內容簡介
內容簡介 "These are exquisite performances, made with a sympathetic band and considerable inventiveness. More than that, though, they are a pointer towards new ways of making jazz that doesn’t call for high-wire playing, top Cs, agonized wrenching of the harmony, or grand political statements. Just a young man in love with the songs of a previous generation, and making them his own.” - PENGUIN GUIDE TO JAZZ"Chet Baker offers here the most memorable recorded versions ever of some of these standard songs, starting with the intoxicating ‘My Funny Valentine’, which would remain in his repertoire for the rest of his life. The magic of this album resides in what it suggests about the trumpeter’s own paradoxes: his security and his shyness, his fire and his fragility, and the part of shadow and hidden tragedy behind his Hollywood-like beauty and his apparent effortless genius, all of which have made of him one of the most fascinating musicians in jazz history.” JAZZ MAGAZINEPERSONNEL:Chet Baker, vocals & trumpetRuss Freeman, piano & celesteJimmy Bond, bass on Side ACarson Smith, bass on B1-B5 & B7-B8Joe Mondragon, bass on B6Peter Littman, drums on A1-A2 & A5Lawrence Marable, drums on A3-A4 & A6Bob Neel, drums on B1-B5 & B7-B8Shelly Manne, drums on B6.ALL TRACKS RECORDED IN LOS ANGELESA1, A2 & A5: July 23, 1956A3, A4 & A6: July 30, 1956B1-B5 & B7-B8: February 15, 1954B6: October 27, 1953.(*) BONUS TRACKS (A7, B9):Chet Baker (vocals & trumpet), Russ Freeman (p), Carson Smith (b),Bob Neel (d). Los Angeles, March 7, 1955.TRACKS:SIDE A:01. THAT OLD FEELING02. IT’S ALWAYS YOU03. LIKE SOMEONE IN LOVE04. MY IDEAL05. I’VE NEVER BEEN IN LOVE BEFORE06. MY BUDDY 07. LET’S GET LOST (*)SIDE B:01. BUT NOT FOR ME02. TIME AFTER TIME03. I GET ALONG WITHOUT YOU VERY WELL04. MY FUNNY VALENTINE05. THERE WILL NEVER BE ANOTHER YOU06. THE THRILL IS GONE07. I FALL IN LOVE TOO EASILY08. LOOK FOR THE SILVER LINING09. JUST FRIENDS (*)"