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1	The Best of Chet Baker Sings (1953) more music like this by Chet Baker To much of the pop (as opposed to the jazz) audience, Chet Baker was known not as an able cool jazz trumpeter, but as a romantic balladeer. The two classifications were not mutually exclusive; Baker's vocal numbers would also feature his trumpet playing, as well as fine instrumental support from West Coast cool jazzers. For those who prefer the ... see all copies from £6.14! new only from £7.00!
2	Embraceable You (1957) more music like this by Chet Baker A ballad collection that emphasizes Chet Baker's troubled-romantic vocal style, it's not too surprising that these 1957 recordings remained in the vaults for almost 40 years. For one thing, Baker's delicate tenor, having won the hearts of thousands of teenage fans, was considered somewhat of a novelty to most critics. For another, his guitar-and ... see all copies from £8.36! new only from £8.36!
3	Songs for Lovers (1997) more music like this by Chet Baker Although it is not obvious from the cover of this 1997 CD, all twelve selections from Chet Baker's Pacific Jazz period are currently available elsewhere (although a few are only on Mosaic limited-edition box sets). The material is almost random and is not programmed in chronological order. Baker takes vocals on five numbers, including three from a ... see all copies from £6.76! new only from £8.70!
4	She Was Too Good to Me (1974) more music like this by Chet Baker Baker began his comeback after five years of musical inactivity with this excellent CTI date. Highlights include "Autumn Leaves," "Tangerine," and "With a Song in My Heart." Altoist Paul Desmond is a major asset on two songs and the occasional strings give variety to this fine session. Scott Yanow, All Music Guide see all copies from £5.11! new only from £5.11!
5	Chet Baker & Crew (1956) more music like this by Chet Baker The numbers heard on Chet Baker & Crew were among a prolific flurry of recordings Baker was involved in during the last week of July 1956 -- fresh from an extended European stay. Sessions were held every day from the 23rd through the 31st, which resulted in such classic titles as The Route, Chet Baker Sings, and Chet Baker Quintet at the Forum -- ... see all copies from £6.07! new only from £6.07!
6	Chet Baker Sings (1956) more music like this by Chet Baker As 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 ... see all copies from £3.93! new only from £7.15!
7	Chet (1959) more music like this by Chet Baker Chet Baker was to record only one more album after this one for the Riverside label before starting down the road to those many other labels he was to visit during the rest of his career. It is somewhat ironic that one of the major figures in West Coast jazz would record for a label that played a leading role in the propagation of East Coast jazz. ... see all copies from £4.75!
8	Yule Struttin' (1990) more music like this by Various Artists This CD has ten performances of Christmas songs from 1990 plus a few earlier recordings (Chet Baker's "Winter Wonderland," Count Basie's "Jingle Bells," Dexter Gordon's "Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas" and Stanley Jordan's 1986 version of "Silent Night." With such top stars as Bobby Watson, Lou Rawls, Eliane Elias, Benny Green (who has two ... see all copies from £4.10! new only from £8.01!
9	Heart Beats: Sirens of Song - Classic Torch (1997) more music like this by Various Artists Rhino's Sirens of Song: Classic Torch Singers is an excellent collection of late-night, lovelorn vocals by some of the best singers of the century -- and yes, all of them are female, since a strict definition of torch singing (not to mention sirens) excludes males. The collection leads off with "Cry Me a River" by Julie London, the prototypical ... see all copies from £4.30! new only from £7.72!
10	Chet Baker Sings It Could Happen to You (1958) more music like this by Chet Baker The ultra-hip and sophisticated "cool jazz" that Chet Baker (trumpet/vocals) helped define in the early '50s matured rapidly under the tutelage of producer Dick Bock. This can be traced to Baker's earliest sides on Bock's L.A.-based Pacific Jazz label. This album is the result of Baker's first sessions for the independent Riverside label. The Chet ... see all copies from £7.26! new only from £8.44!
11 view cover	Career: 1952-1988 (2005) more music like this by Chet Baker While there are numerous collections of trumpeter/vocalist Chet Baker's work, none have attempted to cover his entire career. Using Baker's classic 1952 recording of "My Funny Valentine" and the version recorded a month before his death off The Last Great Concert as melancholy bookends, Shout Factory has put together a solid anthology of the ... see all copies from £5.24! new only from £18.80!
12 view cover	Hooray for Love: Great Gentlemen of Song, Vol. 1 (1995) more music like this by Various Artists Capitol presents the first in a double-dip tribute to those marvelous-to-maudlin male crooners who dominated the entertainment industries during the two decades that followed the Second World War. This was the golden age of dressing up and posing while putting across pop songs in a debonair and often sentimental manner. Some of these names became ... see all copies from £3.42! new only from £6.82!
13 view cover	In Paris: Barclay Sessions 1955-1956 (2000) more music like this by Chet Baker see all copies from £6.74! new only from £10.38!
14 view cover	Chet Baker Quartet Featuring Russ Freeman (1953) more music like this by Chet Baker Chet Baker Quartet Featuring Russ Freeman (1998) is a perfect studio companion to the Mosaic Records set Complete Pacific Jazz Live Recordings of Chet Baker With Russ Freeman (1988). As was the custom for jazz platters of the time, both Baker and Freeman are joined by a different combo on each date. The luminaries include Bobby Whitlock (bass), ... see all copies from £7.40! new only from £7.40!
15 view cover	Quintessence, Vol. 1 (1999) more music like this by Stan Getz Quartet & Chet Baker Tenor-saxophonist Stan Getz and trumpeter Chet Baker would have seemed to have been a very musically compatible pair but, because they did not care for each enough personally, they only worked together on three separate occasions. The last such time was for a 1983 European tour. This broadcast from Norway was issued for the first time on this 1998 ... see all copies from £5.25! new only from £8.40!
16 view cover	On a Misty Night (1965) more music like this by Chet Baker Chet Baker was quite busy during three days in August 1965, recording five LPs worth of material with tenor saxophonist George Coleman (formerly with Miles Davis), pianist Kirk Lightsey, bassist Herman Wright and drummer Roy Brooks. Baker, sticking to flugelhorn, is heard in fine form on this CD reissue, which (along with Stairway to the Stars and ... see all copies from £10.82! new only from £13.90!
17 view cover	My Funny Valentine [Blue Note] (1953) more music like this by Chet Baker At his peak, Chet Baker's playing and singing were original, compelling, and unforgettable; his voice had an innocent, intriguing quality and surprising range, while his trumpet work was as striking and melodically stunning as anyone who's ever worked predominantly in the middle register. These 14 cuts were done in 1954 as Baker turned heads on ... see all copies from £6.98! new only from £8.74!
18 view cover	Pure Jazz [Polygram] (2001) more music like this by Various Artists Though it's part of the Pure series, Verve's Pure Jazz almost seems more as part of the Ken Burns Jazz multi-disc series, especially since it was released during that documentary's airing on PBS. Any of the tie-in discs to Ken Burns Jazz were designed to give an overview, either of an artist or an entire jazz style, while Pure Jazz is designed to ... see all copies from £4.30! new only from £8.17!
19 view cover	Picture of Heath (1961) more music like this by Chet Baker The seven sides that make up the all-star outing Picture of Heath (1961) might be familiar to fans of co-leads Chet Baker (trumpet) or Art Pepper (alto saxophone), as Playboys (1956). Perhaps owing to trademark-related issues with the men's magazine of the same name, Picture of Heath became the moniker placed on the 1961 Pacific Jazz vinyl re ... see all copies from £7.57! new only from £8.70!
20 view cover	Classic Jazz [Sony] (2001) more music like this by Various Artists see all copies from £8.66! new only from £9.22!
21 view cover	The Last Great Concert: My Favorite Songs, Vol. 1 & 2 (2004) more music like this by Chet Baker This 1988 concert turned out to be Chet Baker's swan song, because he died just two weeks after this performance, after a still-unexplained fall from a hotel balcony. Baker is alternately heard with either the NDR Big Band, the Radio Orchestra Hannover, or a small group, sticking mostly to standards and classic jazz compositions. Baker, who could ... see all copies from £12.79! new only from £12.79!
22 view cover	Quintessence, Vol. 2 (2000) more music like this by Stan Getz & Chet Baker It's regrettable that Stan Getz and Chet Baker disliked one another personally, for they had so much in common musically. Both came out of jazz's Cool School, had delightful tones, favored subtlety and restraint, and both could be incredibly lyrical -- no jazzman has played ballads more beautifully than Getz or Baker. Recorded live in Norway in ... see all copies from £7.39! new only from £8.40!
23 view cover	Songs of Elvis Costello: Bespoke Songs, Lost Dogs, Detours & Rendezvous (1998) more music like this by Various Artists Elvis Costello has always been one of the most prolific songwriters in pop, writing a considerable number of songs that have never appeared on his official albums. Some were released as B-sides, some sat in the vault -- and some were handed to other artists. The Songs of Elvis Costello: Bespoke Songs, Lost Dogs, Detours & Rendezvous compiles 20 of ... see all copies from £8.53!
24 view cover	Chet Baker in Tokyo (1987) more music like this by Chet Baker Like a number of live Chet Baker albums released over the last ten years, this one documents a concert that took place shortly before his tragic death (having recently resumed his drug habit, he fell from a hotel room window in 1988). Unlike most of them, though, this one shows him to have still been in complete control of his musical faculties, ... see all copies from £18.69! new only from £18.69!
25 view cover	Chet Baker Sings and Plays from the Film "Let's Get Lost" (1989) more music like this by Chet Baker This disc includes music used in Let's Get Lost (1989), the Bruce Weber directed biopic centering on the tragic life and times of the West Coast cool jazz icon Chet Baker (trumpet/vocal). As was the case during many of Baker's final sessions, the artist performs with a makeshift combo of relative unknowns. Although Frank Strazzeri (piano), John ... see all copies from £7.40! new only from £7.40!

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