Burnin' At Backstreet  
Chet Baker Quartet
Appropriately titled, as Chet was hot that night. The recording quality is average, you hear many hoots and hollers from the enthusiastic crowd, Chet's microphone doesn't work on the last tune, and he has to abandon his vocals mid-song, and the band can be heard bickering through a few tunes. But when Chet plays...... 

Rarely have you heard him play with such fire and intensity. He blows loud, high and fast. The excitement of these performances overcome any flaws this recording may have.

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Chet Baker - Trumpet 
Drew Salperto - Piano
Mike Formanek - Bass 
Artt Frank - Drums 
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Fresh Sound FSR-CD 128
Recorded February 19, 1980, New Haven, CT
#5 & #6 are incomplete
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 1. Tune Up - 15:20 
 2. Milestones - 13:05 
 3. Blue 'n' Boogie - 10:35 
 4. Stella By Starlight - 17:34 
 5. Four - 15:05 
 6. Just Friends - 5:35 

 

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