Chet Baker

• NEW COLLECTION OF CLASSIC LPs

• 180 GRAM VINYL LP

• + 7” BONUS SINGLE ON COLORED VINYL INCLUDED

PERSONNEL:

• Chet Baker - vocals & trumpet
• Russ Freman, - 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
• Bon 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.

TRACKS:

• SIDE A:
• 01 THAT OLD FEELING
• 02 IT’S ALWAYS YOU
• 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

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PLUS AN EXCLUSIVE 7" COLORED SINGLE CONTAINING CHET'S 1959 VERSIONS OF MY FUNNY VALENTINE AND FORGETFUL, PLUS HIS AMAZING RENDITION OF LET'S GET LOST

PERSONNEL:

• CHET BAKER, vocals & trumpet, plus

• ON MY FUNNY VALENTINE/FORGETFUL:
• Len Mercer’s Orchestra: Mario Pezzotta (tb), unknown (fhr), unknown oboe, fl, harp & cl, Glauco Masetti (as), Gianni Basso (ts), Fausto Papetti (bar), Giulio Libani (p, cello, arr), unknown strings (16 violins, 4 violas, cello, 2 bass),
• Franco Cerry (b), Gene Victory (d). Len Mercer [aka Ezio Leoni] (arr, cond).
• Milan, Italy, September 29 (MY FUNNY VALENTINE) & October 5 (FORGETFUL), 1959.

• 0N LET’S GET LOST:
• Russ Freeman (p), Carson Smith (b),
• Bob Neel (d). Los Angeles, March 7, 1955.

• SIDE A
• MY FUNNY VALENTINE

• SIDE B
• LET’S GET LOST
• FORGETFUL