Embraceable You Chet Baker

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  • Release Date: 06/20/1995
  • Original Release: 1957
  • Sales Rank: 59,745
  • Label: BLUE NOTE RECORDS
  • UPC: 724383167623

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Embraceable You

1LISTENThe Night We Called It a Day previously unreleased 2:22
2LISTENLittle Girl Blue previously unreleased / Instrumental 4:33
3LISTENEmbraceable You previously unreleased 2:06
4LISTENThey All Laughed previously unreleased 2:08
5LISTENThere's a Lull in My Life previously unreleased 2:53
6LISTENWhat Is There to Say? previously unreleased 3:38
7LISTENWhile My Lady Sleeps previously unreleased 2:48
8LISTENForgetful previously unreleased 2:35
9LISTENHow Long Has This Been Going On? previously unreleased 2:46
10LISTENCome Rain or Come Shine previously unreleased 2:07
11LISTENOn Green Dolphin Street previously unreleased 3:07
12LISTENLittle Girl Blue previously unreleased / Vocal Version 4:30
13LISTENTrav'lin' Light 3:09

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A ballad collection that emphasizes Chet Baker's troubled-romantic vocal style, it's not too surprising that these 1957 recordings remained in the vaults for almost 40 years. For one thing, Baker's delicate tenor, having won the hearts of thousands of teenage fans, was considered somewhat of a novelty to most critics. For another, his guitar-and-bass accompaniment is incredibly sparse, and while that doesn't hurt his trumpeting at all, being so prominent in the mix occasionally betrays his vocal limitations. Baker's fans, though, need not worry about such petty analysis, for the wistful, tormented tone of this record is the very sound that helped create the legend, and in places he is firmly in his element, especially on "There's a Lull in My Life" and a sublime instrumental version of "Little Girl Blue," which features some of his finest soloing. While it isn't the place to start, Embraceable You is a fascinating example of why Chet Baker's tragic spirit remains as attractive today as it was in his lifetime. Jim Smith, All Music Guide

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