Chet Baker Sings - 1956 Pacific Jazz / 1998 Blue Note - 320Kbps - Jazz # DrBnseeders: 28
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Chet Baker Sings - 1956 Pacific Jazz / 1998 Blue Note - 320Kbps - Jazz # DrBn (Size: 102.71 MB)
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Chet Baker Sings is the debut vocal album by Chet Baker, released in 1956 by Pacific Jazz Records.
It is a classic of West Coast cool jazz. Ornette Coleman's insights are well worth paying attention to, and he certainly hit the nail on the head when discussing Chet Baker's singing. To paraphrase Coleman, Baker may not have had much of a voice, but that didn't stop him from grabbing you with it emotionally. As a singer, Baker didn't have had the range of Mel Torme or Billy Eckstine - but he had a soulfulness, a vulnerability that could send chills up your spine. And there's no shortage of soul on Chet Baker Sings, a reissue boasting Pacific Jazz sides from 1954 and 1956. This is young Baker with all of his boyish charm, and "cool jazz" doesn't get any more moving than the versions of "My Funny Valentine," "Time After Time" and "But Not For Me" found on this CD. A gem that dates back to World War I and laments the death of an army friend in combat, "My Buddy" may have been written before Baker was even born - yet in the trumpeter/singer's hands, it sounds like such a very personal reflection on the value of friendship. Highly recommended. Chet Baker Chet Baker sings 1956  CD / 1998 / 320Kbps Tracklist: 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 07 - BUT NOT FOR ME 08 - TIME AFTER TIME 09 - I GET ALONG WITHOUT YOU VERY WELL 10 - MY FUNNY VALENTINE 11 - THERE WILL NEVER BE ANOTHER YOU 12 - THE THRILL IS GONE 13 - I FALL IN LOVE TOO EASILY 14 - LOOK FOR THE SILVER LINING Personnel: Chet Baker (vocals, trumpet) Russ Freeman (piano, celeste) James Bond, Carson Smith (bass) Peter Littman, Lawrence Marable, Bob Neel (drums) Recorded at the Forum Theatre, Los Angeles, California on July 23 & 30, 1956 and at Capitol Studios, Hollywood, California on February 15, 1954 Straight, no chaser. :) Sharing Widget |