Pianist and composer Herbie Hancock, in his liner notes to the Let’s Get Lost soundtrack, wrote that “many people would agree that [Chet Baker] played a very important role in their love life.” This suggests not only that Baker’s romantic brand of jazz could serve as the soundtrack to falling in or out of love…
Claus Ogerman on RCA
The German arranger and bandleader Claus Ogerman (1930-2016) first worked with producer Andy Wiswell (1905-94) at Capitol Records on zither player Ruth Welcome’s Carnival album and on The Manhattans’ single “Sing All the Day” (which Ogerman co-wrote) – both in 1962. When Wiswell moved over to RCA the following year, the two also worked together…