Chet Baker

 

Artist:  Crhet Baker
Birth Name:  Chesney Henry Baker
Born:  December 23, 1929.  Yale, Oklahoma, USA
Died:  May 13, 1988 (Aged 58).  Amsterdam, Netherlands
Genre:  Jazz, Cool Jazz, Bebop, West Coast Jazz, Vocal Jazz, Trumpet Jazz, Jazz Instrument
Occupation:  Musician
Instruments:  Trumpet, Vocals, Flugelhorn, Piano

Chet Baker was an American Jazz Trumpeter, and Vocalist.  He was a primary exponent of the West Coast School of Cool Jazz in the early and mid-'50s.  He plays with Vido Musso's Band, Stan Getz, Charlie Parker, Gerry Mulligan.  His well known song "My Funny Valentine", and "My Old Flame".

Title:   Chet Baker Sings:  It Could Happen To You (Limited Edition 180 Gram Colored Orange Vinyl) (2021)

Genre:  Jazz, Cool Jazz, Bebop, West Coast Jazz, Vocal Jazz, Trumpet Jazz, Jazz Instrument

Label:  20th Century Masterworks. 

Rating:   *****

Format:  LP

Tracks:

Side A:

 1.  Do It The Hard Way  (3:00)
 2.  I'm Old Fashioned  (5:03)
 3.  You're Driving Me Crazy  (2:53)
 4.  It Could Happen To You  (2:49)
 5.  My Heart Stood Still  (3:26)

Bonus Track:

 6.  Forgetful (2:43)

Side B:

 1.  The More I See You  (3:03)
 2.  Everything Happens To Me  (5:02)
 3.  Dancing On The Ceiling  (3:08)
 4.  How Long Has This Been Going On?  (4:10)
 5.  Old Devil Moon  (2:59)

Bonus Track:

 6.  My Funny Valentine (5:01)

Personnel:  

Chet Baker:  Vocals, Trumpet
Kenny Drew:  Piano
Sam Jones:   Bass
George Morrow:  Bass, (replaced Sam ones on Tracks:  A1, A2, A5, B2, B3)
Philly Joe Jones:  Drums
Dannie Richmond:   Drums (replaced Philly Joe ones on Tracks:  A4, A4, B4)

Bonus Tracks:  Milan, Italy, September 29, 1959 on B6, October 5, 1959 on A6

Chet Baker:  Vocals, Trumpet

Len Mercer's Orchestra

Chet Baker Sings:  It Could Happen To You is an album by Chet Baker, originally released on October 1958 by Riverside Records, remastered and reissued in 2021 by 20th Century Masterworks.  Limited Edition, 180 Gram Colored Orange Vinyl.