Baker's Holiday (Remastered) Chet Baker

• 1 Trav'lin' Light 03:12
• 2 Easy Living 03:22
• 3 That Ole Devil Called Love 03:18
• 4 You're My Thrill 03:00
• 5 Crazy She Calls Me 03:23
• 6 When Your Lover Has Gone 02:56
• 7 Mean To Me 03:37
• 8 These Foolish Things (Remind Me Of You) 03:31
• 9 There Is No Greater Love 02:35
• 10 Don't Explain 03:26
• Total Runtime 32:20

Info for Baker's Holiday (Remastered)

„Bakers Holiday“ is an endearing and smoky tribute to singing legend Billie Holiday. Backed by a smartly arranged reed section, Chet Baker and his quartet swing with great dynamism on all 10 tracks. Jimmy Mundy's arrangements give this album the feel of a 1940's big band, and Baker seems comfortable recreating some of the mystique and elegance of a bygone era. On this album, Baker plays only the flugelhorn; the instrument's dark and mellow tone only adds to Baker's already wistful sense of melodiousness.

We hear this most poignantly on 'Don't Explain,' a composition co-written by Billie Holiday herself. Here, Baker mournfully 'sings' the melody on his horn, while an English horn echoes him hauntingly. Baker sings on four of the 10 tracks, and his boyish, soft-spoken singing style is right at home with these classic tunes. Here, without copying Holiday, Baker through his elusive musical genius conjures her magic.

Chet Baker, vocals, flugelhorn
Everett Barksdale, guitar
Hank Jones, piano
Richard Davis, bass
Connie Kay, drums
Wilford Holcombe, reeds
Seldon Powell, reeds
Léon Cohen, reeds
Hank Freeman, reeds
Alan Ross, reeds

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