Chet Baker

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The complementing talents of Chet Baker (1929-1988) both as a trumpet player and as a singer are now well known, and Will MacFarland’s original 10-inch album, on which he compared Chet with Louis Armstrong, still seem quite appropriate. Both his trumpet and voice seem to be extensions of the same musical personality, and once you’ve become familiar with both facets of Baker, you expect to hear them both. However, this album was a revelation at the time and won Baker new fame and a new audience, which was less familiar with jazz than with pop music. The reasons are quite clear: Chet’s voice is tender and beautiful, and at the same time his phrasing always swings and surprises. Initially issuedas a 10- inch Long Play containing eight songs, the success of this album soon led to it being reissued adding the results of other later sessions.

PERSONNEL:

CHET BAKER, vocals & trumpet
RUSS FREEMAN, piano & celeste
JIMMY BOND, bass on Side A
CARSON SMITH, bass on B1-B5 & B7-B8
JOE MONDRAGON, bass on B6
PETER LITTMAN, drums on A1-A2 & A5
LAWRENCE MARABLE, drums on A3-A4 & A6
BOB NEEL, drums on B1-B5 & B7-B8
SHELLY MANNE, drums on B6

All tracks recorded in Los Angeles. A1, A2 & A5: July 23, 1956;
A3, A4 & A6: July 30, 1956; B1-B5 & B7-B8:
February 15, 1954; B6: October 27, 1953.

SIDE A:

01 THAT OLD FEELING
02 IT’S ALWAYS
03 LIKE SOMEONE IN LOVE
04 MY IDEAL
05 I’VE NEVER BEEN IN LOVE BEFORE
06 MY BUDDY

SIDE B:

01 BUT NOT FOR ME
02 TIME AFTER TIME
03 I GET ALONG WITHOUT YOU VERY WELL
04 MY FUNNY VALENTINE
05 THERE WILL NEVER BE ANOTHER YOU
06 THE THRILL IS GONE
07 I FALL IN LOVE TOO EASILY
08 LOOK FOR THE SILVER LINING