{"product_id":"chet-baker-chet-baker-sings-180gms-gatefold-deluxe-vinyl","title":"CHET BAKER - CHET BAKER SINGS…(180GMS GATEFOLD DELUXE VINYL)","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"collapsible-section pdp-description-section quick-add-hidden\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"product__description rte quick-add-hidden collapsible-content\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"product-description\"\u003eThis 1989 compilation, much like its 1992 companion \u003ci\u003eThe Best of Chet Baker Plays\u003c\/i\u003e, gathers tracks from different sessions to paint a portrait of an immortal jazz stylist. The first eight songs and the final six are from \u003ci\u003eChet Baker Sings\u003c\/i\u003e (1956), while the middle six are from \u003ci\u003eChet Baker Sings and Plays\u003c\/i\u003e (1955). Four tunes from the latter that involved string arrangements got left off, and the omission underscores how different Baker was from the marquee crooners of the day, who were often backed by big orchestras. Baker retained the sensibility of a small-group jazz artist who saw his trumpet improvisations as inseparable from his singing. So on these sessions he did both, imbuing everything with his mellow, casually hip delivery, securing a unique double status as a teen idol and a legit West Coast bebopper. Every melody here is spot-on, and the expressive range, from the almost dirge-like “My Funny Valentine” to the sunny swing of “Let’s Get Lost,” is remarkable.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cul class=\"product-disclaimer default\"\u003e\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"collapsible-section pdp-tracklist-section quick-add-hidden\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"collapsible-header\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"product__tracklist collapsible-content\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSide A\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e1. That Old Feeling\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e2. It's Always You\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e3. Like Someone In Love\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e4. My Ideal\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e5. I've Never Been In Love Before\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e6. My Buddy\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSide B\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e1. But Not For Me\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e2. Time After Time\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e3. I Get Along Without You Very Well\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e4. My Funny Valentine\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e5. There Will Never Be Another You\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e6. The Thrill Is Gone\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e7. I Fall In Love Too Easily\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e8. Look For The Silver Lining\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Volcanic Vinyl","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":67798155362604,"sku":null,"price":58.0,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0759\/3947\/9852\/files\/Screenshot2026-11-07at8.51.17PM.png?v=1794038013","url":"https:\/\/volcanicvinyl.co.nz\/products\/chet-baker-chet-baker-sings-180gms-gatefold-deluxe-vinyl","provider":"Volcanic Vinyl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}