Few musicians have embodied the romantic, and ultimately tragic, jazz figure as totally as Chesney "Chet" Baker. Chet is Chet Baker's classic 1959 Riverside album featuring jazz legends Bill Evans, Kenny Burrell, Herbie Mann and Pepper Adams.
This set combines some fiery instrumentals along with some of Chet Baker's best vocals- among them the Rodgers & Hart song "My Funny Valentine", which would become a theme song for Baker over the course of his extended career.
This album falls somewhere between a box of curios you might find in your eccentric uncle's closet and a set of Beatnik rituals to help you lose your mind.
On March 25th, Toronto avant-pop experimenters Bernice will follow up their Polaris Prize longlisted 2021 LP Eau De Bonjourno with Bonjourno My Friends, an EP featuring seven remixes of songs from EDB.