They even were offered to make a film together, which unfortunately never happened. A month later, Valente joined his quartet for a concert in Stuttgart, and their musical feeling generated quite a stir among German jazz fans. She played guitar, worked with jazz combos, and liked to indulge occasionally in a spot of vocalese, three aspects of her talent that made her the most popular girl singer in Europe.Ĭhet Baker was the new American trumpet sensation when he visited Germany for the first time in September 1955 with his quartet. Caterina Valente (vcl, g), Chet Baker (tp, vcl), Kurt Edelhagen, Rolf-Hans Müller, Piero Umiliani (orch dir)Ĭombined here is the remarkable voice and singing style of Caterina Valente and the lyrical and intimate trumpet of Chet Baker, in a collection of swinging and romantic performances recorded in Germany during the 50s.Ĭaterina Valente was a singer who belonged among musicians, and she was enough of a musician herself to understand the nuances of harmonic changes that played a large role in jazz.
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