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Various: Chet Baker Re:imagined review – new reworkings by R&B, pop, soul and jazz artists
There are hits and misses as 15 performers including Dodie, Mxmtoon and Ezra Collective’s Ife Ogunjobi give their personal take on Baker’s unique sound
The trumpeter-vocalist’s supple take on jazz standards is well reflected in singer Dodie ’s delicate version of as she emphasises the original’s swaying Latin percussion. Ezra Collective trumpeter Ife Ogunjobi’s bass-heavy version of the swinging Speak Low is a revelation, while Puma Blue’s It’s Always You is unsettlingly dark and reverb-laden. The Re:imagined project ultimately serves to highlight that while few can match Baker’s sound, stretching, expanding and responding to it can produce fresh delights.
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