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REVIEW: Embraceable You - Chet Baker
08.22.08 | Permalink | Comment?

Chet Baker is often overlooked in the grand scheme of things where Jazz is concerned. A highly gifted trumpet player, Baker was considered at one time to be the superior of Miles Davis or Dizzie Gillespie. As the liner notes inform us, Chet Baker was voted the best trumpeter by readers of Down Beat and [...]
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REVIEW: Tony Bennett and Bill Evans
08.22.08 | Permalink | Comment?

More than any other crooner, Tony Bennett was of the Jazz world.
From his early career delivering numerous Jazz standards to this, a landmark meeting of two music legends; Bennett had the utmost respect from the Jazz world.
Widely regarded as one the most influential pianists in Jazz, Bill Evans’ influence and impact cannot be overstated. Tony [...]