Chet Baker & Strings

Artist: Chet Baker
Label: Sony
Category: Music

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Format: Original recording remastered
Media: Audio CD
Number Of Discs: 1

UPC: 074646556221
EAN: 0074646556221
ASIN: B000007NAE

Release Date: 1998-06-09

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Tracks:

You Don't Know What Love Is
I'm Thru With Love
Love Walked In
You Better Go Now
I Married An Angel
Love
I Love You
What A Diff'rence A Day Made
Why Shouldn't I?
A Little Duet For Zoot And Chet
The Wind
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You Don't Know What Love Is (Alternate)
You Better Go Now (Alternate)
A Little Duet For Zoot And Chet (Alternate)

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Customer Reviews:

Romantic trumpet with a bit of swing..........2003-02-05

Chet doesn't sing on this 1953 release, unfortunately. The CD reissue clocks in at about 46 minutes with a few bonus tracks, and sounds great considering its age. This is great for background if dining (or otherwise occupied) with a special partner. The strings, flute, saxophones, piano, bass and drums enhance the songs without overshadowing Chet himself. It impresses more with repeated playing, as one gets beneath the "easy listening" sheen. There's a Miles Davis compilation, also on Columbia, called "Love Songs" which was issued to accomplish the same purpose as this Baker effort. The Davis disc features mellow trumpeting from 1957-65 or so, and has no songs in common with "Chet and Strings." I own both, and I like both artists, but the Baker is definitely better for casual listening while romancing or relaxing. The Davis CD is simply less interesting and too bland, something that certainly could not be said about much in his catalogue. Chet came to mass popularity before Miles, but Davis beat heroin in 1954 and the drug finally killed Baker in the 80's, destroying his U.S. career decades earlier. Davis had a wider and deeper talent, but Chet Baker was in these early releases quite a phenom.

Classical meets Classic Jazz.......2002-07-04

Since Chet Baker is best at cool romantic jazz it only makes sense for him to incorporate lush orchestral arrangements with each song. I believe this to be Chet's finest moments enhanced by the new remastered version. This album has Chet playing brilliant cool jazz, "What a Difference a Day Made" is an instant classic.
This is very much a love album another great one to play with while having dinner or laying in a warm tub. There are a couple of hard boppers "Love walked in", "Love" and "A Little duet for Zoot and Chet". But they never seem out of place with the slower tempo songs. If anything they add spontaneity and keep the album from getting monotonous and boring.
I believe chet peaked with this album. Some of his best love songs are on here "The Wind", "You don't know what Love is","I Married an angel". If your going to listen to with Chet Baker this is the best place to start.

early chet baker masterpiece........2000-01-19

An ambitious project by Columbia Records. Songs are arranged by four of the best arrangers available and Baker's sound is dressed up by heavy use of strings and flutework by Bud Shank. The record companies had high hopes to sell Baker as a sex symbol durring this period; and it worked for awhile. But, addictions and arrests led to his downfall, and he was replaced by Doc Severinsen and Maynard Ferguson. Baker's underplaying style seems dated by today's standard; but this album is worth a look. It features Chet and Zoot Simms playing some of the most popular standards of the day and has a great deal of nostalgic value. Also, the trouble and painstaking work involved finding and remastering this 50's standard, make it worthwhile

Very exquisite..........1999-10-01

Baker plays(he doen't sing)on this session mostly ballads, backed with strings, still this is a very jazz oriented set, but also very lush and romantic. A Chet Baker gem... very exquisite... Worth picking up.

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