Chet Baker Sings

chronology
Chet Baker Sings
Studio album by Chet Baker
Publication ; (s)	April 1954
admission	February 15, 1954 ; July 23, 1956 / July 30, 1956
Label (s)	Pacific Jazz Records
Format (s)	LP , CD , S
Genre (s)	Vocal Jazz , Cool Jazz , West Coast Jazz
Title (number)	8/14
running time	23:01 / 43:55
occupation	Chet Baker - vocals , trumpet ; Russ Freeman - piano , celesta ; Carson Smith - double bass ; Jimmy Bond - double bass ; Bob Neel - drums ; Lawrence Marable - drums ; Peter Littman - drums ;
production	Richard Bock
Studio (s)	Capitol Studios, Los Angeles (1954) ; Forum Theater, Los Angeles (1956) ;

Chet Baker Sings is a studio album by American jazz trumpeter Chet Baker . The album features jazz standards sung by Baker and was first released in 1954 by Pacific Jazz Records . A new edition followed in 1956.

background

The album was in 1954, first in single format as a 10 " and a double 7" releases. In 1956 it came on the market as a long-playing record with six other tracks, which were recorded in July 1956 in the Forum Theater. In 1988 Chet Baker Sings was first released on compact disc .

The album contains a sung recording of My Funny Valentine , with an earlier version from 1952 Chet Baker already celebrated a success as a trumpeter with the quartet of Gerry Mulligan .

The photograph on the album cover , which shows Baker singing in the recording studio, was made by William Claxton . The LP version from 1956 received a revised, multi-colored cover.

occupation

Chet Baker - vocals , trumpet
Russ Freeman - piano , celesta
Carson Smith - double bass (Tracks 7 to 14)
Jimmy Bond - double bass (Tracks 1 to 6)
Bob Neel - drums (tracks 7-14)
Lawrence Marable - drums (tracks 3, 4, 6)
Peter Littman - drums (Tracks 1,2,5)

Track list

10 ″ publication (1954)

Chet Baker: Chet Baker Sings (Pacific Jazz - PJLP-11)

page 1: 1. But Not for Me ( George Gershwin , Ira Gershwin ) - 3:04; 2. Time After Time ( Jule Styne , Sammy Cahn ) - 2:46; 3. My Funny Valentine ( Richard Rodgers , Lorenz Hart ) - 2:21; 4. I Fall in Love Too Easily ( Jule Styne , Sammy Cahn ) - 3:21
Page 2: 5. There Will Never Be Another You ( Harry Warren , Mack Gordon ) - 3:00; 6. I Get Along Without You Very Well (Except Sometimes) ( Hoagy Carmichael ) - 2:59; 7. The Thrill Is Gone ( Lew Brown , Ray Henderson ) - 2:51; 8. Look for the Silver Lining ( Jerome Kern , Buddy DeSylva ) - 2:39

LP release (1956)

Chet Baker: Chet Baker Sings (Pacific Jazz PJ-1222, World Pacific Records PJ-1222)

page 1: 1. That Old Feeling ( Lew Brown , Sammy Fain ) - 3:03; 2. It's Always You ( Jimmy Van Heusen , Johnny Burke ) - 3:35; 3. Like Someone in Love ( Jimmy Van Heusen , Johnny Burke ) - 2:26; 4. My Ideal (Newell Chase, Leo Robin , Richard A. Whiting ) - 4:22; 5. I've Never Been in Love Before ( Frank Loesser ) - 4:29; 6. My Buddy ( Walter Donaldson , Gus Kahn ) - 3:19
Page 2: 7. But Not for Me ( George Gershwin , Ira Gershwin ) - 3:04; 8. Time After Time ( Jule Styne , Sammy Cahn ) - 2:46; 9. I Get Along Without You Very Well (Except Sometimes) ( Hoagy Carmichael ) - 2:59; 10. My Funny Valentine ( Richard Rodgers , Lorenz Hart ) - 2:21; 11. There Will Never Be Another You ( Harry Warren , Mack Gordon ) - 3:00; 12. The Thrill Is Gone ( Lew Brown , Ray Henderson ) - 2:51; 13. I Fall in Love Too Easily ( Jule Styne , Sammy Cahn ) - 3:21; 14. Look for the Silver Lining ( Jerome Kern , Buddy DeSylva ) - 2:39

reception

source	rating
Allmusic

The German-language edition of Rolling Stone magazine selected Chet Baker Sings at number 36 of the 100 best jazz albums.

The New Musical Express ranks the album at number 415 of the 500 best albums of all time.

In 2001 the album was inducted into the Grammy Hall of Fame .

Web links

Chet Baker Sings at Discogs
Chet Baker Sings at Allmusic (English). Retrieved January 10, 2020.

Individual evidence

↑ Kampmann, Wolf (ed.): Reclams Jazzlexikon, 2nd edition, Stuttgart 2009: Philipp Reclam jun., Pp. 34/35.
↑ Chet Baker: Chet Baker Sings (1954) on Discogs
↑ Chet Baker: Chet Baker Sings (1956) on Discogs
↑ Review by Stewart Mason on Allmusic (accessed January 10, 2020)
↑ The 100 Best Jazz Albums on Rolling Stone (accessed January 11, 2020)
↑ The 500 Greatest Albums Of All Time on New Musical Express (accessed January 10, 2020)
↑ GRAMMY Hall Of Fame on Grammy (accessed January 10, 2020)

[1] Kampmann, Wolf (ed.): Reclams Jazzlexikon, 2nd edition, Stuttgart 2009: Philipp Reclam jun., Pp. 34/35.

[discogs-2] Chet Baker: Chet Baker Sings (1954) on Discogs

[3] Chet Baker: Chet Baker Sings (1956) on Discogs

[4] Review by Stewart Mason on Allmusic (accessed January 10, 2020)

[5] The 100 Best Jazz Albums on Rolling Stone (accessed January 11, 2020)

[6] The 500 Greatest Albums Of All Time on New Musical Express (accessed January 10, 2020)

[7] GRAMMY Hall Of Fame on Grammy (accessed January 10, 2020)