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Chet Baker Sings is the debut vocal album by Chet Baker, released in 1954 through Pacific Jazz Records. Until this point, Baker had been known primarily as a trumpeter, making the album an important shift in his early career.
Recorded in Hollywood, the album pairs Baker’s restrained singing with small group jazz arrangements led by pianist Russ Freeman. Standards such as “My Funny Valentine”, “I Fall in Love Too Easily”, and “The Thrill Is Gone” are delivered with the same cool, understated phrasing that characterized Baker’s trumpet playing.
Baker continued to perform several of these songs throughout his career, particularly “My Funny Valentine”. The album was inducted into the Grammy Hall of Fame in 2001.
TRACKLIST:
A1 That Old Feeling
A2 It's Always You
A3 Like Someone In Love
A4 My Ideal
A5 I've Never Been In Love Before
A6 My Buddy
B1 But Not For Me
B2 Time After Time
B3 I Get Along Without You Very Well
B4 My Funny Valentine
B5 There Will Never Be Another You
B6 The Thrill Is Gone
B7 I Fall In Love Too Easily
B8 Look For The Silver Lining
