Chet Baker At La Dreher

GREAT !
I've been at another chet concert with the same band in 198..5 i think.. and they were absolutely fantastic! And chet gave me a couple of autograph on my LP too
Thank you GuessNot4Me!

Köszönöm! (Thank You)
Some info:


THE CIRCLE SESSIONS



Circle Records is a German company in Koln (Cologne), Germany. In 1980 and 1981 Circle set up their equipment in three different night clubs to record Chet Baker and his group on the particular nights. These sessions resulted in ten LP records and two CDs. The LPs run in length from 37 minutes to almost 60 minutes.

The first session was on the 22nd of March, 1980, at the Subway Club in Koln. Chet was working with a quartet that night with Nicola Stillo on flute, Dennis Luxion on piano and Riccardo del Fra on bass. This session produced three LPs: In Your Own Sweet Way, Just Friends, and Down.

The second session was at the Le Dreher Club in Paris, France, on the 25th and 27th of June, 1980, and resulted in four LPs: Night Bird, Tune Up, It Never Entered My Mind and Conception; and two CDs: Tune Up and Night Bird. All of the tunes on the CDs are on the LPs except for a twenty five minute rendition of Russ Freeman’s No Ties, recorded on the 27th and not issued previously. The musicians on this session were Karl Ratzer on guitar, Nicola Stillo on flute, Reccardo del Fra on bass and Al Levitt on drums on some of the numbers.

The final Circle session was recorded at the Salt Peanuts Club in Koln on the 21st, 23rd and 25th of May, 1981, and resulted in three LPs: My Funny Valentine, Round Midnight and I remember You. The musicians on this engagement were Chet on vocal and trumpet, Jon Eardly on flugelhorn, Bob Mover on alto sax, Dennis Luxion on piano, Rocky Knauer on bass and Burkhart Ruckert on drums on the 21st and 23rd sessions.

The Circle people can get a lot of music on one LP as witnessed by the 60 minute album, In Your Own Sweet Way and Tune Up. They do this be leaving less space between the grooves so you have to be very careful because it is easy to get a scratch or glitch in the vinyl.

Thank you!!

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