Baker, Chet: Sings

Title: Sings
Artist: Baker, Chet
Label: Diggers Factory
Product Type: VINYL LP
UPC: 762184264721
Genre: Jazz

Chet Baker Sings is the first album where Chet Baker, in addition to playing the trumpet, sings. It's like a duet with himself, with two modes of expression that are so alike. Chet Baker sings like he plays his instrument, with the nonchalance of a California dandy, all soft cotton and effortless precision, always on key, at the edge of a yawn that feels oddly soothing. No man had ever sung jazz like this before Chet Baker. But plenty of women had. The success of Chet Baker as a singer may lie in this ambivalence between his brooding, handsome looks and his almost androgynous voice. Backed by a small, ethereal orchestra and working through a repertoire of covers, Chet Baker here invented the ultimate resting space for modern jazz. Special mention goes to his version of "My Funny Valentine," a melancholic coo that has entered the pantheon of classics.

Tracks:
1.1 That Old Feeling
1.2 It's Always You
1.3 Like Someone in Love
1.4 My Ideal
1.5 I've Never Been in Love Before
1.6 My Buddy
1.7 But Not for Me
1.8 Time After Time
1.9 I Get Along Without You Very Well
1.10 My Funny Valentine
1.11 There Will Never Be Another You
1.12 The Thrill Is Gone
1.13 I Fall in Love Too Easily
1.14 Look for the Silver Lining