''At Capolinea'' is an album by

jazz Jazz is a music genre that originated in the African-American communities of New Orleans, Louisiana in the late 19th and early 20th centuries, with its roots in blues and ragtime. Since the 1920s Jazz Age, it has been recognized as a major ...

trumpeter

Chet Baker Chesney Henry "Chet" Baker Jr. (December 23, 1929 – May 13, 1988) was an American jazz trumpeter and vocalist. He is known for major innovations in cool jazz that led him to be nicknamed the "Prince of Cool". Baker earned much attention and ...

, recorded in

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and originally on the Italian Jii label as ''Al Capolinea'' before being more widely released by

Red Records Red Records is an Italian jazz record company and label founded in 1976 by Sergio Veschi and Alberto Alberti. C. M. Bailey called it the Blue Note of Europe. In the 1980s its catalogue included Italian jazz musicians such as Franco D'Andrea, Gi ...

.Chet Baker Catalog
accessed May 26, 2017 It features, among others, Italian guitarist

Nicola Stilo Nicola Stilo (born 1956 in Italy), is a jazz and pop instrumentalist, specialising in flute and guitar. Stilo began following Chet Baker in 1979, attending his concerts and recording sessions. Baker took him as part of his band for a tour of Italy ...

and French pianist

Michel Graillier Michel Graillier (18 October 1946, Lens, Pas-de-Calais, France – 11 February 2003, Paris) was a French jazz pianist. Biography From the ages of four to eighteen, Graillier studied classical piano in Lens, France. During adolescence, he work ...

, both of which contributed with original compositions.

Reception

The

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review by Steve Loewy states "This studio session is distinguished by excellent, mostly Italian jazz tunes, and a very attractive group of players not usually associated with the trumpeter. ... This amounts to a very accessible, enjoyable set of tunes -- one that may not win any awards, but should reward those who appreciate the delicate and lovely nature of Chet Baker's art".

Track listing

Side A

# " Estate" (

Bruno Martino Bruno Martino (11 November 1925 – 12 June 2000) was an Italian composer, singer, and pianist. Career Martino learned to play the piano at the age of fourteen. A Jazz fan, he spent the early years of his career performing with European radio an ...

, Bruno Brighetti) – 11:45 # "Francamente" (

) – 5:12 # "Dream Drop" (

) – 4:20

Side B

# "Lament" (

J. J. Johnson J.J. Johnson (January 22, 1924 – February 4, 2001), born James Louis Johnson and also known as Jay Jay Johnson, was an American jazz trombonist, composer and arranger. Johnson was one of the earliest trombonists to embrace bebop. Biograph ...

) – 9:30 # "Pioggia sul deserto" (Stilo) – 5:24 # "Finestra sul mare" (Stilo) – 6:50

Personnel

– trumpet *Diane Vavra –

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– guitar,

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– piano *Riccardo dal Frà – bass *Leo Mitchell – drums

References

Chet Baker albums 1985 albums Red Records albums {{1980s-jazz-album-stub