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Thomas Hampson

told new stories and brought in new audiences when it was revived under the conductor John Mauceri in the 1990s

Already in his lifetime some of his most popular songs appeared with simplified guitar accompaniment

Firing up audiences on tour with the likes of At The Gates

Patton cites 20th century American fiction ("from Fitzgerald and Hemingway and Faulkner to Kerouac and Salinger and Raymond Chandler") and the various lives of the friends he grew up with in Maryland ("I knew doctors and lawyers and waitresses and teachers and water rats and gravediggers and the guy who drove the truck that emptied the port-o-pots all over the state") as the main source of his lyrical inspiration

Chet Baker - Hits [Limited 180-Gram Gatefold Vinyl] Release:Hits [Limited 180-Gram Gatefold Vinyl] New Continent Thomas HampsonIn his dual role as a trumpeter and as a singer, Chet Baker was one of the undisputed jazz masters, able to reach climaxes of intense feeling and intimacy. This LP compiles some of his best performances. Among the highlights are "My Funny Valentine", a song Baker made into a classic, "Deep in a Dream", "Alone Together" (featuring Bill Evans), and "Let's Get Lost".

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