It was early October and I was on vacation in Europe when, through the wonders of modern technology (a.k.a. Chet Baker Chet Baker & Crew Pacific Jazz, 1956 Chet Baker & Crew is the first album Baker recorded in the US following his return from an eighteen-month 1955-56 European tour on which he had been playing with a band which included the precociously … my smartphone), I learned that Craft Recordings would be releasing a five LP box set of Chet Baker The Legendary Riverside Albums.. Compilation: The very best of Chet Baker (in my analysis opinion). https://www.last.fm/music/Chet+Baker/The+Best+of+Chet+Baker+Sings The Chet Baker volume in Fantasy's Best Of series covers only a relatively tiny portion of his lifespan, yet it does capture the self-destructive trumpeter/singer at two crucial times -- when the jazz world was his oyster, and during one of his many attempts to regain his old appeal. https://www.allmusic.com/album/the-very-best-of-chet-baker-mw0002328062 Chet, Chet Baker In New York & Chet Baker Plays The Best of Lerner and Loewe are all worth seeking out, featuring, variously, Bill Evans, Johnny Griffin, Paul Chambers and Philly Joe Jones. Complete your Chet Baker collection. Discover releases, reviews, credits, songs, and more about Chet Baker - The Best Of Chet Baker Plays at Discogs. Given that the two Chet Baker discs in my collection were in execrable condition, it took me about a nanosecond to check out … Chet Baker in New York. Chet Baker - 06 - Look For The Silver Lining - The Best Of Chet Baker Sings HD1080 320 kbps from Best of Gerry Mulligan Quartet with Chet Baker by Gerry Mulligan Quartet More than 600 artists have recorded Rodgers and Hart's "My Funny Valentine" since … https://www.udiscovermusic.com/stories/best-chet-baker-pieces Chet Chat. A number of records from the late fifties see Baker in fine form and accompanied by best-of-the-best New York musicians. Mature and beautiful, with a great selection of songs rendered in slow motion, Chet is one of Baker’s best albums.