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Chet Baker

The Complete Timeless Albums Collection

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This magnificent 7-CD clamshell box contains the complete Timeless Records album collection by Chet Baker, with the 7 albums in separate wallet sleeves and a 16-page booklet with photos and liner notes. Chet Baker’s first recording for Timeless was made as a sideman on a date led by pianist Kirk Lightsey, performing “Ray's Idea” and “Everything Happens To Me” (which he also sings effectively). On his album Mr. B, the trumpeter makes songs such as Hancock’s “Dolphin Dance,” Horace Silver’s “Strollin’,” and Sam Rivers’ “Beatrice” sound as if they were written for him. While Mr. B. is an instrumental set, Chet Baker Sings Again features eight standards sung and played, including “My Funny Valentine,” which had been his signature song since his days with Gerry Mulligan. Baker always appreciated the versatile and tasteful playing of guitarist Philip Catherine. They recorded several memorable trio albums together, but There'll Never Be Another You, made in Zagreb, Yugoslavia, in 1985, was their only duo. Cool Cat and As Time Goes By both come from the trumpeter’s extended recording sessions on December 17 and 18, 1986. Pianist Harold Danko, bassist Jon Burr and drummer Ben Riley were not only subtle accompanists, but they also pushed the trumpeter a bit, and the result is some of his best playing from this period. Chet Baker’s final album for Timeless, Live In Rosenheim from April 17, 1988, is the last time he recorded with a small group. Baker, who takes a vocal on “I'm A Fool To Want You” and plays piano on “Portrait In Black And White,” shows that he was still an impressive trumpeter at the end of his career. Just 26 days later, Chet Baker was gone. Even so, his recordings and musical legacy live on

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