Chet Baker- Chet Baker Sings (Blue Note Essentials Series)

Label: Blue Note

Reissued 7/17/2026, Originally released 1956

There are several Chet Baker albums with the title Chet Baker Sings, but this one recorded for Pacific Jazz in 1954 and 1956 is the original, and arguably, the best. The album features Chet's indelible vocals and sterling trumpet playing with two different quartet line-ups both featuring pianist Russ Freeman on a set of classic standards that he made his own including "My Funny Valentine," "That Old Feeling," and "I Fall in Love Too Easily."

Track listing:

1. That Old Feeling
   
2. It's Always You
   
3. Like Someone in Love
   
4. My Ideal
   
5. I've Never Been in Love Before
   
6. My Buddy
   
7. But Not for Me
   
8. Time After Time
   
9. I Get Along Without You Very Well (Except Sometimes)
   
10. My Funny Valentine
    
11. There Will Never Be Another You
    
12. Thrill Is Gone
    
13. I Fall in Love Too Easily
    
14. Look for the Silver Lining