INCLUDES 12 TRACKS
The complete 1958 album Chet Baker Sings: It Could Happen to You (Baker's second vocal album), plus two tunes from those sessions which didn't appear on the original LP. As a bonus, we have added a complete 1955 vocal session that produced the magic “Let's Get Lost”; the only song sung by Baker for the soundtrack of a documentary on James Dean; and a complete 1956 session from Baker's first 12-inch LP dedicated to his singing.
PERSONNEL:
CHET BAKER trumpet & vocals
KENNY DREW piano
GEORGE MORROW bass (on 1-2, 5 & 8-9)
SAM JONES bass (on 3-4, 6, 7 & 10-12)
PHILLY JOE JONES drums (on 1-2, 5, 7-9 & 11)
DANNIE RICHMOND drums (on 3-4, 6, 10 & 12)
New York, August 1958.
*Bonus tracks:
13-18: Chet Baker (tp, vcl), Russ Freeman (p), Carson Smith (b), Bob Neel (d).
Los Angeles, March 7, 1955.
19: Chet Baker (tp, vcl), with Big Band conducted by Johnny Mandel.
Los Angeles, November 8, 1956.
20-22: Chet Baker (tp, vcl), Russ Freeman (p, cel), Jimmy Bond (b),
Lawrence Marable (d). Los Angeles, July 30, 1956.
**From the same sessions. Not on the original LP configuration.
TRACKS:
01 DO IT THE HARD WAY 3:03
02 I'M OLD FASHIONED 5:07
03 YOU'RE DRIVING ME CRAZY 2:56
04 IT COULD HAPPEN TO YOU 2:53
05 MY HEART STOOD STILL 3:28
06 THE MORE I SEE YOU 3:06
07 EVERYTHING HAPPENS TO ME 5:05
08 DANCING ON THE CEILING 3:09
09 HOW LONG HAS THIS BEEN GOING ON 4:10
10 OLD DEVIL MOON 2:58
11 WHILE MY LADY SLEEPS 4:19**
12 YOU MAKE ME FEEL SO YOUNG 3:38**
13 DAYBREAK 2:40*
14 JUST FRIENDS 2:42*
15 I REMEMBER YOU 3:14*
16 LET'S GET LOST 3:42*
17 LONG AGO AND FAR AWAY 3:56*
18 YOU DON'T KNOW WHAT LOVE IS 4:50*
19 LET ME BE LOVED 2:13*
20 LIKE SOMEONE IN LOVE 2:23*
21 MY IDEAL 4:24*
22 MY BUDDY 3:17*
Total Time: 77:25