Limited Edition, Deluxe Edition, Gatefold Sleeve, High Quality In his dual role as a trumpeter and as a singer, Chet Baker was one of the undisputed jazz masters, able to reach climaxes of intense feeling and intimacy. This LP compiles some of his best performances. Among the highlights are “My Funny Valentine”, a song Baker made into a classic, “Deep in a Dream”, “Alone Together” (featuring Bill Evans), and “Let’s Get Lost”. “I studied music at junior college, but at the end of a year-and-a-half I failed that –and I still play by ear. Although I can read, I don’t know the chords. I just hear them, you know, but if you ask me what the name of it is, I wouldn’t be able to tell you.” Chet Baker (interviewed by Les Tomkins in 1979) CHET BAKER, vocals & trumpet On all tracks, plus: Collective personnel: Herbie Mann (fl), Pepper Adams (bar), Russ Freeman, Bill Evans, Kenny Drew (p), Carson Smith, Paul Chambers, Sam Jones, Jimmy Bond (b), Bob Neel, Connie Kay, Philly Joe Jones (d), among others. Recorded between 1954 & 1959