CHET BAKER SINGS - Four Classic Albums (Sings And Plays With Bud Shank. Russ Freeman & Strings / Chet Baker Sings / Chet Baker Sings It Could Happen To You / Chet Baker Sings And Plays With Len Mercer And His Orchestra - Angel Eyes) (2 CDS)

AVID Jazz continues its Four Classic album series with a re-mastered 2CD release from Chet Baker, complete with original artwork, liner notes and personnel details.
“Chet Baker Sings & Plays with Bud Shank & Russ Freeman”; “Chet Baker Sings “; “Chet Baker Sings It Could Happen To You” and “Chet Baker Sings And Plays With Len Mercer And His Orchestra - Angel Eyes”
Have you spotted a common denominator? Okay so it’s not so tricky we know, yes we have put together four albums featuring the vocal talents of Chet Baker. Now some would say he should have stuck to the trumpet. But not us at Avid, we love his vocals. And with a line-up of incredible musicians behind him such as Russ Freeman, Bud Shank, Philly Joe Jones, Kenny Drew, Dannie Richmond, Sam Jones and such fine arrangers as Marty Paich and Johnny Mandel, is it not perhaps time to re-assess and re-acquaint ourselves with the vocal talents of jazz legend Chet Baker?

CD1
1-10: ‘Chet Baker-Sings And Plays With Bud Shank, Russ Freeman & Strings’
1. Let’s Get Lost
2. This Is Always
3. Long Ago And Far Away
4. Someone To Watch Over Me
5. Just Friends
6. I Wish I Knew
7. Daybreak
8. You Don’t Know What Love Is
9. Grey December
10. I Remember You
11-24: ‘Chet Baker Sings’
11. That Old Feeling
12. It’s Always You
13. Like Someone In Love
14. My Ideal
15. I’ve Never Been In Love Before
16. My Buddy
17. But Not For Me
18. Time After Time
19. I Get Along Without You Very Well
20. My Funny Valentine
21. There Will Never Be Another You
22. The Thrill Is Gone
23. I Fall In Love Too Easily
24. Look For The Silver Lining

CD2
1-10: ‘Chet Baker Sings It Could Happen To You’
1. Do It The Hard Way
2. I’m Old Fashioned
3. You’re Driving Me Crazy
4. It Could Happen To You
5. My Heart Stood Still
6. The More I See You
7. Everything Happens To Me
8. Dancing On The Ceiling
9 . How Long Has This Been Going On?
10. Old Devil Moon
11-20: ‘Chet Baker Sings And Plays With Len Mercer And His Orchestra - Angel Eyes’
11. I Should Care
12. Violets For Your Fur
13. The Song Is You
14. When I Fall In Love
15. Good-Bye
16. Autumn In New York
17. Angel Eyes
18. Street Of Dreams
19. Forgetful
20. Deep In A Dream