Chet Baker / Strollin'

AllMusic Review by Scott Yanow

Baker always sounded at his best when performing in a trio with guitar and bass. Guitarist Philip Catherine and bassist Jean Louis Rassinfosse (both of whom had recorded with the trumpeter previously) are major assets to the subtle but swinging session. Each of the performances (Bob Zieff's "Sad Walk," Horace Silver's "Strollin'," "Love for Sale," "But Not for Me," and a 15-minute version of Richard Beirach's "Leaving") are extended versions but there are no rambling or wandering moments during this set of lyrical jazz.

Chet Baker
Strollin'



Recorded live at 7th Jazz Festival Münster
Germany, June 1985
Originally released by Enja Records 1986 Chet Baker – Strollin'
CD Version released 1997

Tracklist 1 Sad Walk (Bob Zieff) 2 Strollin' (Horace Silver) 10:16 3 Love For Sale (Cole Porter) 19:35 4 Leaving (Richard Beirach) 29:05 5 But Not For Me (G. Gershwin, I. Gershwin) 44:36

Chet Baker (tp, voc) Philip Catherine (g) Jean-Louis Rassinfosse (b)


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