical. Seeing Smog there Dott reminds me that one of the Baker RCAs is on my want list: "Chet is Back". I think this was issued in a very limited special edition to begin with followed by a gatefold. Do you have that? And, if so, can you share pictures and add interesting information?
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Post by dottorjazz on Jun 30, 2016 4:18:24 GMT
thanks for your interest, here's Chet is Back. there are two issues, both bear the same catalogue number, RCA PML-10307. the regular stock has a single pocket cover, black label, deep groove. when introduced to specialized press, a unique triple folder cover was used, white promo label, deep groove. maybe 200 were issued. recorded in Rome, Jan 5, 1962, sextet featuring Bobby Jaspar. it's a very good record.
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Post by gst on Jun 30, 2016 13:35:12 GMT
Thanks for sharing Dott. I'd take that Smog record for the cover only. Very cool.
Also count me in as a fan of Chet Baker's singing.
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Post by gregorythefish on Jun 30, 2016 20:16:11 GMT
i have some records that i think are very cool and not very well-known and that i stumbled upon by accident, but are likely not very rare.
I found a VG++ original mono copy of "Birdland All-Stars on Tour, vol. 2" with Conte Candoli, Kenny Dorham, etc on RCA recently at an antique shop for $5. It is pretty great. Now I want vol. 1!
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Post by Martin on Jun 30, 2016 21:45:38 GMT
Thanks for the pictures Dott. I suspected you might have it. That's a lovely record, you're so lucky to have the rare white label.
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Post by alunsevern on Sept 16, 2016 10:26:19 GMT
HI Dott, Your rare and unusual features as ever are superb. You know I am not a fan of jazz vocals -- never, not under any circumstances -- but the one person's singing I *will* listen to is Chet's. I think it's because he almost doesn't sing
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Post by gst on May 15, 2017 20:18:00 GMT
I suppose this should go here. Jazz Semai by Erol Pekcan, Tuna Ötenel, Kudret Öztoprak out of Turkey. Per back cover this was "the first Jazz Album of Turkey since 40 years" (I assume that means produced in Turkey). It's got a bit of that 70's feel (released in '78), but it's got a good groove and the electric bass works for me. This was also recently reissued on vinyl by Rainbow 45 Records in 2016.
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Post by clifford on May 15, 2017 21:50:01 GMT
Those Italian Chets are awesome -- the only one I have is Chet Is Back (but not in the folder cover, alas). Also a great score on that Gato single, my word!
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Post by dottorjazz on May 18, 2017 7:48:56 GMT
understood that Clifford is on the wild side of Free Jazz as me, here are two of the most important musicians of this kind in an unusual setting . Ornette Coleman on French Stateside 2C 006-90.643 M: Man on the Moon c/w Growing Up. this should be an Impulse recording (has an Impulse #45-275) but it came out in France. Ornette Coleman (alto sax, violin) Dewey Redman (tenor sax) Charlie Haden (bass) Ed Blackwell (drums) with Emanuel Ghent (electronic devices) overdubs: Ornette Coleman (trumpet) NYC, June 7, 1969
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