Chet Baker - The Best of Chet Baker Sings
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Artist: Chet BakerEdition: Music CD
CD Release Date: 1989-08-04
Music Label: Blue Note Records
Soundtracks:
- The Thrill Is Gone
- But Not For Me
- Time After Time
- I Get Along Without You Very Well
- There Will Never Be Another You
- Look For The Silver Lining
- My Funny Valentine
- I Fall In Love Too Easily
- Daybreak
- Just Friends
- I Remember You
- Let's Get Lost
- Long Ago And Far Away
- You Don't Know What Love Is
- That Old Feeling
- It's Always You
- I've Never Been In Love Before
- My Buddy
- Like Someone In Love
- My Ideal
Free Music Notes for The Best of Chet Baker Sings
Free Music Review: Chet get's his set
Hit: 5 Stars
Chet Baker was a fine trumpet player, had a cool West Coast jazz style that fit well in the clubs and was well respected among his contempories. He blew sweet and short, not necessarily long blown out improvisation. For those younger, he was like George Harrison, he hit the right notes at the right time with a sense of melody and a knowing of the song. He didn't have to strut, he strolled the street like he owned it, happy as could be.
What happened was, Chet was asked to sing a tune or two. He got drunk, sang, and was as flat as a soaked Manhattan coaster on a two drink minimun table for two. He sang off key, off the shoulder, off the edge, and weary eyes blinked. Couples snuggled. She kicked her shoes off under the table, her "friend" threw dollars at the waiter and they both knew somethin' new. Possibly another drink or two...
Chet sang in a smokey voice, winked at them, coughed and sang...
"My Funny Valentine" worse than boyfriend could as he whispered...eager and excited and as "whoops" as the snap of his H C major coda.
This CD is a fine introduction...
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The Best of Chet Baker Sings Poster
Once Chet Baker arrived in California from his native Oklahoma, his career exploded. After landing gigs with Charlie Parker and Gerry Mulligan, Baker soon found himself a solo star and bandleader. Not long after that, he also found himself whispering love songs into a microphone. Baker was not gifted with the most robust voice of the day. Indeed, listening to pure singers like Nat "King" Cole or Johnny Hartman can expose Baker's weaknesses, but what Baker did, he did well. By choosing wistful, so-young, so-in-love tunes, Baker was able to pour his heart into the material, sketching soft, romantic moods and painting himself as the broken-hearted innocent. The effect can be devastating, as Baker's voice clings to the melody, threatening to disintegrate at any moment. Many of his best tunes--"I Fall in Love Too Easily," "But Not for Me," "Let's Get Lost"--are collected here, and as such, there is no better place to begin an appreciation of Baker's unique singing. --S. DudaJazz Music CDs
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