Chet Baker

• BLUE NOTE 80 VINYL REISSUE SERIES

• 180G ANALOG VINYL

• FROM THE ORIGINAL MASTERS TAPES

There are several Chet Baker albums with the title Chet Baker Sings, but this one recorded for Pacific Jazz in 1954 and 1956 is the original, and arguably, the best. The album features Chet’s indelible vocals and sterling trumpet playing with two different quartet line-ups both featuring pianist Russ Freeman on a set of classic standards that he made his own including “My Funny Valentine,” “That Old Feeling,” and “I Fall In Love Too Easily.” For the first time in more than 60 years, this definitive edition was cut from the original master tapes in the correct order with pristine fidelity. The gatefold packaging includes additional session photography by William Claxton.

PERSONNEL:

• ON SIDE A
• CHET BAKER, trumpet & vocal
• RUSS FREEMAN, piano & celeste
• JAMES BOND, bass
• PETER LITTMAN, drums
• LAWRENCE MARABLE, drums (*)

• ON SIDE B
• CHET BAKER, trumpet & vocal
• RUSS FREEMAN, piano
• CARSON SMITH, bass
• BOB NEEL, drums

Side A: Los Angeles, Hujly 23 & 30, 1956

Side B: Hollywood, February 15, 1954

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