Chet!
I´ve seen and enjoyed great trumpet players - Enrico Rava, Lester Bowie (I will never forget his instrumental version of Tom Waits´ "Broken Bicycles" that he played in his doctor´s coat in a barn at Jazz Baltica) Randy Brecker and Roy Hargrove - but I never caught Mr Baker - too bad!
Congrats, Pim. Fantastic project and a labour of love, indeed. Inspired me a lot. Should be part of a book.
Unbelievable: To my knowledge there´s no substantial biography of Mal Waldron. That´s the more regrettable not only because of his fantastic music. Above all it´s his life lines leading him to Japan and Europe that would be insightful and adventurous to follow.
..."recently"? I suppose you mean those "1954 unissed Atlantic Session" with Brew Moore?
Surely superb Fresh Sound offering - but its year of release is 2011!
Wish there would be more music to be dug up that this unique trumpet beatnik has recorded during his short life.