Chet Backer - Craft Recordings

@lewm 

Do you have any experience or thoughts on the Craft label? I've been seeing quite a few interesting reissues popping up on that label, but would like to hear some firsthand experiences from folks who've given them a try before I jump on anything.

I'll look into those Sam Records pressings.

I love Chet Baker.... 

He never played much  for playing but to sing with a trumpet.... It is way more difficult than it seems... If not, why nobody could ever replicate his musicality?


I love Kenneth Wheeler for example but  he dont sing and probably could not even if it is a genius in his own right....I want all his cd.....I already own near 100 Chet Baker....

I hope this set is released on CD in the future.

Happy Listening!

He was great in Backer-Turner Overdrive.

Walter, apart from the Sam Records, all my other Chet Baker recordings are the originals on Riverside and maybe Contemporary or collaborations on Verve, etc. I don’t care for his singing, unlike some others. I highly recommend Sam if you’re ok with original mono.