Blue Thoughts (5CD SET)

Artist: Chet Baker
Format: 5CD
Bar-code: 5060143499111
Cat No: NOT5CD911

£11.99

When Chet Baker sang, the world listened. Jazz and pop fans alike were entranced by the mellifluous tones of the trumpeter turned vocalist, when he unveiled his seminal album “Chet Baker Sings” in 1956. The troubled young man would later mature into an even more tragic figure. Nevertheless, Chet retained his abilities and charismatic appeal to the end of his days – and he never stopped singing. Chet Baker came to fame during the early 1950s, at the height of the West Coast Jazz scene. His trumpet blended in perfect symmetry with Gerry Mulligan’s baritone saxophone, in a celebrated quartet that produced some of the most creative and tasteful music of the era.

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CD 1 Chet Baker Sings & Plays

1. Let’s Get Lost (3:44)
2. This Is Always (3:07)
3. Long Ago (And Far Away) (3:58)
4. Someone To Watch Over Me (3:02)
5. Just Friends (2:43)
6. I Wish I Knew (3:59)
7. Daybreak (2:41)
8. You Don’t Know What Love Is (4:51)
9. Grey December (3:42)
10. I Remember You (3:15)

Total Playing Time: Approx 34 mins

Original Album Produced By Richard Bock
Musical Arrangements By Johnny Mandel, Marty Paich And Frank Campo
Recorded February 28 and March 7th 1955, At Capitol Studios, Los Angeles
Originally Released On Pacific Jazz Records (PJ 1202), 1955

Personnel:

Chet Baker – Trumpet, Vocals
Bud Shank – Flute
Russ Freeman – Piano
Red Mitchell – Bass
Carson Smith – Bass
Bob Neel – Drums
Corky Hale – Harp
Ed Lustgarten – Cello
Ray Kramer – Cello
Eleanor Slatkin – Cello
Kurt Reher – Cello

CD 2 Chet Baker Sings

1. That Old Feeling (3:04)
2. It’s Always You (3:35)
3. Like Someone In Love (2:26)
4. My Ideal (4:24)
5. I’ve Never Been In Love Before (4:29)
6. My Buddy (3:20)
7. But Not For Me (3:04)
8. Time After Time (2:46)
9. I Get Along Without You Very Well (2:59)
10. My Funny Valentine (2:19)
11. There Will Never Be Another You (3:00)
12. The Thrill Is Gone (2:51)
13. I Fall In Love Too Easily (3:20)
14. Look For The Silver Lining (2:41)

Total Playing Time: Approx 41 mins

Original Album Produced By Richard Bock
Recorded July 23 & 30, 1956, At The Forum Theatre, Los Angeles and
February 15, 1954, At Capitol Studios, Los Angeles
Originally Released On Pacific Jazz (PJ-1222), 1956

Personnel:

Chet Baker – Trumpet, Vocals
Russ Freeman – Piano, Celeste
James Bond – Bass
Carson Smith – Bass
Peter Littman – Drums
Lawrence Marable – Drums
Bob Neel – Drums

CD 3 Chet Baker & Crew

1. To Mickey’s Memory (5:18)
2. Slightly Above Moderate (7:02)
3. Halema (3:54)
4. Revelation (4:02)
5. Something For Liza (4:09)
6. Lucius Lu (5:39)
7. Worryin’ The Life Out Of Me (3:03)
8. Medium Rock (5:33)

Total Playing Time: Approx 38 mins

Original Album Produced By Richard Bock
Recorded At The Forum Theathre, Los Angeles, CA,
July 24th, 25th & 31st, 1956
Originally Released On Pacific Jazz Records (PJ-1224), 1956

Personnel:

Chet Baker – Vocals, Trumpet
Phil Urso – Tenor Saxophone
Bobby Timmons – Piano
Jimmy Bond – Bass
Peter Littman – Drums
Bill Loughborough – Tympani

CD 4 In New York

1.Fair Weather (6:56)
2.Polka Dots and Moonbeams (7:57)
3.Hotel 49 (9:52)
4.Solar (5:52)
5.Blue Thoughts (7:35)
6.When Lights Are Low (6:53)

Total Playing Time: Approx 45 mins

Original Album Produced By Orrin Keepnews
Recorded September, 1958, At Reeves Sound Studios, New York, NY
Originally Released On Riverside Records (RPL-1119), 1958

Personnel:

Chet Baker – Trumpet
Johnny Griffin – Tenor Saxophone
Al Haig – Piano
Paul Chambers – Bass
Philly Joe Jones – Drums

CD 5 Plays The Best Of Lerner & Loewe

1. I’ve Grown Accustomed To Her Face (4:17)
2. I Could Have Danced All Night (3:44)
3. The Heather On The Hill (5:07)
4. On The Street Where You Live (8:39)
5. Almost Like Being In Love (4:55)
6. Thank Heaven For Little Girls (4:37)
7. I Talk To The Trees (5:53)
8. Show Me (6:34)

Total Playing Time: Approx 43 mins

Original Album Produced By Orrin Keepnews
Recorded July 21st-22nd, 1959, At Reeves Sound Studios, NY
Originally Released On Riverside Records (RLP 12-307), 1959

Personnel:

Chet Baker – Trumpet
Pepper Adams – Baritone Sax
Herbie Mann – Flute, Tenor Sax
Zoot Sims – Alto Sax, Tenor Sax
Bill Evans – Piano
Bob Corwin – Piano
Early May – Bass
Clifford Jarvis – Drums