Chet Baker & Paul Bley - Diane

Release date 1985

Chet Baker recorded at every opportunity during the last decade or so of his tragic life, with widely varying results due to his drug addiction. But this surprising duo session with pianist Paul Bley is one of his better efforts from this period, focusing primarily on standard ballads by top composers. Bley's playing in the mid-'80s usually was freer in nature, but he willingly plays more mainstream backing for the trumpeter. Baker's tone adds to the poignant air in a rather deliberate interpretation of "If I Should Lose You," Diane Review by Ken Dryden

TRACKS: 01. If I Should Lose You 02. You Go To My Head 03. How Deep Is The Ocean 04. Pent-up House 05. Ev’ry Time We Say Goodbye 06. Skidadidlin 07. Diane 08. Little Girl Blue