The Best of Chet Baker Sings

~ Release by Chet Baker (see all versions of this release, 5 available)

Tracklist

▼ CD 1
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1The Thrill Is Gone
producer:
Richard Bock (record producer)
bass:
Joe Mondragon (on 1953-10-27)
drums (drum set):
Shelly Manne (US jazz drummer) (on 1953-10-27) and Bob Neel (on 1953-10-27)
piano:
Russ Freeman (pianist) (on 1953-10-27)
trumpet:
Chet Baker (American jazz trumpeter and vocalist) (on 1953-10-27)
vocals:
Chet Baker (American jazz trumpeter and vocalist) (on 1953-10-27)
recorded at:
Radio Recorders Studios (Santa Monica Blvd. location since 1949) in West Hollywood, California, United States (on 1953-10-27)
cover recording of:
The Thrill Is Gone (Henderson/Brown song, first performed in 1931) (on 1953-10-27)
lyricist:
Lew Brown
composer:
Ray Henderson
publisher:
DeSylva, Brown and Henderson, Inc. and Redwood Music Ltd. (Carlin)
2:51
2But Not for Me
producer:
Richard Bock (record producer)
double bass:
Carson Smith (on 1954-02-15)
drums (drum set):
Bob Neel (on 1954-02-15)
piano:
Russ Freeman (pianist) (on 1954-02-15)
trumpet:
Chet Baker (American jazz trumpeter and vocalist) (on 1954-02-15)
vocals:
Chet Baker (American jazz trumpeter and vocalist) (on 1954-02-15)
recorded at:
Capitol Studios (Hollywood, CA, founded 1956) in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States (on 1954-02-15)
cover recording of:
But Not for Me (on 1954-02-15)
lyricist:
Ira Gershwin (in 1930)
composer:
George Gershwin (composer) (in 1930)
publisher:
WB Music Corp. (1929–2019) (until 2019-05-28), New World Music Co. (in 1930) and WC Music Corp. (from 2019-05-28 to present)
sub-publisher:
ヤマハミュージックエンタテインメントホールディングス (Yamaha Music Entertainment Holdings, Inc., holding company – do not use as release label) and ワーナー・チャペル音楽出版 Synch事業部 (Warner/Chappell Music Japan K.K., Synch Division)
part of:
An American in Paris (2015 Broadway musical)
part of:
Crazy for You (1992 musical)
part of:
Girl Crazy (1930 Musical)
part of:
When the Boys Meet the Girls (1965 film)
3:04
3Time After Time
producer:
Richard Bock (record producer)
celesta and piano:
Russ Freeman (pianist) (on 1954-02-15)
double bass:
Jimmy Bond (on 1954-02-15) and Carson Smith (on 1954-02-15)
drums (drum set):
Peter Littman (on 1954-02-15), Lawrence Marable (on 1954-02-15) and Bob Neel (on 1954-02-15)
trumpet:
Chet Baker (American jazz trumpeter and vocalist) (on 1954-02-15)
vocals:
Chet Baker (American jazz trumpeter and vocalist) (on 1954-02-15)
recorded at:
Capitol Studios (Hollywood, CA, founded 1956) in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States (on 1954-02-15)
recording of:
Time After Time (on 1954-02-15)
lyricist:
Sammy Cahn
composer:
Jule Styne
publisher:
Chappell/Morris Ltd. and Sands Music Corp.
sub-publisher:
フジパシフィックミュージック (Fujipacific Music, Inc.)
2:46
4I Get Along Without You Very Well
producer:
Richard Bock (record producer)
double bass:
Carson Smith (on 1954-02-15)
drums (drum set):
Bob Neel (on 1954-02-15)
piano:
Russ Freeman (pianist) (on 1954-02-15)
trumpet:
Chet Baker (American jazz trumpeter and vocalist) (on 1954-02-15)
vocals:
Chet Baker (American jazz trumpeter and vocalist) (on 1954-02-15)
recorded at:
Capitol Studios (Hollywood, CA, founded 1956) in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States (on 1954-02-15)
cover recording of:
I Get Along Without You Very Well (on 1954-02-15)
lyricist:
Jane Brown Thompson
composer:
Hoagy Carmichael (in 1939)
publisher:
Songs of Peer, Ltd. (ASCAP) and Sony/ATV Harmony
sub-publisher:
ソニー・ミュージックパブリッシング A事業部 (Sony Music Publishing (Japan) Inc., A Division)
32:59
5There Will Never Be Another You
producer:
Richard Bock (record producer)
double bass and double bass [Bass]:
Carson Smith (on 1954-02-15)
drums (drum set):
Bob Neel (on 1954-02-15)
piano:
Russ Freeman (pianist) (on 1954-02-15)
trumpet:
Chet Baker (American jazz trumpeter and vocalist) (on 1954-02-15)
vocals:
Chet Baker (American jazz trumpeter and vocalist) (on 1954-02-15)
recorded at:
Capitol Studios (Hollywood, CA, founded 1956) in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States (on 1954-02-15)
cover recording of:
There Will Never Be Another You (on 1954-02-15)
lyricist:
Mack Gordon
composer:
Harry Warren (US composer and lyricist)
publisher:
Morley Music Corp.
part of:
The Real Book (compilation of jazz standards, Volume I)
43:00
6Look for the Silver Lining
producer:
Richard Bock (record producer)
double bass:
Carson Smith (on 1954-02-15)
drums (drum set):
Bob Neel (on 1954-02-15)
piano:
Russ Freeman (pianist) (on 1954-02-15)
trumpet:
Chet Baker (American jazz trumpeter and vocalist) (on 1954-02-15)
vocals:
Chet Baker (American jazz trumpeter and vocalist) (on 1954-02-15)
recorded at:
Capitol Studios (Hollywood, CA, founded 1956) in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States (on 1954-02-15)
cover recording of:
Look for the Silver Lining (on 1954-02-15)
lyricist:
Buddy DeSylva
composer:
Jerome Kern
publisher:
Chappell & Co. and T.B. Harms Co.
part of:
Sally (1920 musical)
2:41
7My Funny Valentine
producer:
Richard Bock (record producer)
double bass:
Carson Smith (on 1954-02-15)
drums (drum set):
Bob Neel (on 1954-02-15)
piano:
Russ Freeman (pianist) (on 1954-02-15)
trumpet:
Chet Baker (American jazz trumpeter and vocalist) (on 1954-02-15)
vocals:
Chet Baker (American jazz trumpeter and vocalist) (on 1954-02-15)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Capitol Records, Inc. (not for release label use; US company behind the “Capitol Records” imprint) (in 1954) and Blue Note (Blue Note Records) (in 1989)
recorded at:
Capitol Studios (Hollywood, CA, founded 1956) in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States (on 1954-02-15)
cover recording of:
My Funny Valentine (from “Babes in Arms”) (on 1954-02-15)
lyricist:
Lorenz Hart (in 1937)
composer:
Richard Rodgers (composer) (in 1937)
publisher:
Chappell & Co., Inc. (USA), Touch Music Publishing Pte Ltd., Warner Chappell Music Ltd. (no slash; used 1988–1996), Warner/Chappell (Warner/Chappell Music, Inc.) and Williamson Music Company
sub-publisher:
Warner/Chappell Music, Hong Kong Limited (華納音樂版權香港有限公司, 1995–2019), シンコーミュージック・エンタテイメント (Shinko Music Entertainment Co., Ltd.), ヤマハミュージックエンタテインメントホールディングス (Yamaha Music Entertainment Holdings, Inc., holding company – do not use as release label) and ワーナー・チャペル音楽出版 Synch事業部 (Warner/Chappell Music Japan K.K., Synch Division)
part of:
Babes in Arms (full musical)
part of:
The Real Book (compilation of jazz standards, Volume I)
part of:
Waiting to Exhale (1995 film)
2.52:20
8I Fall in Love Too Easily
producer:
Richard Bock (record producer)
double bass:
Carson Smith (on 1954-02-15)
drums (drum set):
Bob Neel (on 1954-02-15)
piano:
Russ Freeman (pianist) (on 1954-02-15)
trumpet:
Chet Baker (American jazz trumpeter and vocalist) (on 1954-02-15)
vocals:
Chet Baker (American jazz trumpeter and vocalist) (on 1954-02-15)
recorded at:
Capitol Studios (Hollywood, CA, founded 1956) in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States (on 1954-02-15)
recording of:
I Fall in Love Too Easily (on 1954-02-15)
lyricist:
Sammy Cahn
composer:
Jule Styne
publisher:
AF Encore Fund LLC, Applause and Encore Music, EMI Feist Catalog Inc., EMI United Partnership Ltd. and Leo Feist, Inc.
sub-publisher:
Sony Music Publishing (Japan) Inc. (Sony Music Publishing (Japan) Incorporated, song publisher, never a release label), フジパシフィックミュージック SBK事業部 (Fujipacific Music SBK Department) and ヤマハミュージックエンタテインメントホールディングス (Yamaha Music Entertainment Holdings, Inc., holding company – do not use as release label)
part of:
The 18th Academy Award for Best Original Song (number: 2)
3:20
9Daybreak
bass:
Carson Smith (on 1955-03-07)
drums (drum set):
Bob Neel (on 1955-03-07)
piano:
Russ Freeman (pianist) (on 1955-03-07)
vocals:
Chet Baker (American jazz trumpeter and vocalist) (on 1955-03-07)
recorded at:
Capitol Studios (Hollywood, CA, founded 1956) in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States (on 1955-03-07)
recording of:
Daybreak
lyricist:
Harold Adamson
composer:
Ferde Grofé (pianist, arranger, conductor and composer)
publisher:
EMI Feist Catalog Inc.
is based on:
Mississippi Suite: IV. Mardi Gras. Allegro – Andantino (espressivo e sostenuto) – Assai maestoso e appassionato
2:44
10Just Friends
producer:
Richard Bock (record producer)
double bass:
Carson Smith (on 1955-03-07)
drums (drum set):
Bob Neel (on 1955-03-07)
piano:
Russ Freeman (pianist) (on 1955-03-07)
trumpet:
Chet Baker (American jazz trumpeter and vocalist) (on 1955-03-07)
vocals:
Chet Baker (American jazz trumpeter and vocalist) (on 1955-03-07)
recorded at:
Capitol Studios (Hollywood, CA, founded 1956) in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States (on 1955-03-07)
recording of:
Just Friends (on 1955-03-07)
lyricist:
Sam M. Lewis (1930s lyricist)
composer:
John Klenner
publisher:
EMI Robbins Catalog Inc. (ASCAP)
2:45
11I Remember You
bass:
Carson Smith (on 1955-03-07)
drums (drum set):
Bob Neel (on 1955-03-07)
piano:
Russ Freeman (pianist) (on 1955-03-07)
vocals:
Chet Baker (American jazz trumpeter and vocalist) (on 1955-03-07)
recorded at:
Capitol Studios (Hollywood, CA, founded 1956) in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States (on 1955-03-07)
recording of:
I Remember You
lyricist:
Johnny Mercer (in 1941)
composer:
Victor Schertzinger (in 1941)
publisher:
Paramount Music Corporation
3:16
12Let's Get Lost
bass:
Carson Smith (on 1955-03-07)
drums (drum set):
Bob Neel (on 1955-03-07)
piano:
Russ Freeman (pianist) (on 1955-03-07)
vocals:
Chet Baker (American jazz trumpeter and vocalist) (on 1955-03-07)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Blue Note (Blue Note Records) (in 1989)
recorded at:
Capitol Studios (Hollywood, CA, founded 1956) in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States (on 1955-03-07)
recording of:
Let’s Get Lost (on 1955-03-07)
lyricist:
Frank Loesser
composer:
Jimmy McHugh (songwriter)
publisher:
Famous Music Corporation (renamed since 2007‐05 as Sony/ATV Harmony/Melody) and Sony/ATV Harmony (ASCAP)
3:45
13Long Ago and Far Away
bass:
Carson Smith (on 1955-03-07)
drums (drum set):
Bob Neel (on 1955-03-07)
piano:
Russ Freeman (pianist) (on 1955-03-07)
vocals:
Chet Baker (American jazz trumpeter and vocalist) (on 1955-03-07)
recorded at:
Capitol Studios (Hollywood, CA, founded 1956) in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States (on 1955-03-07)
recording of:
Long Ago (and Far Away) (on 1955-03-07)
lyricist:
Ira Gershwin
composer:
Jerome Kern
publisher:
Universal PolyGram International Publishing, Inc. (existed only since ca. 1998) and T.B. Harms Co. (in 1944)
part of:
The 17th Academy Award for Best Original Song (number: 2)
4:00
14You Don't Know What Love Is
producer:
Richard Bock (record producer)
double bass:
Carson Smith (on 1955-03-07)
drums (drum set):
Bob Neel (on 1955-03-07)
piano:
Russ Freeman (pianist) (on 1955-03-07)
trumpet:
Chet Baker (American jazz trumpeter and vocalist) (on 1955-03-07)
vocals:
Chet Baker (American jazz trumpeter and vocalist) (on 1955-03-07)
recorded at:
Capitol Studios (Hollywood, CA, founded 1956) in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States (on 1955-03-07)
recording of:
You Don’t Know What Love Is (on 1955-03-07)
lyricist and composer:
Gene de Paul and Don Raye
publisher:
MCA Music Publishing (renamed since c. 1996 as Universal Music Publishing Group), Universal Music Corp. (USA, affiliated with ASCAP), シンコーミュージック・エンタテイメント (Shinko Music Entertainment Co., Ltd.) and ユニバーサル・ミュージック・パブリッシング Synch事業部 (Universal Music Publishing, Synch Division)
4:53
15That Old Feeling
producer:
Richard Bock (record producer)
bass:
Carson Smith and Jimmy Bond (on 1956-07-23)
celesta:
Russ Freeman (pianist)
double bass:
Jimmy Bond (on 1956-07-23)
drums (drum set):
Lawrence Marable, Bob Neel and Peter Littman (on 1956-07-23)
piano:
Russ Freeman (pianist) (on 1956-07-23)
trumpet:
Chet Baker (American jazz trumpeter and vocalist) (on 1956-07-23)
vocals:
Chet Baker (American jazz trumpeter and vocalist) (on 1956-07-23)
recorded at:
The Forum Theater in Los Angeles, California, United States (on 1956-07-23)
cover recording of:
That Old Feeling (on 1956-07-23)
lyricist:
Lew Brown
composer:
Sammy Fain
publisher:
Leo Feist, Inc. and Warner Bros. Music Corp.
part of:
The 10th Academy Award for Best Original Song (number: 2)
3:03
16It's Always You
producer:
Richard Bock (record producer)
bass:
Jimmy Bond (on 1956-07-23)
drums (drum set):
Peter Littman (on 1956-07-23)
piano:
Russ Freeman (pianist) (on 1956-07-23)
trumpet:
Chet Baker (American jazz trumpeter and vocalist) (on 1956-07-23)
vocals:
Chet Baker (American jazz trumpeter and vocalist) (on 1956-07-23)
recorded at:
The Forum Theater in Los Angeles, California, United States (on 1956-07-23)
recording of:
It’s Always You (on 1956-07-23)
lyricist:
Johnny Burke (American lyricist, 1908-1964)
composer:
Jimmy Van Heusen
publisher:
Famous Music Corporation (renamed since 2007‐05 as Sony/ATV Harmony/Melody)
3:35
17I've Never Been in Love Before
producer:
Richard Bock (record producer)
bass:
Jimmy Bond (on 1956-07-23)
drums (drum set):
Peter Littman (on 1956-07-23)
piano:
Russ Freeman (pianist) (on 1956-07-23)
trumpet:
Chet Baker (American jazz trumpeter and vocalist) (on 1956-07-23)
vocals:
Chet Baker (American jazz trumpeter and vocalist) (on 1956-07-23)
recorded at:
The Forum Theater in Los Angeles, California, United States (on 1956-07-23)
cover recording of:
I’ve Never Been in Love Before (on 1956-07-23)
lyricist and composer:
Frank Loesser
publisher:
Frank Music Corp.
sub-publisher:
Sony Music Publishing (Japan) Inc. (Sony Music Publishing (Japan) Incorporated, song publisher, never a release label) and ヤマハミュージックEH(CM) (Yamaha Music EH(CM))
part of:
Guys and Dolls (Broadway musical)
4:29
18My Buddy
bass:
Carson Smith (on 1956-07-30)
double bass:
Jimmy Bond (on 1956-07-30)
drums (drum set):
Lawrence Marable (on 1956-07-30) and Bob Neel (on 1956-07-30)
piano:
Russ Freeman (pianist) (on 1956-07-30)
trumpet:
Chet Baker (American jazz trumpeter and vocalist) (on 1956-07-30)
vocals:
Chet Baker (American jazz trumpeter and vocalist) (on 1956-07-30)
recorded at:
The Forum Theater in Los Angeles, California, United States (on 1956-07-30)
cover recording of:
My Buddy (on 1956-07-30)
lyricist:
Gus Kahn (in 1922)
composer:
Walter Donaldson (in 1922)
publisher:
Copyright Control (not for release label use! this is only for copyrights and publishing relationships)
3:20
19Like Someone in Love
producer:
Richard Bock (record producer)
bass:
Carson Smith (on 1956-07-30)
drums (drum set):
Lawrence Marable (on 1956-07-30) and Bob Neel (on 1956-07-30)
piano:
Russ Freeman (pianist) (on 1956-07-30)
trumpet:
Chet Baker (American jazz trumpeter and vocalist) (on 1956-07-30)
vocals:
Chet Baker (American jazz trumpeter and vocalist) (on 1956-07-30)
recorded at:
The Forum Theater in Los Angeles, California, United States (on 1956-07-30)
cover recording of:
Like Someone in Love (on 1956-07-30)
lyricist:
Johnny Burke (American lyricist, 1908-1964) (in 1944)
composer:
Jimmy Van Heusen (in 1944)
publisher:
Bourne Co. (not for release label use, this is a music publisher), Chappell Morris Ltd., Dorsey Brothers Music and Music Sales Corporation (American copyright holder in both popular and classical music)
sub-publisher:
ヤマハミュージックエンタテインメントホールディングス (Yamaha Music Entertainment Holdings, Inc., holding company – do not use as release label) and ワーナー・チャペル音楽出版 Synch事業部 (Warner/Chappell Music Japan K.K., Synch Division)
2:26
20My Ideal
producer:
Richard Bock (record producer)
bass:
Carson Smith (on 1956-07-30)
drums (drum set):
Lawrence Marable (on 1956-07-30) and Bob Neel (on 1956-07-30)
piano:
Russ Freeman (pianist) (on 1956-07-30)
trumpet:
Chet Baker (American jazz trumpeter and vocalist) (on 1956-07-30)
vocals:
Chet Baker (American jazz trumpeter and vocalist) (on 1956-07-30)
recorded at:
The Forum Theater in Los Angeles, California, United States (on 1956-07-30)
cover recording of:
My Ideal (from “Playboy of Paris”) (on 1956-07-30)
lyricist:
Leo Robin (US composer, lyricist & songwriter)
composer:
Newell Chase and Richard A. Whiting
publisher:
Famous Music Corporation (renamed since 2007‐05 as Sony/ATV Harmony/Melody)
4:21