The Legacy, Vol. 1

Rating

Album: The Legacy, Vol. 1
#	Song Title		Time
1)	Here's That Rainy Day	More Info...	0:05
2)	How Deep Is the Ocean?	More Info...	0:05
3)	Mister B.	More Info...	0:05
4)	In Your Own Sweet Way	More Info...	0:07
5)	All of You	More Info...	0:05
6)	Dolphin Dance	More Info...	0:07
7)	Look for the Silver Lining	More Info...	0:05
8)	Django	More Info...	0:05
9)	All Blues	More Info...	0:07

Performer Notes

Personnel: Chet Baker (trumpet).
The NDR Big Band: Dieter Glawischnig (conductor); Herb Geller, Jochen Ment (alto saxophone); Stan Sulzman, Harald Ende (tenor saxophone); Werner Ronfeldt (baritone saxophone); Lennart Axelsson, Heinz Habermann, Manfred Moch, Paul Kubatsch (trumpet); Wolfgang Ahlers, Hermann Plato, Manfred Grobmann, Egon Christmann (trombone); Wolfgang Schluter (vibraphone); Walter Norris (piano); John Schroder (guitar); Lucas Lindholm (bass); Alex Riel (drums).
Recorded live at Audimax, Hamburg, Germany on November 14, 1987. Includes liner notes by Carol Baker and James Gavin.
Personnel: Chet Baker (trumpet).
Liner Note Authors: Gerry Mulligan; Carroll Baker.
Recording information: Audimax, Hamburg, Germany (11/14/1987).
Photographer: Chet Baker .
This concert of jazz standards was broadcast on November 14th, 1987 from Hamburg's Audimax Theater and was never intended for release. THE LEGACY VOL. 1 finds the mature Baker in top form, backed by the 18-piece NDR Big Band (a host for Germany's best jazz sidemen). Baker's playing seems very relaxed in the big band setting.
The arrangements are cool and leave plenty of room for Baker's sublime trumpeting. His mature trumpet playing is clear, sweetly lyrical, instinctively rhythmic, spacey, and emotionally charged. High points include a cool and swinging version of Cole Porter's "All Of You" and Miles Davis' "All Blues," both which clearly showcases Davis' musical influence on Baker.

Professional Reviews

Down Beat (1/96, p.42) - 3.5 Stars - Good/Very Good - "If you have an ear for the meditative horn of Miles Davis against the transparent voicings of Gil Evans at the crest of their partnership, you will find much here to like....Baker is all still waters..."

JazzTimes (10/95, p.100) - "...a splendid recording of Chet Baker with the NDR (North German Radio) big band....Baker weaves his lyrical spell through a galvanizing playlist that hits home with classic jazz standards and some Baker evergreens....Interesting arrangements abound..."