A 1988 quartet studio performance recorded just three months before Chet's death. Originally issued in 1988 in a now-out-of-print Norwegian LP, this is the first time this music appears worldwide on vinyl, with three alternative takes absent from the initial release. 2LP set in gatefold jacket includes 12-page booklet with never-before-published photos from the actual sessions and specially prepared essays by the original producer Jon Larsen and by music writer Brian Morton.
Features
• Deluxe Limited Edition
• First Time Available Worldwide on Vinyl
• 180g High Quality Virgin Vinyl
• Double LP
• Recorded at Studio Sysmo, Paris, February 17 & 18, 1988
• LP Mastered by Matthew Lutthans at The Mastering Lab, Salina, Kansas
• Transferred from the Original Tape Reels
• 3 Alternative Takes
• 12-Page LP-Size Booklet with Never-Before-Published Photos from the Actual Sessions and Essays by Original Producer Jon Larsen & Music Writer Brian Morton
• Gatefold Jacket
Musicians
Chet Baker trumpet, vocals on "How High the Moon"
Philip Catherine guitar
Egil Kapstad piano
Terje Venaas bass
Selections
Side A:
1. Skylark
2. If You Could See Me Now
3. The Bird from Kapingamarangi
4. How High the Moon
Side B:
1. Makin' Whoopee
2. The Ballad of Buttersmile
3. Body and Soul
4. Alice in Wonderland
Side C:
1. Blåmann, Blåmann
2. Children's Waltz
3. Love for Sale
4. My Foolish Heart
Side D:
1. I Want a Little Girl
2. Body and Soul (alt tk)
3. If You Could See Me Now (alt tk)
4. Makin' Whoopee (alt tk)