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To much of the pop (as opposed to the jazz) audience, Chet Baker was known not as an able cool jazz trumpeter, but as a romantic balladeer. The two classifications were not mutually exclusive; Baker's vocal numbers would also feature his trumpet playing, as well as fine instrumental support from West Coast cool jazzers. For those who prefer the vocal side of the Baker canon, this is an excellent compilation of his best vintage material in that mode. The 20 tracks draw from sessions covering the era when he was generally conceded to be at his vocal peak (1953-1956), and are dominated by standards from the likes of Rodgers & Hart, Carmichael, Gershwin, and Kern. Baker's singing was white and naïve in the best senses, with a quavering, uncertain earnestness that embodied a certain (safe) strain of mid-'50s bohemianism. That's the Baker heard on this collection, which contains some his most famous interpretations, including "My Funny Valentine," "Time After Time," "There Will Never Be Another You," and "Let's Get Lost."
© Richie Unterberger /TiVo
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Ray Henderson, Composer - Russ Freeman, Piano, AssociatedPerformer - Lew Brown, Author - Ron McMaster, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Richard Bock, Producer, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Bob Neel, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Chet Baker, Piano, Trumpet, Vocals, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Carson Smith, AssociatedPerformer, Bass (Vocal)
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George Gershwin, ComposerLyricist - Ira Gershwin, ComposerLyricist - Russ Freeman, Piano, AssociatedPerformer - Ron McMaster, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Richard Bock, Producer, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Bob Neel, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Chet Baker, Piano, Trumpet, Vocals, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Carson Smith, AssociatedPerformer, Bass (Vocal)
(C) 1989 Blue Note Records ℗ 1954 Capitol Records, LLC
Jule Styne, Composer - Sammy Cahn, Author - Russ Freeman, Piano, AssociatedPerformer - Ron McMaster, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Richard Bock, Producer, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Bob Neel, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Chet Baker, Piano, Trumpet, Vocals, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Carson Smith, AssociatedPerformer, Bass (Vocal)
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HOAGY CARMICHAEL, ComposerLyricist - Russ Freeman, Piano, Celesta, AssociatedPerformer - Ron McMaster, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Richard Bock, Producer, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Bob Neel, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Chet Baker, Piano, Vocals, Celesta, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Carson Smith, AssociatedPerformer, Bass (Vocal)
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Harry Warren, Composer - Mack Gordon, Author - Russ Freeman, Piano, AssociatedPerformer - Ron McMaster, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Richard Bock, Producer, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Bob Neel, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Chet Baker, Piano, Trumpet, Vocals, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Carson Smith, AssociatedPerformer, Bass (Vocal)
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Jerome Kern, Composer - Russ Freeman, Piano, AssociatedPerformer - Michael Cuscuna, Producer - Ron McMaster, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Richard Bock, Producer, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Bob Neel, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Chet Baker, Piano, Trumpet, Vocals, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Carson Smith, AssociatedPerformer, Bass (Vocal) - Buddy DeSylva, Author
(C) 1989 Blue Note Records ℗ 1954 Capitol Records, LLC
Richard Rodgers, ComposerLyricist - Lorenz Hart, ComposerLyricist - Russ Freeman, Piano, AssociatedPerformer - Ron McMaster, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Richard Bock, Producer, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Bob Neel, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Chet Baker, Piano, Trumpet, Vocals, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Carson Smith, AssociatedPerformer, Bass (Vocal)
(C) 1989 Blue Note Records ℗ 1954 Blue Note Records
Jule Styne, Composer - Sammy Cahn, Author - Russ Freeman, Piano, AssociatedPerformer - Richard Bock, Producer, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Bob Neel, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Chet Baker, Piano, Trumpet, Vocals, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Carson Smith, AssociatedPerformer, Bass (Vocal)
(C) 1989 Blue Note Records ℗ 1954 Capitol Records, LLC
Russ Freeman, Piano, AssociatedPerformer - Ron McMaster, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Richard Bock, Producer, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Bob Neel, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Chet Baker, Trumpet, Vocals, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Carson Smith, AssociatedPerformer, Bass (Vocal) - Harold Adamson, ComposerLyricist - FERDE GROFE, ComposerLyricist
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Sam M. Lewis, Composer - Russ Freeman, Piano, AssociatedPerformer - Ron McMaster, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Richard Bock, Producer, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Bob Neel, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Chet Baker, Trumpet, Vocals, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Carson Smith, AssociatedPerformer, Bass (Vocal) - John Klenner, Composer
(C) 1989 Blue Note Records ℗ 1955 Capitol Records, LLC
Johnny Mercer, ComposerLyricist - Victor Schertzinger, ComposerLyricist - Russ Freeman, Piano, AssociatedPerformer - Ron McMaster, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Richard Bock, Producer, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Bob Neel, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Chet Baker, Trumpet, Vocals, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Carson Smith, AssociatedPerformer, Bass (Vocal)
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FRANK LOESSER, ComposerLyricist - Russ Freeman, Piano, AssociatedPerformer - Ron McMaster, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Richard Bock, Producer, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Bob Neel, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Jimmy McHugh, ComposerLyricist - Chet Baker, Trumpet, Vocals, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Carson Smith, AssociatedPerformer, Bass (Vocal)
(C) 1989 Blue Note Records ℗ 1954 Capitol Records, LLC
Russ Freeman, Piano, AssociatedPerformer - Ron McMaster, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Leo Robin, Composer - Ralph Rainger, Composer - Richard Bock, Producer, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Chet Baker, Trumpet, Vocals, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Carson Smith, AssociatedPerformer, Bass (Vocal) - Larry Bunker, Drums, AssociatedPerformer
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Russ Freeman, Piano, AssociatedPerformer - Gene DePaul, ComposerLyricist - Ron McMaster, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Richard Bock, Producer, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Bob Neel, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Chet Baker, Trumpet, Vocals, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Carson Smith, AssociatedPerformer, Bass (Vocal) - Don Raye, ComposerLyricist
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Jimmy Bond, AssociatedPerformer, Bass (Vocal) - Russ Freeman, Piano, AssociatedPerformer - Lew Brown, ComposerLyricist - Ron McMaster, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Richard Bock, Producer, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Sammy Fain, ComposerLyricist - Chet Baker, Piano, Trumpet, Vocals, Celesta, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Peter Littman, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - James Bond, AssociatedPerformer, Bass (Vocal)
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Jimmy Bond, AssociatedPerformer, Bass (Vocal) - Russ Freeman, Piano, AssociatedPerformer - Ron McMaster, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Richard Bock, Producer, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Johnny Burke, Author - Chet Baker, Piano, Trumpet, Vocals, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Jimmy Van Heusen, Composer - Peter Littman, Drums, AssociatedPerformer
(C) 1989 Blue Note Records ℗ 1956 Blue Note Records
Jimmy Bond, AssociatedPerformer, Bass (Vocal) - FRANK LOESSER, ComposerLyricist - Russ Freeman, Piano, AssociatedPerformer - Ron McMaster, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Richard Bock, Producer, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Chet Baker, Piano, Trumpet, Vocals, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Peter Littman, Drums, AssociatedPerformer
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Jimmy Bond, AssociatedPerformer, Bass (Vocal) - Walter Donaldson, Composer - Russ Freeman, Piano, AssociatedPerformer - Gus Kahn, Author - Ron McMaster, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Richard Bock, Producer, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Chet Baker, Piano, Trumpet, Vocals, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Peter Littman, Drums, AssociatedPerformer
(C) 1989 Blue Note Records ℗ 1956 Blue Note Records
Jimmy Bond, AssociatedPerformer, Bass (Vocal) - Russ Freeman, Piano, AssociatedPerformer - Ron McMaster, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Richard Bock, Producer, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Johnny Burke, Author - Chet Baker, Piano, Vocals, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Jimmy Van Heusen, Composer - Lawrence Marable, Drums, AssociatedPerformer
(C) 1989 Blue Note Records ℗ 1956 Blue Note Records
Jimmy Bond, AssociatedPerformer, Bass (Vocal) - Russ Freeman, Celesta, AssociatedPerformer - Ron McMaster, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Leo Robin, Author - Richard Bock, Producer - Chet Baker, Trumpet, Vocals, Celesta, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Newell Chase, Composer - Larance Marable, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Richard A. Whiting, Composer
(C) 1989 Blue Note Records ℗ 1956 Blue Note Records
Album review
To much of the pop (as opposed to the jazz) audience, Chet Baker was known not as an able cool jazz trumpeter, but as a romantic balladeer. The two classifications were not mutually exclusive; Baker's vocal numbers would also feature his trumpet playing, as well as fine instrumental support from West Coast cool jazzers. For those who prefer the vocal side of the Baker canon, this is an excellent compilation of his best vintage material in that mode. The 20 tracks draw from sessions covering the era when he was generally conceded to be at his vocal peak (1953-1956), and are dominated by standards from the likes of Rodgers & Hart, Carmichael, Gershwin, and Kern. Baker's singing was white and naïve in the best senses, with a quavering, uncertain earnestness that embodied a certain (safe) strain of mid-'50s bohemianism. That's the Baker heard on this collection, which contains some his most famous interpretations, including "My Funny Valentine," "Time After Time," "There Will Never Be Another You," and "Let's Get Lost."
© Richie Unterberger /TiVo
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 20 track(s)
- Total length: 01:05:28
- Main artists: Chet Baker
- Composer: Various Composers
- Label: Blue Note Records
- Genre: Jazz Vocal Jazz
© 1989 Blue Note Records This Compilation ℗ 1989 Blue Note Records
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