{"product_id":"chetbakerchetbakersings","title":"Chet Baker ‎– Chet Baker Sings (Blue Note Tone Poet series)","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e— The Analog Vault \/\/ Essential Listening —\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThere are several Chet Baker albums with the title Chet Baker Sings, but this one recorded for Pacific Jazz in 1954 and 1956 is the original, and arguably, the best. The album features Chet’s indelible vocals and sterling trumpet playing with two different quartet line-ups both featuring pianist Russ Freeman on a set of classic standards that he made his own including “My Funny Valentine,” “That Old Feeling,” and “I Fall In Love Too Easily.” For the first time in more than 60 years, this definitive edition was cut from the original master tapes in the correct order with pristine fidelity. The gatefold packaging includes additional session photography by William Claxton. – \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/store.bluenote.com\/collections\/tone-poets\/products\/chet-baker-chet-baker-sings-lp-tone-poet-series\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"\u003eBlue Note\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAs Gerald Heard's liner notes point out, it's difficult to decide whether Chet Baker was a trumpet player who sang or a singer who played trumpet. When the 24-year-old California-based trumpeter started his vocal career in 1954, his singing was revolutionary; as delicate and clear as his trumpet playing, with a similarly bright and vibrato-free tone, Baker simply didn't sound like any previous jazz singer. His first vocal session, recorded in February 1954 and covering tracks seven through 14 of this disc, is so innocent-sounding it's like cub reporter Jimmy Olsen had started a new career as a jazz singer.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe album's first six tracks, recorded in July 1956, are even more milk and cookies, thanks in no small part to syrupy material like Frank Loesser's \"I've Never Been in Love Before\" and Donaldson\/Kahn's drippy \"My Buddy.\" Choices from the earlier session like \"My Funny Valentine\" -- arguably the definitive version of this oft-recorded song -- and \"There Will Never Be Another You\" work much, much better. The spacious musical setting, a simple trumpet and piano-bass-drums rhythm section, is perfect for Baker's low-key style. Despite the few faults of song selection, Chet Baker Sings is a classic of West Coast cool jazz. - Stewart Mason \/\/ \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.allmusic.com\/album\/chet-baker-sings-mw0000654109\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"\u003eAllMusic\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ciframe width=\"300\" height=\"380\" src=\"https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/embed\/album\/5JJ779nrbHx0KB2lBrMMa4\" frameborder=\"0\" allowtransparency=\"true\" allow=\"encrypted-media\"\u003e\u003c\/iframe\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e↓\u003cbr\u003eLabel: Blue Note, World Pacific Records, Pacific Jazz\u003cbr\u003eSeries: Blue Note Tone Poet Series, Pacific Jazz Series\u003cbr\u003eFormat: Vinyl, LP, Album, Reissue, Mono, 180g, Gatefold\u003cbr\u003eCountry: Worldwide\u003cbr\u003eReissued: 2020 \/ Original Release: 1956\u003cbr\u003eGenre: Jazz\u003cbr\u003eStyle: Cool Jazz\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFile under: Blue Note Tone Poet Series\u003cbr\u003e⦿\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Blue Note Records (Tone Poet series)","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":41456782639262,"sku":"602508358913","price":70.0,"currency_code":"SGD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0584\/5434\/3838\/files\/8175Cvq53JL._UF1000_1000_QL80.jpg?v=1729077370","url":"https:\/\/theanalogvault.mom\/products\/chetbakerchetbakersings","provider":"The Analog Vault","version":"1.0","type":"link"}