Chet Baker Quartet Avant garde Wes Montgomery and Oliver Nelson

Wes Montgomery and Oliver Nelson

With Woody Shaw (trumpet)

angular melodies

fusing the free sound of the avant garde to his established hard bop technique and bringing a new level of expression to his playing

Newly joined by Gerard Gustin on piano and Bert Dalhander on drums they fall back on standards

Chet Baker Quartet Avant garde Wes Montgomery and Oliver NelsonRecorded days after the tragic death of pianist Dick Twardzik, only bassist Jimmy Bond remains from Chet's original lineup. Newly joined by Gerard Gustin on piano and Bert Dalhander on drums they fall back on standards, the raw emotion of the circumstances apparent thoughout. Remastered from the original tapes on 180gm vinyl.