In a career filled with ups and downs, Chet Baker sounds divine on this 1962 set of bop-driven tunes and elegant standards cut in Italy after the trumpeter's two-year hiatus from recording. Reason for its superiority owes to a sextet anchored by burgeoning, young European musicians such as saxophonist Bobby Jaspar, pianist Amedeo Tommasi, guitarist Rene Thomas, and bassist Benoit Quersin. Now, over 50 years after its original release, Chet Is Back! benefits from the audiophile-quality sound it's always deserved, being mastered from original tapes and pressed on 180gram vinyl.