Name: It Could Happen To You - Chet Baker Sings by Chet Baker
Brand: Chet Baker
SKU: 2521863032
Price: 9.9 USD
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Rating: 3 (84 reviews)

ALBUM

The ultra-hip and sophisticated "cool jazz" that Chet Baker (trumpet/vocals) helped define in the early '50s matured rapidly under the tutelage of producer Dick Bock. This can be traced to Baker's earliest sides on Bock's L.A.-based Pacific Jazz label. This album is the result of Baker's first sessions for the independent Riverside label. The Chet Baker Quartet featured on Chet Baker Sings: It Could Happen to You includes Kenny Drew (piano), Sam Jones (bass), and Philly Joe Jones (drums). (Performances by bassist George Morrow and drummer Dannie Richmond are featured on a few cuts.) This results in the successful combination of Baker's fluid and nonchalant West Coast delivery with the tight swinging accuracy of drummer Jones and pianist Drew. Nowhere is this balance better displayed than the opening and closing sides on the original album, "Do It the Hard Way" and "Old Devil Moon," respectively. One immediate distinction between these vocal sides and those recorded earlier in the decade for Pacific Jazz is the lissome quality of Baker's playing and, most notably, his increased capacity as a vocalist. The brilliant song selection certainly doesn't hurt either. This is an essential title in Chet Baker's 30-plus year canon. [Some reissues contain two bonus tracks, "I'm Old Fashioned" and "While My Lady Sleeps"].
© Lindsay Planer /TiVo

1. Do It The Hard Way

by Chet Baker

Primary Artist: Chet Baker; Main Performer
Composer Lyricist: Richard Rodgers
Lorenz Hart; Other

2. I'm Old Fashioned

by Chet Baker

Primary Artist: Chet Baker; Main Performer
Bass: George Morrow; Performer
Drums: Philly Joe Jones; Performer
Performer: Philly Joe Jones
Chet Baker
Kenny Drew
George Morrow; Performer
Piano: Kenny Drew; Performer
Vocals: Chet Baker; Performer
Composer: Jerome Kern
Johnny Mercer; Composer
Producer: Bill Grauer; Production
Composer Lyricist: Johnny Mercer
Jerome Kern; Other

3. You're Driving Me Crazy

by Chet Baker

Primary Artist: Chet Baker; Main Performer
Composer: Walter Donaldson; Composer
Composer Lyricist: Walter Donaldson; Other

4. It Could Happen To You

by Chet Baker

Primary Artist: Chet Baker; Main Performer
Composer: Jimmy Van Heusen; Composer
Author: Johnny Burke; Production

5. My Heart Stood Still

by Chet Baker

Primary Artist: Chet Baker; Main Performer
Bass: George Morrow; Performer
Drums: Philly Joe Jones; Performer
Performer: Philly Joe Jones
Chet Baker
Kenny Drew
George Morrow; Performer
Piano: Kenny Drew; Performer
Trumpet: Chet Baker; Performer
Composer Lyricist: Richard Rodgers
Lorenz Hart; Other

6. The More I See You

by Chet Baker

Primary Artist: Chet Baker; Main Performer
Composer: Harry Warren
Mack Gordon; Composer
Composer Lyricist: Harry Warren
Mack Gordon; Other

7. Everything Happens To Me

by Chet Baker

Primary Artist: Chet Baker; Main Performer
Composer: Matt Dennis
Thomas Adair; Composer
Composer Lyricist: Matt Dennis
Thomas Adair; Other

8. Dancing On The Ceiling

by Chet Baker

Primary Artist: Chet Baker; Main Performer
Composer Lyricist: Richard Rodgers
Lorenz Hart; Other

9. How Long Has This Been Going On?

by Chet Baker

Primary Artist: Chet Baker; Main Performer
Bass: Sam J. Jones; Performer
Drums: Dannie Richmond; Performer
Performer: Chet Baker
Kenny Drew
Dannie Richmond
Sam J. Jones; Performer
Piano: Kenny Drew; Performer
Trumpet: Chet Baker; Performer
Composer: George Gershwin
Ira Gershwin; Composer
Composer Lyricist: George Gershwin
Ira Gershwin; Other

10. Old Devil Moon

by Chet Baker

Primary Artist: Chet Baker; Main Performer
Composer: Burton Lane
E.y. Harburg; Composer
Composer Lyricist: E.y. Harburg
Burton Lane; Other

11. While My Lady Sleeps

by Chet Baker

Primary Artist: Chet Baker; Main Performer
Composer: Bronisław Kaper
Gus Kahn; Composer
Composer Lyricist: Gus Kahn
Bronislaw Kaper; Other

12. You Make Me Feel So Young

by Chet Baker

Primary Artist: Chet Baker; Main Performer
Composer: Josef Myrow
Mack Gordon; Composer
Composer Lyricist: Josef Myrow
Mack Gordon; Other

Technical Specifications

Volume

1 volume only

Tracks

12 tracks available

Type

ALBUM

Format

Digital Media

Duration

43 minutes and 22 seconds

Explicit

None

Coverart

Available and up to 640x640 px

Booklet

Not available

Max Quality

CD Quality (Lossless)

16bit / 44.1 kHz

Stereo

Audio Extension

Lossless: FLAC, M4A, WAV, WV, AIFF

Lossy: AAC, MP3, M4A, MP4, OGA, OGG, OPUS, WMA

Archive Format

Available in these formats: ZIP, TAR, RAR

Lyrics

11/12 tracks have lyrics

Synchronized Lyrics

7/12 tracks have synced lyrics

Genres

Jazz

Label

Fantasy Records

Music Distribution Service

Unknown

Country

United States

Language

English (United States)

Popularity

Release Date

Dec 31, 1986

Track Preview

Available

Delivery Charge

Free

Delivery Method

Digital download link via Email or Personal Dashboard on this site

UPC

2521863032

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It Could Happen To You - Chet Baker Sings

1. Do It The Hard Way

2. I'm Old Fashioned

3. You're Driving Me Crazy

4. It Could Happen To You

5. My Heart Stood Still

6. The More I See You

7. Everything Happens To Me

8. Dancing On The Ceiling

9. How Long Has This Been Going On?

10. Old Devil Moon

11. While My Lady Sleeps

12. You Make Me Feel So Young

Technical Specifications

It Could Happen To You - Chet Baker Sings

Product information

Release options

1. Do It The Hard Way

2. I'm Old Fashioned

3. You're Driving Me Crazy

4. It Could Happen To You

5. My Heart Stood Still

6. The More I See You

7. Everything Happens To Me

8. Dancing On The Ceiling

9. How Long Has This Been Going On?

10. Old Devil Moon

11. While My Lady Sleeps

12. You Make Me Feel So Young

Technical Specifications