LABEL: Waxtime
CAT NO: 59200
BARCODE: 8436563183515
Tracklisting:
Side A
1. That Old Feeling
2. It’s Always You
3. Like Someone In Love
4. My Ideal
5. I’ve Never Been In Love Before
6. My Buddy
Side B
1. But Not For Me
2. Time After Time
3. I Get Along Without You Very Well
4. My Funny Valentine
5. There Will Never Be Another You
6. The Thrill Is Gone
7. I Fall In Love Too Easily
8. Look For The Silver Lining
CHET BAKER – Chet Baker Sings
(Waxtime Edition)
LP – Limited Edition 180g Picture Disc Vinyl
The complementing talents of Chet Baker (1929-1988) both as a trumpet player and as a singer are now well known, and Will MacFarland’s original10-inch album liner notes, on which he compared Chet with Louis Armstrong, still seem quite appropriate. Both his trumpet and voice seem to be extensions of the same musical personality, and once you’ve become familiar with both facets of Baker, you expect to hear them both. However, this album was a revelation at the time and won Baker new fame and a new audience, which was less familiar with jazz than with pop music. The reasons are quite clear: Chet’s voice is tender and beautiful, and at the same time his phrasing always swings and surprises. Initially issued as a 10- inch Long Play containing eight songs, the success of this album soon led to it being reissued adding the results of other later sessions.
PERSONNEL:
Chet Baker – vocals & trumpet
Russ Freeman – 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
Bob Neel – drums on B1-B5 & B7-B8
Shelly Manne – drums on B6
See below for tracklisting…