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Chet Baker & Strings is an album recorded In Los Angeles, California by trumpeter Chet Baker in late December 30 & 31, 1953 and February 20, 1954 and released on the Columbia label. This quintet setting was augmented with a nine-piece string section and the easygoing strings support the cool bop giving it a light, airy though sometimes a melancholy film noir feel.

The 15 original track listing includes You Don’t Know What Love Is, I’m Thru With Love, Love Walked In, You Better Go Now, I Married An Angel, Love, I Love You, What a Diff’rence a Day Made, Why Shouldn’t I?, A Little Duet for Zoot and Chet, The Wind, Trickleydidlier, You Don’t Know What Love Is, You Better Go Now. A bonus track, an alternate take of A Little Duet for Zoot and Chet was reissued on the compact disc.

Joining the sessions were Bud Shank on alto saxophone and flute, Zoot Sims on tenor saxophone, pianist Russ Freeman, bassist Joe Mondragon, Shelly Manne on drums, Sam Cytron, Jack Gasselin, George Kast, Eudice Shapiro, Paul Shure and Felix Slatkin playing violin, Lou Kievman and Paul Robyn on viola and Victor Gottlieb on cello.

The four arrangers for the sessions were Jack Montrose, Johnny Mandel, Marty Paich and Shorty Rogers.

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Alexandria The Great was recorded in 1964 by vocalist Lorez Alexandria and released and distributed on the MCA Impulse! label. Emerging from the Los Angeles, California studio, this now classic recording sessions, three, each with a different group of musicians, rendered ten songs for a total time of 36:25, proving that greatness does not require length.

The compositions are a group of standards that we’ve heard time and again but not in the emotive manner that Lorez relates. This album reflects her soulful, playful and swinging sides with a hint of her gospel roots. Her ballads remind of us how good love is as she speaks to our hearts of relationships new and old.

The songs are listed as: Show Me, I’ve Never Been in Love Before, Satin Doll, My One and Only Love, Over the Rainbow, Get Me to the Church On Time, The Best Is Yet to Come, I’ve Grown Accustomed to His Face, Give Me the Simple Life and I’m Through With Love.

Along with vocals added finger snaps and contributing to the liner notes, her musical colleagues included Paul Chambers on bass, Jimmy Cobb on drums, Ray Crawford on guitar, Victor Feldman on piano and vibraphone, Paul Horn on flute and alto saxophone, Wynton Kelly on piano, Al McKibbon on bass and Bud Shank on flute.

Session and design personnel were Tutti Camarata/producer and original recording producer, Bill Marx/arranger, Ken Druker/executive producer, Mark Cooper Smith/production assistant, Sherniece Smith/art producer, Bob Thiele/producer & liner notes, Joe Lebow/liner design, Hideaki Nishimura/mastering, Hollis King/art direction, Bryan Koniarz/producer, Roger Marshutz/photography and cover photo, and Robert Flynn did the cover design.

Though Lorez Alexandria never received her due as a jazz singer, probably due in part to her long layoff from recording for 11 years. This, however, is an excellent introduction to a fine vocalist worthy of much wider recognition.

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Zoller Koller Solal  is a contemporary and cool jazz album recorded in Villingen Germany in January 1965 by guitarist Attila Zoller, tenor saxophonist Hans Koller and pianist Martial Solal. Remaining unreleased until 1966 on the SABA label, it contains nine songs with three composed by Zoller, one by Koller and five standards. There are five tracks on Side A and four tracks on the B Side.

Mr. Heine’s Blues – Attila Zoller, The End Of A Love Affair – Edward C. Redding, Stella By Starlight – Washington & Young, After Glow – Attila Zoller, My Old Flame – Arthur Johnston & Sam Coslow, Away From The Crowd – Attila Zoller, All The Things You Are – Jerome Kern and Oscar Hammerstein II, Stompin’ At The Savoy – Razaf, Goodman, Webb & Samson and H.-J.. Meets M. A. H. – Hans Koller.

The session engineer was Rolf Donner, the producer was Joachim-Ernst Berendt, and was recorded by Hans Georg Brunner-Schwer and Willi Fruth. The gatefold cover with liner notes in english and german by written by Joachim E. Behrend.

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Collates No. 2 is a Lester Young album recorded in 1951 on the Clef label but not released until 1953. It was designed by David Stone Martin. The liner notes were written and the recording session was supervised by Norman Granz.

Lester Young led the trio settings on tenor saxophone, the bass provided by Gene Ramey and Ray Brown, the drummers were Buddy Rich and Jo Jones.

This cool jazz session featured eight compositions. Side A with A Foggy Day, Down ‘N Adam, In A Little Spanish Town and ‘Deed I Do. Side B comprised of Let’s Fall In Love, Little Pee Blues, Thou Swell and Jeepers Creepers.

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Natural Essence is the debut album by tenor saxophonist Tyrone Washington released on the Blue Note label. All the compositions are by Tyrone Washington were recorded at Rudy Van Gelder Studio in Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey on December 29, 1967

Only 23 at the time of the recording, the tenor saxophonist composed six originals and is joined by other promising young lions Woody Shaw on trumpet, James Spaulding on alto saxophone and flute, pianist Kenny Barron, bassist Reggie Workman and drummer Joe Chambers, who went onto great careers.

One hears the influence of John Coltrane during his rapid-fire runs but memorable is his straight-ahead work on the session. The six song session kicks off with the title track Natural Essence, Yearning for Love, Positive Path, Soul Dance, Ethos and Song of Peace.

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