Chet Baker and Crew STRUT271LP Mammal Hands fifth album 'Gift

Mammal Hands fifth album 'Gift from the Trees' offers a fresh perspective on the unique trio's singular music

but it's also new

clocking in at a brisk (for him) 86 minutes

was the brainchild of drummer

Inspired by their previous 2020 release “Ballon D’Or”

Chet Baker and Crew STRUT271LP Mammal Hands fifth album 'GiftThe photographs of William Claxton define the essence of cool his stunningly intimate images of icons like Chet Baker combine technical innovation and an unerring sense of the moment to forge a singular aesthetic he defined as jazz for the eyes Jason Ankeny (AllMusic) Chet Baker returned to the United States from a long European tour in early 1956. Although the tour was successful in making him a better known figure in the Old Continent, it also