Chet Baker – The Riverside Collection (8 Original Albums On 4 CDS)

Description

Release Date:  2017

Label:  Enlightenment

Remembered as one of the most legendary yet tragic figures in all of jazz, trumpeter and vocalist Chet Baker established himself as one of the key performers on the West Coast scene. Beginning his career as a band leader in the early 1950s, Baker released a stream of classic albums, often featuring the skills of other exceptional musicians such as Gerry Mulligan, Russ Freeman, Stan Getz and Art Pepper. Recording regularly for Riverside – and subsidiary label Jazzland – it was during his tenure with this label that Baker produced the work that would cement his reputation. This collection brings together eight complete, original albums over four discs, and encompasses the entirety of Chet Baker’s output for the Riverside label. Spanning over five hours of extraordinary music, this set documents the second phase of what was both a widely-celebrated and notorious career, and in so doing reminds us all what a formidable musician, vocalist and individual this jazz legend remains.

Track List

Disc 1

1. I’ll Remember April
2. Ballad Medley: Autumn In New York/Embraceable You/What’s New’
3. Jordu
4. Half-Breed Apache
5. Do It The Hard Way
6. I’m Old Fashioned
7. You’re Driving Me Crazy
8. It Could Happen To You
9. My Heart Stood Still
10. The More I See You
11. Everything Happens To Me
12. Dancing On The Ceiling
13. How Long Has This Been Going On’
14. Old Devil Moon

Disc 2

1. Fair Weather
2. Polka Dots And Moonbeams
3. Hotel 49
4. Solar
5. Blue Thoughts
6. When Lights Are Low
7. All Or Nothing At All
8. Crazy She Calls Me
9. The Way You Look Tonight
10. This Is Always
11. When The Sun Comes Out
12. What Is There To Say
13. Everything I Got Belongs To You
14. We Could Make Such Beautiful Music
15. It Might As Well Be Spring
16. Yesterdays

Disc 3

1. Alone Together
2. How High The Moon
3. It Never Entered My Mind
4. Tis Autumn
5. If You Could See Me Now
6. September Song
7. You’d Be So Nice To Come Home To
8. Time On My Hands (You In My Arms)
9. You And The Night And The Music
10. I’ve Grown Accustomed To Her Face
11. I Could Have Danced All Night
12. The Heather On The Hill
13. On The Street Where You Live
14. Almost Like Being In Love
15. Thanks Heaven For Little Girls
16. I Talk To The Trees
17. Show Me

Disc 4

1. Lady Bird
2. Cheryl Blues
3. Tune Up
4. Line For Lyons
5. Pent Up House
6. Look For The Silver Lining
7. Indian Summer
8. My Old Flame
9. I Should Care
10. Violets For Your Furs
11. The Song Is You
12. When I Fall In Love
13. Goodbye
14. Autumn In New York
15. Angel Eyes
16. Street Of Dreams
17. Forgetful
18. Deep In A Dream