Name: Born To Be Blue - The Music Of His Life
Brand: Chet Baker

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EJC55766

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Limited edition

Release date

2022-04-01

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8436559468909

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1 / CD / Extended format: No / Rough Trade Exclusive: No / Signed copies: No

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Chet Baker

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Jazz

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Essential Jazz Classics

Chet Baker was an American jazz trumpeter, singer, composer, and artist. Born on December 23, 1929 in Yale, Oklahoma, USA, he began his career in the early 1950s playing alongside renowned musicians. However, his career was hindered by drug addiction and arrests for narcotics.

Despite these challenges, Baker made several comebacks starting from 1957 with collaborations featuring talented musicians like [Collaborator Name] and Gerry Mulligan. Despite having his teeth knocked out during an altercation, Baker recovered and continued to record frequently across various labels. He showcased his skills both in small groups and leading large ensembles in live settings.

In the 1980s until his death at the age of 58 on May 13th, 1988 in Amsterdam, The Netherlands; Chet Baker recorded extensively in Europe. His music legacy remains influential as he left behind a remarkable body of work that showcases his unique talent as a trumpeter and vocalist.

Essential Jazz Classics is a Spanish label that specializes in reissuing classic jazz albums. With a focus on preserving and reintroducing timeless jazz recordings, this label has become an authority in the industry. Their extensive catalog includes albums from legendary artists such as Miles Davis, John Coltrane, and Billie Holiday. As a label operating within the public domain in Europe, Essential Jazz Classics ensures accessibility to these iconic recordings. While there is no specification about the sources used for their masters, rest assured that each release is carefully curated to provide an exceptional listening experience.

Deluxe packaging with 12-page booklet. In his dual role as trumpeter and singer, the perennial Chet Baker was one of the undisputed masters of the jazz ballad, able to reach climaxes of intense feeling and intimacy. This CD compiles Chet Baker's original versions of the featured songs heard in the film based on his life. Also included are unforgettable performances by Odetta and Charles Mingus from the soundtrack, as well as two amazing versions of the title song, "Born to Be Blue," sung by Nancy Wilson and Helen Merrill, the latter baked by another brilliant trumpet player, Clifford Brown. Recorded in Los Angeles, New York, Milan, Paris &amp; Rome, between 1953 and 1962. 

Tracks: My Funny Valentine #1 / Over The Rainbow / Let’s Get Lost / I’ve Never Been In Love Before / There Will Never Be Another You / Go Down Sunshine (performed by Odetta) / The Thrill Is Gone / Everything Happens To Me / There’s A Small Hotel / Born To Be Blue / Ballata In Forma Di Blues / Someone To Watch Over Me / Haitian Fight Song / Deep In A Dream / Grey December / My Funny Valentine #2 / Born To Be Blue

Born To Be Blue - The Music Of His Life

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