Chet Baker - Hits [Limited Digipak] [New CD] Ltd Ed, Digipack Packagin

• 3-CD SET EDITION• 57 TRACKS• SPECIAL 10-PANEL DIGIPACK• INCLUDES 16-PAGE BOOKLETBoth as a trumpeter and as a singer, Chet Baker was one of the most romantic jazz performers of all time, able to reach climaxes of intense feeling and intimacy. This 57-track, 3-CD set compiles some of his best performances, all of them studio recordings with excellent sound quality. Among the highlights are three different readings of “My Funny Valentine” (a song Baker made into a classic), “Alone Together”, and Billy Strayhorn’s celebrated “Lush Life”. Baker is accompanied here by other jazz giants such as Bill Evans, Russ Freeman, Gerry Mulligan, Pepper Adams, Kenny Burrell, Kenny Drew, Paul Chambers and Philly Joe Jones.PERSONNEL:CHET BAKER, trumpet & vocals, plus:COLLECTIVE PERSONNEL: Zoot Sims (as), Bobby Jaspar (ts), Gerry Mulligan, Pepper Adams (bar), Bud Shank, Herbie Mann (fl), Russ Freeman, Bobby Timmons, Bill Evans, Kenny Drew (p), Paul Chambers, Carson Smith, Jimmy Bond, Sam Jones (b), Bob Neel, Philly Joe Jones, Shelly Manne (d), among others.Recorded in Los Angeles, New York & Paris between 1952 & 1959.TRACKS:CD1: CHET SINGS (76:43)01 My Funny Valentine #102 I Fall in Love Too Easily03 But Not For Me04 Time After Time05 I Get Along Without You Very Well06 There Will Never Be Another You07 Look for the Silver Lining08 The Thrill Is Gone09 This Is Always10 Someone to Watch Over Me11 Grey December12 I Wish I Knew13 Daybreak14 Just Friends15 I Remember You16 Let’s Get Lost17 Long Ago and Far Away18 You Don’t Know What Love Is19 That Old Feeling20 It’s Always You21 I’ve Never Been in Love Before22 Line for Lyons23 My IdealCD2: CHET PLAYS (77:52)01 My Funny Valentine #202 You Go to My Head03 Lush Life04 Alone Together05 These Foolish Things06 It Never Entered My Mind07 Sweet Lorraine08 If You Could See Me Now09 September Song10 Tenderly11 You’d Be So Nice to Come Home To12 Time on My Hands13 I Could Have Danced All Night14 You and the Night and the Music15 Early Morning Mood16 How High the MoonCD3: CHET SINGS AND PLAYS (78:07)01 Forgetful02 Summertime03 Deep in a Dream04 It Could Happen to You05 Lover Man06 Everything Happens to Me07 Autumn in New York08 Dancing on the Ceiling09 I’ll Remember April10 How Long Has This Been Going On?11 Old Devil Moon12 Once in a While13 My Heart Stood Still14 How About You?15 Like Someone in Love16 While My Lady Sleeps17 I’m Old Fashioned18 My Funny Valentine #3