180g Vinyl Pressing Featuring a Bonus Track!
First Time on Vinyl Since 1985!
Complete album & bonus track on 180-gram special gatefold edition vinyl. It's strange to think that two of the greatest stars of "cool jazz," Chet Baker and Warne Mash, would never record together, given that they were nearly the same age and rose to fame in L.A. around the same period. This would've been the case if Gerry Teekens never had the idea of bringing them together in 1984. They cut their only collaborative album, Blues for a Reason, in Monster, The Netherlands.
This combination works quite well. For what might have been the only time in their careers, trumpeter Chet Baker and tenor-saxophonist Warne Marsh were teamed together in a quintet. Recommended.
Blues for a Reason stands out from much of the work of the period in including relatively unfamiliar charts, among them three by Chet himself. This is an important and quietly salutary album that confounds the more casual dismissals of the trumpeter's latter-day work.
Features
- Special Gatefold Edition
- HQ 180g Audiophile Vinyl
- First Time on Vinyl Since 1985
- Bonus Track on Vinyl for the First Time
- Updated Liner Notes
Musicians
| Chet Baker | trumpet |
|---|---|
| Warne Marsh | tenor saxophone |
| Hod O'Brien | piano |
| Cecil McBee | bass |
| Eddie Gladden | drums |
Selections
Side A:
- Well Spoken
- If You Could See Me Now
- We Know It's Love
- Looking Good Tonight (Take 2) - Bonus Track, First Time on Vinyl
Side B:
- Looking Good Tonight
- Imagination
- Blues for a Reason
