We are far enough into the vinyl revival that box sets are now becoming commonplace, and the New Land label has been particularly adventurous—almost quixotic—in its offerings. New Land devoted its ...

Disc: 1 - Groovin; Disc: 2 - Smokin; Disc: 3 - Boppin; Disc: 4 - Cool Burnin; Disc: 5 - Comin' on. Five original studio albums, recorded in New York City across one week in August 1965: Boppin', ...

And yet the two men were, in fact, close friends. Sheldon, who was two years younger, idolized Baker, though he was careful not to emulate the slightly older trumpeter’s lifestyle. In the late 1960s ...

Marshall's father, jazz guitarist and Hollywood composer Jack Marshall, played on the Baker/Sheldon sessions and owned the out-of-town studio where it was recorded, but he died before a deal to ...

Few, if any, jazz artists have recorded in live settings as frequently as Chet Baker. His catalog includes dozens of live albums (under his and others’ leadership), the lion’s share from the “comeback ...

This poster provided by P Nation promotes Crush's special track, "Everything Happens to Me," as part of the tribute album "Chet Baker Re:imagined," commemorating the 70th anniversary of the legendary ...

There seems to be a new live set or occasionally a Baker studio session from almost every month in the 1980s. I’ve heard dozens of them, and the miraculous thing is that they’re all special.