Just listened to Chet Baker’s Boston 1954 for the first time today. This album is particularly interesting in that it is a re-issue of a number of radio broadcasts, as opposed to a live album or studio album.
The performance has several “intermission” tracks where the radio announcer talks about the upcoming performances from other artists such as Sarah Vaughan and Dave Brubeck.
These intermissions add a very human feel to the album somehow - making me feel almost like I’m in some 1950s lounge-bar sipping bourbon rather than sitting at my desk hacking on Apache modules. Its a cool album, with some excellent tunes and vocal performances.
