Chet Baker - Five From '65: Les sessions d'été du quintette

Five original studio albums, recorded in New York in one week in August 1965: Boppin', Smokin', Groovin', Comin' On, Cool Burnin' are available on vinyl for the first time in over 50 years. Representing a critical moment in his career, Chet Baker teamed up with an exceptional group for these recordings: George Coleman; Kirk Lightsey; Herman Wright and Roy Brooks play throughout these thrilling sets, which were originally released by Prestige Recordings. New Land gained full access to the original analog mono tapes, and Kevin Gray remastered and burned them (AAA), giving them new sonic details. At the center of this box set is a book featuring an incredibly detailed essay by GRAMMY® nominee James Gavin that interweaves the true story behind these recordings with interviews with those who were involved. Illustrated with rare photographs and ephemera, this is the deepest dive into these recordings to date. These aren't just recordings of the end of Chet's career, they're documents of reinvention. For collectors, this fills a crucial gap between his iconic cool jazz era of the 1950s and his darker European sessions of the 1970s.