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Chet Baker Sings: It Could Happen To You 1958
(Chet Baker Sings) It Could Happen to You is an album by jazz trumpeter and vocalist Chet Baker. It follows a formula similar to two other Baker albums, Chet Baker Sings and Chet Baker Sings and Plays with Bud Shank, Russ Freeman & Strings in which he updates existing standards in a hipper, jazzier fashion. Unlike the aforementioned records, on It Could Happen to You, on a few tracks, Baker plays no trumpet whatsoever, opting to scat in place of an instrumental solo.
Chet Baker-It Could Happen To You 1958
Tracklist:
1. | “Do It the Hard Way” | Richard Rodgers, Lorenz Hart | 3:00 |
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2. | “I’m Old Fashioned“ | Jerome Kern, Johnny Mercer | 5:03 |
3. | “You’re Driving Me Crazy“ | Walter Donaldson | 2:53 |
4. | “It Could Happen to You“ | Jimmy Van Heusen, Johnny Burke | 2:49 |
5. | “My Heart Stood Still“ | Richard Rodgers, Lorenz Hart | 3:26 |
6. | “The More I See You“ | Harry Warren, Mack Gordon | 3:03 |
7. | “Everything Happens to Me“ | Matt Dennis, Tom Adair | 5:02 |
8. | “Dancing on the Ceiling“ | Richard Rodgers, Lorenz Hart | 3:08 |
9. | “How Long Has This Been Going On?“ | George Gershwin, Ira Gershwin | 4:10 |
10. | “Old Devil Moon“ | Burton Lane, E.Y. Harburg | 2:59 |
Personnel:
- Chet Baker – vocals, trumpet
- Kenny Drew – piano
- George Morrow (#1–2, 5, 7–8, 14), Sam Jones (#3–4, 6, 9–13) – bass
- Philly Joe Jones (#1–2, 5–8, 10–14), Dannie Richmond (#3–4, 9) – drums