Chet Baker

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THICK CARDBOARD FOLD OPEN DIGI-SLEEVES

3-CD SET

In his dual role as a trumpeter and as a singer, Chet Baker was one of the most romantic jazz performers ever; he was able to reach climaxes of intense feeling and intimacy. This 60-track, 3-CD set compiles some of his best performances, all of them studio recordings with excellent sound quality. Among the highlights are three different readings of “My Funny Valentine”, a song Baker made into a classic, “Alone Together”, and Billy Strayhorn’s celebrated “Lush Life”. Baker is accompanied here by other jazz giants such as Bill Evans, Russ Freeman, Gerry Mulligan, Pepper Adams, Kenny Burrell, Kenny Drew, Paul Chambers and Philly Joe Jones.

PERSONNEL:

CHET BAKER,
trumpet & vocals, with:

COLLECTIVE PERSONNEL:
Gerry Mulligan, Pepper Adams (bar), Bill Evans, Russ Freeman, Kenny Drew (p),
Kenny Burrell (g), Carson Smith, George Morrow, Paul Chambers, Leroy Vinnegar (b), Chico Hamilton, Philly Joe Jones, Dannie Richmond, Connie Kay (d), among others.

Recorded in San Francisco, Los Angeles, New York, Paris and Milan, between 1952 & 1959.

INCLUDES 16-PAGE BOOKLET

CD 1: VOCALS (TOTAL TIME: 73:03 Min.)

01 MY FUNNY VALENTINE #1
02 I FALL IN LOVE TOO EASILY #1
03 HOW LONG HAS THIS BEEN GOING ON?
04 THE THRILL IS GONE
05 WHILE MY LADY SLEEPS
06 BUT NOT FOR ME
07 TIME AFTER TIME
08 I GET ALONG WITHOUT YOU VERY WELL
09 THERE WILL NEVER BE ANOTHER YOU
10 LOOK FOR THE SILVER LINING
11 THE MORE I SEE YOU
12 THIS IS ALWAYS
13 SOMEONE TO WATCH OVER ME
14 ANGEL EYES
15 GREY DECEMBER
16 I WISH I KNEW
17 DAYBREAK
18 YOU MAKE ME FEEL SO YOUNG
19 JUST FRIENDS
20 I REMEMBER YOU
21 LET’S GET LOST
22 I’M OLD FASHIONED

CD 2: VOCALS (TOTAL TIME: 77:35 Min.)

01 EVERYTHING HAPPENS TO ME
02 YOU DON’T KNOW WHAT LOVE IS
03 THAT OLD FEELING
04 IT’S ALWAYS YOU
05 I’VE NEVER BEEN IN LOVE BEFORE
06 WHEN I FALL IN LOVE
07 MY IDEAL
08 LIKE SOMEONE IN LOVE
09 MY BUDDY
10 LET ME BE LOVED
11 DEEP IN A DREAM
12 DO IT THE HARD WAY
13 LONG AGO AND FAR AWAY
14 FORGETFUL
15 YOU’RE DRIVING ME CRAZY
16 IT COULD HAPPEN TO YOU
17 MY HEART STOOD STILL
18 DANCING ON THE CEILING
19 OLD DEVIL MOON
20 I FALL IN LOVE TOO EASILY #2
21 THE SONG IS YOU
22 MY FUNNY VALENTINE #2

C 3: INSTRUMENTALS (TOTAL TIME: 76:27 Min.)

01 TRAV’LIN’ LIGHT
02 ALONE TOGETHER
03 YOU GO TO MY HEAD
04 LUSH LIFE
05 HOW HIGH THE MOON
06 ALMOST LIKE BEING IN LOVE
07 IT NEVER ENTERED MY MIND
08 ‘TIS AUTUMN
09 IF YOU COULD SEE ME NOW
10 SEPTEMBER SONG
11 YOU’D BE SO NICE TO COME HOME TO
12 TIME ON MY HANDS
13 I COULD HAVE DANCED ALL NIGHT
14 YOU AND THE NIGHT AND THE MUSIC
15 EARLY MORNING MOOD
16 MY FUNNY VALENTINE #3