Chet Baker

"Deep in a Dream" was one of Chet Baker’s most poignant ballad performances. The song’s title was also used to introduce the trumpeter’s life in his best published biography. This set compiles that song along with 19 more recordings that illustrate the immense talents of Chet, both on his instrument and as a vocalist. This material was cut during Baker’s golden period, and covers both his early stages as a member of the Gerry Mulligan Quartet and his diverse projects as a leader in the Fifties (with his own quartet or backed by bigger bands or strings).

PERSONNEL:

CHET BAKER, trumpet & vocals
On all tracks, plus:

COLLECTIVE PERSONNEL:
Gerry Mulligan (bar), Bud Shank (as, fl), Phil Urso (ts),
Russ Freeman, Bobby Timmons (p), Carson Smith, Joe Mondragon (b),
Shelly Manne, Chico Hamilton, Larry Bunker (d), among others.

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

INCLUDES 16-PAGE BOOKLET

TRACKS:

01 DEEP IN A DREAM
02 AREN’T YOU GLAD YOU’RE YOU?
03 THIS TIME THE DREAM’S ON ME
04 THE THRILL IS GONE
05 BLUE ROOM
06 SPRING IS HERE
07 THE WIND
08 LET’S GET LOST
09 YOU DON’T KNOW WHAT LOVE IS
10 MY FUNNY VALENTINE [1952 instrumental version]
11 SUMMER SKETCH
12 HALEMA
13 PONDER
14 A NIGHT ON BOP MOUNTAIN
15 LITTLE GIRL BLUE
16 ALONE TOGETHER
17 FAN TAN
18 MY FUNNY VALENTINE [vocal version]
19 LINE FOR LYONS
20 LET’S GET LOST [alternate version]

TOTAL TIME: 76:47 Min.