The Best of Chet Baker Sings

~ Release by Chet Baker (see all versions of this release, 1 available)

Tracklist

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1My Funny Valentine
producer:
Richard Bock (record producer)
bass:
Carson Smith
drums (drum set):
Bob Neel
piano:
Russ Freeman (pianist)
vocals:
Chet Baker (American jazz trumpeter and vocalist)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Blue Note Records (this is the record company; for release labels use its imprint “Blue Note”) (from 1954 to present, from 2004 to present)
recorded at:
Capitol Studios (Hollywood, CA, founded 1956) in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States (on 1954-02-15)
recording of:
My Funny Valentine (from “Babes in Arms”)
lyricist:
Lorenz Hart (in 1937)
composer:
Richard Rodgers (composer) (in 1937)
publisher:
Chappell & Co., Inc. (USA), Touch Music Publishing Pte Ltd., Warner Chappell Music Ltd. (no slash; used 1988–1996), Warner/Chappell (Warner/Chappell Music, Inc.) and Williamson Music Company
sub-publisher:
Warner/Chappell Music, Hong Kong Limited (華納音樂版權香港有限公司, 1995–2019), シンコーミュージック・エンタテイメント (Shinko Music Entertainment Co., Ltd.), ヤマハミュージックエンタテインメントホールディングス (Yamaha Music Entertainment Holdings, Inc., holding company – do not use as release label) and ワーナー・チャペル音楽出版 Synch事業部 (Warner/Chappell Music Japan K.K., Synch Division)
part of:
Babes in Arms (full musical)
part of:
The Real Book (compilation of jazz standards, volume I)
part of:
Waiting to Exhale (1995 film)
2:22
2But Not for Me
3:04
3Time After Time
2:46
4I Get Along Without You Very Well
bass:
Jimmy Bond
celesta:
Russ Freeman (pianist)
double bass:
Carson Smith (on 1954-02-15)
drums (drum set):
Peter Littman, Lawrence Marable and Bob Neel (on 1954-02-15)
piano:
Russ Freeman (pianist) (on 1954-02-15)
trumpet:
Chet Baker (American jazz trumpeter and vocalist) (on 1954-02-15)
vocals:
Chet Baker (American jazz trumpeter and vocalist) (on 1954-02-15)
recording of:
I Get Along Without You Very Well (on 1954-02-15)
lyricist:
Jane Brown Thompson
composer:
Hoagy Carmichael (in 1939)
publisher:
Famous Music Corporation (renamed since 2007‐05 as Sony/ATV Harmony/Melody), Songs of Peer, Ltd. (ASCAP) and Sony/ATV Harmony
sub-publisher:
ソニー・ミュージックパブリッシング A事業部 (Sony Music Publishing (Japan) Inc., A Division)
42:59
5There Will Never Be Another You
bass:
Jimmy Bond
celesta:
Russ Freeman (pianist)
double bass:
Carson Smith (on 1954-02-15)
drums (drum set):
Peter Littman, Lawrence Marable and Bob Neel (on 1954-02-15)
piano:
Russ Freeman (pianist) (on 1954-02-15)
trumpet:
Chet Baker (American jazz trumpeter and vocalist) (on 1954-02-15)
vocals:
Chet Baker (American jazz trumpeter and vocalist) (on 1954-02-15)
recording of:
There Will Never Be Another You (on 1954-02-15)
lyricist:
Mack Gordon
composer:
Harry Warren (US composer and lyricist)
publisher:
Morley Music Corp.
part of:
The Real Book (compilation of jazz standards, volume I)
3:00
6Look for the Silver Lining
2:41
7I Fall in Love too Easily
3:21
8The Thrill Is Gone
2:51
9Daybreak
bass:
Carson Smith (on 1955-03-07)
drums (drum set):
Bob Neel (on 1955-03-07)
piano:
Russ Freeman (pianist) (on 1955-03-07)
vocals:
Chet Baker (American jazz trumpeter and vocalist) (on 1955-03-07)
recorded at:
Capitol Studios (Hollywood, CA, founded 1956) in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States (on 1955-03-07)
recording of:
Daybreak
lyricist:
Harold Adamson
composer:
Ferde Grofé (pianist, arranger, conductor and composer)
publisher:
EMI Feist Catalog Inc.
is based on:
Mississippi Suite: IV. Mardi Gras. Allegro – Andantino (espressivo e sostenuto) – Assai maestoso e appassionato
2:42
10Just Friends
2:44
11I Remember You
producer:
Richard Bock (record producer)
double bass:
Carson Smith (on 1955-03-07)
drums (drum set):
Bob Neel (on 1955-03-07)
piano:
Russ Freeman (pianist) (on 1955-03-07)
trumpet:
Chet Baker (American jazz trumpeter and vocalist) (on 1955-03-07)
vocals:
Chet Baker (American jazz trumpeter and vocalist) (on 1955-03-07)
recorded at:
Capitol Studios (Hollywood, CA, founded 1956) in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States (on 1955-03-07)
recording of:
I Remember You (on 1955-03-07)
lyricist:
Johnny Mercer (in 1941)
composer:
Victor Schertzinger (in 1941)
publisher:
Copyright Control (not for release label use! this is only for copyrights and publishing relationships), Famous Music Corporation (renamed since 2007‐05 as Sony/ATV Harmony/Melody), Paramount Music Corporation and Sony/ATV Music Publishing Australia Pty Ltd.
3:16
12Let's Get Lost
3:45
13Long Ago and Far Away
bass:
Carson Smith (on 1955-03-07)
drums (drum set):
Bob Neel (on 1955-03-07)
piano:
Russ Freeman (pianist) (on 1955-03-07)
vocals:
Chet Baker (American jazz trumpeter and vocalist) (on 1955-03-07)
recorded at:
Capitol Studios (Hollywood, CA, founded 1956) in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States (on 1955-03-07)
recording of:
Long Ago (and Far Away) (on 1955-03-07)
lyricist:
Ira Gershwin
composer:
Jerome Kern
publisher:
Universal PolyGram International Publishing, Inc. (existed only since ca. 1998) and T.B. Harms Co. (in 1944)
part of:
The 17th Academy Award for Best Original Song (number: 2)
included in:
Cover Girl (1944)
3:59
14You Don't Know What Love Is
producer:
Richard Bock (record producer)
bass:
Carson Smith
drums (drum set):
Bob Neel
piano:
Russ Freeman (pianist)
trumpet:
Chet Baker (American jazz trumpeter and vocalist)
vocals:
Chet Baker (American jazz trumpeter and vocalist)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Blue Note Records (this is the record company; for release labels use its imprint “Blue Note”) (from 1955 to present, from 2004 to present)
recorded at:
Capitol Studios (Hollywood, CA, founded 1956) in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States (on 1955-03-07)
recording of:
You Don’t Know What Love Is
lyricist:
Don Raye
composer:
Gene de Paul
publisher:
Leeds Music Corp., MCA Music Publishing (renamed since c. 1996 as Universal Music Publishing Group), Universal Music Corp. (USA, affiliated with ASCAP), シンコーミュージック・エンタテイメント (Shinko Music Entertainment Co., Ltd.) and ユニバーサル・ミュージック・パブリッシング Synch事業部 (Universal Music Publishing, Synch Division)
4:52
15That Old Feeling
3:03
16It's Always You
producer:
Richard Bock (record producer)
bass:
Jimmy Bond (on 1956-07-23)
drums (drum set):
Peter Littman (on 1956-07-23)
piano:
Russ Freeman (pianist) (on 1956-07-23)
trumpet:
Chet Baker (American jazz trumpeter and vocalist) (on 1956-07-23)
vocals:
Chet Baker (American jazz trumpeter and vocalist) (on 1956-07-23)
recorded at:
The Forum Theater in Los Angeles, California, United States (on 1956-07-23)
recording of:
It’s Always You (on 1956-07-23)
lyricist:
Johnny Burke (American lyricist, 1908–1964)
composer:
Jimmy Van Heusen
publisher:
Famous Music Corporation (renamed since 2007‐05 as Sony/ATV Harmony/Melody)
33:35
17I've Never Been in Love Before
bass:
Carson Smith
celesta:
Russ Freeman (pianist)
double bass:
Jimmy Bond (on 1956-07-23)
drums (drum set):
Lawrence Marable, Bob Neel and Peter Littman (on 1956-07-23)
piano:
Russ Freeman (pianist) (on 1956-07-23)
trumpet:
Chet Baker (American jazz trumpeter and vocalist) (on 1956-07-23)
vocals:
Chet Baker (American jazz trumpeter and vocalist) (on 1956-07-23)
recording of:
I’ve Never Been in Love Before (on 1956-07-23)
lyricist and composer:
Frank Loesser
publisher:
Frank Music Corp.
sub-publisher:
Sony Music Publishing (Japan) Inc. (song publisher, never a release label) and ヤマハミュージックEH(CM) (Yamaha Music EH(CM))
part of:
Guys and Dolls (Broadway musical)
4:28
18My Buddy
bass:
Carson Smith (on 1956-07-30)
double bass:
Jimmy Bond (on 1956-07-30)
drums (drum set):
Lawrence Marable (on 1956-07-30) and Bob Neel (on 1956-07-30)
piano:
Russ Freeman (pianist) (on 1956-07-30)
trumpet:
Chet Baker (American jazz trumpeter and vocalist) (on 1956-07-30)
vocals:
Chet Baker (American jazz trumpeter and vocalist) (on 1956-07-30)
recorded at:
The Forum Theater in Los Angeles, California, United States (on 1956-07-30)
cover recording of:
My Buddy (on 1956-07-30)
lyricist:
Gus Kahn (in 1922)
composer:
Walter Donaldson (in 1922)
publisher:
Copyright Control (not for release label use! this is only for copyrights and publishing relationships)
23:19
19Like Someone in Love
bass:
Jimmy Bond
celesta:
Russ Freeman (pianist)
double bass:
Carson Smith (on 1956-07-30)
drums (drum set):
Peter Littman, Bob Neel and Lawrence Marable (on 1956-07-30)
piano:
Russ Freeman (pianist) (on 1956-07-30)
trumpet:
Chet Baker (American jazz trumpeter and vocalist) (on 1956-07-30)
vocals:
Chet Baker (American jazz trumpeter and vocalist) (on 1956-07-30)
recording of:
Like Someone in Love (on 1956-07-30)
lyricist:
Johnny Burke (American lyricist, 1908–1964) (in 1944)
composer:
Jimmy Van Heusen (in 1944)
publisher:
Bourne Co. (not for release label use, this is a music publisher), Chappell Morris Ltd., Dorsey Brothers Music and Music Sales Corporation (American copyright holder in both popular and classical music)
sub-publisher:
ヤマハミュージックエンタテインメントホールディングス (Yamaha Music Entertainment Holdings, Inc., holding company – do not use as release label) and ワーナー・チャペル音楽出版 Synch事業部 (Warner/Chappell Music Japan K.K., Synch Division)
2:26
20My Ideal
4:20
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1This Is Always
engineer:
Allan Emig (on 1955-02-28)
producer:
Richard Bock (record producer) (on 1955-02-28) and Michael Cuscuna (on 1955-02-28)
double bass [bass]:
Red Mitchell (jazz double-bassist, composer and lyricist) (on 1955-02-28)
drums (drum set):
Bob Neel (on 1955-02-28)
flute:
Bud Shank (on 1955-02-28)
harp:
Corky Hale (on 1955-02-28)
trumpet:
Chet Baker (American jazz trumpeter and vocalist) (on 1955-02-28)
instrumental recording of:
This Is Always (on 1955-02-28)
lyricist:
Mack Gordon
composer:
Harry Warren (US composer and lyricist)
publisher:
WB Music Corp. (1929–2019)
3:10
2Someone to Watch Over Me
3:03
3I Wish I Knew
4:01
4Grey December
3:43
5Do It the Hard Way
3:02
6I'm Old Fashioned
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (in 1958-08)
recording engineer:
Jack Higgins (recording engineer)
producer:
Bill Grauer, Jr.
bass:
George Morrow (in 1958-08)
drums (drum set):
Philly Joe Jones (US jazz drummer) (in 1958-08)
piano:
Kenny Drew (in 1958-08)
trumpet:
Chet Baker (American jazz trumpeter and vocalist) (in 1958-08)
vocals:
Chet Baker (American jazz trumpeter and vocalist) (in 1958-08)
instrumental recording of:
I’m Old Fashioned (from “You Were Never Lovelier”) (in 1958-08)
lyricist:
Johnny Mercer (in 1942)
composer:
Jerome Kern (in 1942)
publisher:
T.B. Harms Co., The Johnny Mercer Foundation and Universal PolyGram International Publishing, Inc. (existed only since ca. 1998)
sub-publisher:
シンコーミュージック・エンタテイメント (Shinko Music Entertainment Co., Ltd.) and ユニバーサル・ミュージック・パブリッシング Synch事業部 (Universal Music Publishing, Synch Division)
25:06
7You're Driving Me Crazy
2:56
8It Could Happen to You
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (in 1958-08)
recording engineer:
Jack Higgins (recording engineer)
producer:
Bill Grauer, Jr.
bass:
Sam Jones (US jazz bassist) (in 1958-08)
drums (drum set):
Dannie Richmond (drummer) (in 1958-08)
piano:
Kenny Drew (in 1958-08)
trumpet:
Chet Baker (American jazz trumpeter and vocalist) (in 1958-08)
vocals:
Chet Baker (American jazz trumpeter and vocalist) (in 1958-08)
instrumental recording of:
It Could Happen to You (in 1958-08)
lyricist:
Johnny Burke (American lyricist, 1908–1964)
composer:
Jimmy Van Heusen
publisher:
Chappell & Co., Sony/ATV Harmony and Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC (1995–2020)
sub-publisher:
Gehrmans Musikförlag, Sony/ATV Harmony UK and ソニー・ミュージックパブリッシング A事業部 (Sony Music Publishing (Japan) Inc., A Division)
2:52
9My Heart Stood Still
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (in 1958-08)
recording engineer:
Jack Higgins (recording engineer)
producer:
Bill Grauer, Jr. and Orrin Keepnews
bass:
George Morrow (in 1958-08)
drums (drum set):
Philly Joe Jones (US jazz drummer) (in 1958-08)
piano:
Kenny Drew (in 1958-08)
trumpet:
Chet Baker (American jazz trumpeter and vocalist) (in 1958-08)
vocals:
Chet Baker (American jazz trumpeter and vocalist) (in 1958-08)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Concord Music Group, Inc. (part of Concord Bicycle Music since 2015/04/01, not for release label use!) (from 2006 to present)
recorded at:
Reeves Sound Studios in New York, New York, United States (in 1958-08)
instrumental recording of:
My Heart Stood Still (in 1958-08)
lyricist:
Lorenz Hart (in 1927)
composer:
Richard Rodgers (composer) (in 1927)
publisher:
Harms, Inc., Laurence Harms, Inc., Warner Bros. (holding: file NO releases), Warner Bros., Inc. (not for release label use!) and Warner Chappell Music Ltd. (no slash; used 1988–1996)
part of:
One Dam Thing After Another
23:28
10The More I See You
3:05
11Everything Happens to Me
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (in 1958-08)
recording engineer:
Jack Higgins (recording engineer)
producer:
Bill Grauer, Jr.
bass:
George Morrow (in 1958-08)
drums (drum set):
Philly Joe Jones (US jazz drummer) (in 1958-08)
piano:
Kenny Drew (in 1958-08)
trumpet:
Chet Baker (American jazz trumpeter and vocalist) (in 1958-08)
vocals:
Chet Baker (American jazz trumpeter and vocalist) (in 1958-08)
instrumental recording of:
Everything Happens to Me (in 1958-08)
lyricist:
Tom Adair
composer:
Matt Dennis (American singer, pianist, band leader)
publisher:
Commander Publications, Dorsey Brothers Music, Embassy Music Corporation and Music Sales Corporation (American copyright holder in both popular and classical music)
sub-publisher:
ミュージック・セールス (Music Sales, Japan, subsidiary of Shinko Music Entertainment)
5:04
12Dancing on the Ceiling
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (in 1958-08)
recording engineer:
Jack Higgins (recording engineer)
producer:
Bill Grauer, Jr.
bass:
George Morrow (in 1958-08)
drums (drum set):
Philly Joe Jones (US jazz drummer) (in 1958-08)
piano:
Kenny Drew (in 1958-08)
trumpet:
Chet Baker (American jazz trumpeter and vocalist) (in 1958-08)
vocals:
Chet Baker (American jazz trumpeter and vocalist) (in 1958-08)
instrumental recording of:
Dancing on the Ceiling (1930 Rodgers & Hart song) (in 1958-08)
lyricist:
Lorenz Hart (in 1930)
composer:
Richard Rodgers (composer) (in 1930)
3:09
13How Long Has This Been Going On
4:10
14Old Devil Moon
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (in 1958-08)
recording engineer:
Jack Higgins (recording engineer)
producer:
Bill Grauer, Jr.
bass:
Sam Jones (US jazz bassist) (in 1958-08)
drums (drum set):
Philly Joe Jones (US jazz drummer) (in 1958-08)
piano:
Kenny Drew (in 1958-08)
trumpet:
Chet Baker (American jazz trumpeter and vocalist) (in 1958-08)
vocals:
Chet Baker (American jazz trumpeter and vocalist) (in 1958-08)
instrumental recording of:
Old Devil Moon (from “Finian’s Rainbow”) (in 1958-08)
lyricist:
Yip Harburg
composer:
Burton Lane
publisher:
Chappell & Co., Inc. (USA), Chappell Music (UK) and Victoria Music Ltd.
adaptations:
Old Devil Moon / Stari vražji mesec
part of:
Finian’s Rainbow (1947 Broadway musical)
22:58
15While My Lady Sleeps
4:21
16You Make Me Feel So Young
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (in 1958-08)
recording engineer:
Jack Higgins (recording engineer)
bass:
Sam Jones (US jazz bassist) (in 1958-08)
drums (drum set):
Philly Joe Jones (US jazz drummer) (in 1958-08)
piano:
Kenny Drew (in 1958-08)
trumpet:
Chet Baker (American jazz trumpeter and vocalist) (in 1958-08)
instrumental recording of:
You Make Me Feel So Young (in 1958-08)
lyricist:
Mack Gordon
composer:
Josef Myrow
publisher:
Warner Chappell Music Ltd. (no slash; used 1988–1996), WB Music Corp. (1929–2019) (until 2019-05-28) and WC Music Corp. (from 2019-05-28 to present)
sub-publisher:
ヤマハミュージックエンタテインメントホールディングス (Yamaha Music Entertainment Holdings, Inc., holding company – do not use as release label) and ワーナー・チャペル音楽出版 Synch事業部 (Warner/Chappell Music Japan K.K., Synch Division)
version of:
E bi eit barn med deg
3:40
17Line for Lyons
2:51
18Let Me Be Loved
alto saxophone:
Charlie Mariano (on 1956-11-08), Bud Shank (on 1956-11-08) and Herbie Steward (jazz saxophonist) (on 1956-11-08)
baritone saxophone:
Pepper Adams (baritone saxophonist) (on 1956-11-08)
bass:
Monty Budwig (on 1956-11-08)
bongos:
Mike Pacheco (Percussionist) (on 1956-11-08)
drums (drum set):
Mel Lewis (American jazz drummer) (on 1956-11-08)
flute:
Don Fagerquist (on 1956-11-08) and Bud Shank (on 1956-11-08)
piano:
Claude Williamson (on 1956-11-08)
tenor saxophone:
Bill Holman (on 1956-11-08) and Richie Kamuca (on 1956-11-08)
trombone:
Milt Bernhart (on 1956-11-08)
trumpet:
Chet Baker (American jazz trumpeter and vocalist) (on 1956-11-08)
conductor:
Bill Holman (on 1956-11-08)
additional orchestrator:
Bill Holman (on 1956-11-08)
2:16
19Forgetful
2:43
20Deep in a Dream
alto saxophone:
Glauco Masetti (saxophone and songwriter) and Fausto Papetti
tenor saxophone:
Gianni Basso
trumpet:
Chet Baker (American jazz trumpeter and vocalist)
vocals:
Chet Baker (American jazz trumpeter and vocalist)
recording of:
Deep in a Dream
lyricist:
Eddie DeLange
composer:
Jimmy Van Heusen
publisher:
Chappell Music Ltd., Scarsdale Music Corp. (ASCAP) and Warner Bros. Music (publisher; do NOT use as release label)
4:30