Format Details: Yellow Coloured Vinyl /
Release Date: 22 August 2005
Label: Ermitage
Packaging Type: Jewel Case
No of Units: 1
Barcode: 3760002136134
Release Date: 18 May 2018
Label: Jazz Images
Packaging Type: Gate Fold Vinyl
No of Units: 1
Barcode: 8436569191095
Description
The prolific, accomplished and ultimately tragic jazz trumpeter is now often overlooked for his sublime vocals.This compilation titled after the track that debuted his unique vocal style in '53, combines fine examples of his subtle artistry. The supreme and perhaps first architect of 'Cool'.
Tracks: My Funny Valentine / But Not For Me / Isn't It Romantic / Easy To Love / Time After Time / I Get Along Without You Very Well / No Ties / Moonlight Becomes You / There Will Never Be Another You / Look For The Silver Lining / You Don't Know What Love Is / All The Things You Are / The Thrill Is Gone / I Fall In Love Too Easily / This Time The Dream's On Me.
Description
A collection of songs played and sung by Chet Baker between 1953 and 1956 starting from "My funny Valentine" written by Richard Rodgers and Lorenz Hart and released for the first time in 1937. Sweet and sensual music that continue on other tracks: this record it's the better collection to discover Chet Baker known for major innovations in cool jazz that led him to be nicknamed the "Prince of Cool".
This release is part of the New Ermitage collection available from January 2024: 18 jazz and soul titles reissued on yellow vinyl with new codes and renewed graphics.
Tracklisting
Oliver Nelson
Joni Mitchell
Pink Floyd
Miles Davis
Miles Davis
Bill Evans Trio
Bob Dylan
Thelonious Monk
Chet Baker
Chet Baker
Chet Baker
Chet Baker
Chet Baker
Chet Baker
Chet Baker
Chet Baker
