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Chet Baker|The Best Of Chet Baker Sings

The Best Of Chet Baker Sings by Chet Baker

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To much of the pop (as opposed to the jazz) audience, Chet Baker was known not as an able cool jazz trumpeter, but as a romantic balladeer. The two classifications were not mutually exclusive; Baker's vocal numbers would also feature his trumpet playing, as well as fine instrumental support from West Coast cool jazzers. For those who prefer the vocal side of the Baker canon, this is an excellent compilation of his best vintage material in that mode. The 20 tracks draw from sessions covering the era when he was generally conceded to be at his vocal peak (1953-1956), and are dominated by standards from the likes of Rodgers & Hart, Carmichael, Gershwin, and Kern. Baker's singing was white and naïve in the best senses, with a quavering, uncertain earnestness that embodied a certain (safe) strain of mid-'50s bohemianism. That's the Baker heard on this collection, which contains some his most famous interpretations, including "My Funny Valentine," "Time After Time," "There Will Never Be Another You," and "Let's Get Lost."

© Richie Unterberger /TiVo

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1
The Thrill Is Gone (Vocal Version)
00:02:51

Chet Baker, MainArtist, Trumpet, Vocalist, Piano - Russ Freeman, Piano - Carson Smith, BassVocalist - Bob Neel, DrumKit - Richard Bock, Producer, RecordingEngineer - Ron McMaster, MasteringEngineer - Ray Henderson, Composer - Lew Brown, Lyricist

℗ 1954 Blue Note Records

2
But Not For Me (Vocal Version)
00:03:03

Chet Baker, MainArtist, Trumpet, Vocalist, Piano - Russ Freeman, Piano - Richard Bock, Producer, RecordingEngineer - Bob Neel, DrumKit - Ron McMaster, MasteringEngineer - Carson Smith, BassVocalist - Ira Gershwin, ComposerLyricist - George Gershwin, ComposerLyricist

℗ 1954 Capitol Records, LLC

3
Time After Time (Vocal Version)
00:02:46

Chet Baker, MainArtist, Vocalist, Trumpet, Piano - Russ Freeman, Piano - Richard Bock, Producer, RecordingEngineer - Carson Smith, BassVocalist - Bob Neel, DrumKit - Ron McMaster, MasteringEngineer - Sammy Cahn, Lyricist - Jule Styne, Composer

℗ 1954 Blue Note Records

4
I Get Along Without You Very Well (Except Sometimes) (Vocal Version)
00:02:59

Chet Baker, MainArtist, Vocalist, Piano, Celesta - Russ Freeman, Piano, Celesta - Carson Smith, BassVocalist - Bob Neel, DrumKit - Richard Bock, Producer, RecordingEngineer - Ron McMaster, MasteringEngineer - HOAGY CARMICHAEL, ComposerLyricist

℗ 1954 Capitol Records, LLC

5
There Will Never Be Another You (Vocal Version)
00:02:59

Chet Baker, MainArtist, Vocalist, Trumpet, Piano - Richard Bock, Producer, RecordingEngineer - Russ Freeman, Piano - Carson Smith, BassVocalist - Bob Neel, DrumKit - Ron McMaster, MasteringEngineer - Harry Warren, Composer - Mack Gordon, Lyricist

℗ 1954 Blue Note Records

6
Look For The Silver Lining (Vocal Version)
00:02:40

Chet Baker, MainArtist, Trumpet, Vocalist, Piano - Russ Freeman, Piano - Michael Cuscuna, Producer - Carson Smith, BassVocalist - Ron McMaster, MasteringEngineer - Bob Neel, DrumKit - Richard Bock, Producer, RecordingEngineer - Jerome Kern, Composer - Buddy DeSylva, Lyricist

℗ 1954 Capitol Records, LLC

7
My Funny Valentine
00:02:20

Chet Baker, MainArtist, Vocalist, Trumpet, Piano - Richard Bock, Producer, RecordingEngineer - Russ Freeman, Piano - Carson Smith, BassVocalist - Bob Neel, DrumKit - Ron McMaster, MasteringEngineer - Lorenz Hart, ComposerLyricist - Richard Rodgers, ComposerLyricist

℗ 1954 Blue Note Records

8
I Fall In Love Too Easily
00:03:20

Chet Baker, MainArtist, Trumpet, Vocalist, Piano - Russ Freeman, Piano - Richard Bock, Producer, RecordingEngineer - Carson Smith, BassVocalist - Bob Neel, DrumKit - Sammy Cahn, Lyricist - Jule Styne, Composer

℗ 1954 Capitol Records, LLC

9
Daybreak
00:02:43

Chet Baker, MainArtist, Trumpet, Vocalist - Russ Freeman, Piano - Carson Smith, BassVocalist - Bob Neel, DrumKit - Richard Bock, Producer, RecordingEngineer - Ron McMaster, MasteringEngineer - FERDE GROFE, ComposerLyricist - Harold Adamson, ComposerLyricist

℗ 1955 Capitol Records, LLC

10
Just Friends
00:02:44

Chet Baker, MainArtist, Trumpet, Vocalist - Russ Freeman, Piano - Carson Smith, BassVocalist - Bob Neel, DrumKit - Richard Bock, Producer, RecordingEngineer - Ron McMaster, MasteringEngineer - John Klenner, Composer - Sam M. Lewis, Composer

℗ 1955 Capitol Records, LLC

11
I Remember You
00:03:16

Chet Baker, MainArtist, Trumpet, Vocalist - Russ Freeman, Piano - Carson Smith, BassVocalist - Bob Neel, DrumKit - Richard Bock, Producer, RecordingEngineer - Ron McMaster, MasteringEngineer - Johnny Mercer, ComposerLyricist - Victor Schertzinger, ComposerLyricist

℗ 1955 Capitol Records, LLC

12
Let's Get Lost
00:03:45

Chet Baker, MainArtist, Trumpet, Vocalist - Russ Freeman, Piano - Carson Smith, BassVocalist - Bob Neel, DrumKit - Richard Bock, Producer, RecordingEngineer - Ron McMaster, MasteringEngineer - FRANK LOESSER, ComposerLyricist - Jimmy McHugh, ComposerLyricist

℗ 1954 Capitol Records, LLC

13
Long Ago (And Far Away)
00:03:59

Chet Baker, MainArtist, Trumpet, Vocalist - Russ Freeman, Piano - Larry Bunker, DrumKit - Carson Smith, BassVocalist - Richard Bock, Producer, RecordingEngineer - Ron McMaster, MasteringEngineer - Leo Robin, Composer - Ralph Rainger, Composer

℗ 1954 Capitol Records, LLC

14
You Don't Know What Love Is
00:04:53

Chet Baker, MainArtist, Trumpet, Vocalist - Russ Freeman, Piano - Carson Smith, BassVocalist - Bob Neel, DrumKit - Richard Bock, Producer, RecordingEngineer - Ron McMaster, MasteringEngineer - Don Raye, ComposerLyricist - Gene DePaul, ComposerLyricist

℗ 1989 Capitol Records, LLC

15
That Old Feeling
00:03:02

Chet Baker, MainArtist, Trumpet, Vocalist, Piano, Celesta - Russ Freeman, Piano - Richard Bock, Producer, RecordingEngineer - Jimmy Bond, BassVocalist - Ron McMaster, MasteringEngineer - Peter Littman, DrumKit - James Bond, BassVocalist - Lew Brown, ComposerLyricist - Sammy Fain, ComposerLyricist

℗ 1956 Blue Note Records

16
It's Always You (Vocal Version)
00:03:35

Chet Baker, MainArtist, Trumpet, Vocalist, Piano - Russ Freeman, Piano - Jimmy Bond, BassVocalist - Peter Littman, DrumKit - Richard Bock, Producer, RecordingEngineer - Ron McMaster, MasteringEngineer - Johnny Burke, Lyricist - Jimmy Van Heusen, Composer

℗ 1956 Blue Note Records

17
I've Never Been In Love Before (Vocal Version)
00:04:28

Chet Baker, MainArtist, Trumpet, Vocalist, Piano - Russ Freeman, Piano - Jimmy Bond, BassVocalist - Peter Littman, DrumKit - Richard Bock, RecordingEngineer, Producer - Ron McMaster, MasteringEngineer - FRANK LOESSER, ComposerLyricist

℗ 1956 Blue Note Records

18
My Buddy (Vocal Version)
00:03:19

Chet Baker, MainArtist, Trumpet, Vocalist, Piano - Russ Freeman, Piano - Jimmy Bond, BassVocalist - Peter Littman, DrumKit - Richard Bock, Producer, RecordingEngineer - Ron McMaster, MasteringEngineer - Gus Kahn, Lyricist - Walter Donaldson, Composer

℗ 1956 Blue Note Records

19
Like Someone In Love (Vocal Version)
00:02:26

Chet Baker, MainArtist, Vocalist, Piano - Russ Freeman, Piano - Jimmy Bond, BassVocalist - Lawrence Marable, DrumKit - Richard Bock, Producer, RecordingEngineer - Ron McMaster, MasteringEngineer - Jimmy Van Heusen, Composer - Johnny Burke, Lyricist

℗ 1956 Blue Note Records

20
My Ideal (Vocal Version)
00:04:20

Chet Baker, MainArtist, Trumpet, Vocalist, Celesta - Russ Freeman, Celesta - Richard Bock, Producer - Jimmy Bond, BassVocalist - Ron McMaster, MasteringEngineer - Larance Marable, DrumKit - Newell Chase, Composer - Richard A. Whiting, Composer - Leo Robin, Lyricist

℗ 1956 Blue Note Records

Review: Chet Baker - The Best Of Chet Baker Sings

To much of the pop (as opposed to the jazz) audience, Chet Baker was known not as an able cool jazz trumpeter, but as a romantic balladeer. The two classifications were not mutually exclusive; Baker's vocal numbers would also feature his trumpet playing, as well as fine instrumental support from West Coast cool jazzers. For those who prefer the vocal side of the Baker canon, this is an excellent compilation of his best vintage material in that mode. The 20 tracks draw from sessions covering the era when he was generally conceded to be at his vocal peak (1953-1956), and are dominated by standards from the likes of Rodgers & Hart, Carmichael, Gershwin, and Kern. Baker's singing was white and naïve in the best senses, with a quavering, uncertain earnestness that embodied a certain (safe) strain of mid-'50s bohemianism. That's the Baker heard on this collection, which contains some his most famous interpretations, including "My Funny Valentine," "Time After Time," "There Will Never Be Another You," and "Let's Get Lost."

© Richie Unterberger /TiVo

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