Chet Baker – Chet Baker Sings

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Label:	Blue Note – B0031300-01, World Pacific Records – PJ-1222, Pacific Jazz – PJ-1222
Series:	Blue Note Tone Poet Series, Pacific Jazz Series
Format:	Vinyl, LP, Album, Reissue, Repress, Mono, 180g, Gatefold
Country:	Worldwide
Released:	Jul 2023
Genre:	Jazz
Style:	Cool Jazz

Tracklist

A1	That Old Feeling Written-By – Brown, Fain	2:59
A2	It's Always You Written-By – Burke-Van Heusen*	4:17
A3	Like Someone In Love Written-By – Burke-Van Heusen*	3:26
A4	My Ideal Written-By – Robin, Chase, Whiting*	4:19
A5	I've Never Been In Love Before Written-By – Frank Loesser	4:25
A6	My Buddy Written-By – Kahn, Donaldson	3:16
B1	But Not For Me Written-By – George & Ira Gershwin	3:00
B2	Time After Time Written-By – Styne, Cahn	2:44
B3	I Get Along Without You Very Well Written-By – Hoagy Carmichael	2:54
B4	My Funny Valentine Written-By – Rodgers-Hart*	2:14
B5	There Will Never Be Another You Written-By – Warren, Gordon	2:55
B6	The Thrill Is Gone Written-By – Brown, Henderson	2:46
B7	I Fall In Love Too Easily Written-By – Styne, Cahn	3:16
B8	Look For The Silver Lining Written-By – DeSylva, Kern	2:36

Companies, etc.

Record Company – Pacific Jazz Enterprises, Inc.
Record Company – Capitol Records, LLC
Copyright © – UMG Recordings, Inc.
Mastered At – Cohearent Audio
Lacquer Cut At – Cohearent Audio
Pressed By – Record Technology Incorporated – 36833
Pressed By – Record Technology Incorporated – 41990
Recorded At – Forum Theatre, Los Angeles
Recorded At – Capitol Studios

Credits

Bass – Carson Smith (tracks: B1 to B5, B7, B8), Jimmy Bond (tracks: A), Joe Mondragon (tracks: B6)
Drums – Bob Neel (tracks: B1 to B5, B7, B8), Lawrence Marable (tracks: A3, A4, A6), Peter Littman (tracks: A1, A2, A5), Shelly Manne (tracks: B6)
Engineer [Recording Engineer] – Allan Emig, Phil Turetsky
Lacquer Cut By – KPG*
Mastered By [LP Reissue Mastering By] – Kevin Gray
Photography By [Photography] – William Claxton
Piano, Celesta [Celeste] – Russ Freeman
Producer [Original Sessions Produced By] – Richard Bock
Reissue Producer [LP Reissue Supervision] – Joe Harley
Vocals, Trumpet – Chet Baker

Notes

RTI identifiers in runouts on this version differ from the 2020 pressing.

2023 repress of the 2020 Tone Poet version. In the summer of 2023 Blue Note Records announced in the newsletter that a repress of the out of stock Tone Poet release was about to be released. In stores in July 2023 this versions has a different wording on the Tone Poet hype sticker on the outside of the release:
The 2020 version states:
"Mastered from the original analog tapes"
The 2023 version states:
"Cut directly from the original analog tapes"

Also, on the hype sticker, the 2023 has the text "STDLTNPCUT" that the hype sticker on the 2020 version does not have.

A Blue Note Records release; Originally released in 1956 by Pacific Jazz Records.
© 2020 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Blue Note® is a registered trademark of Capitol Records, LLC.

There is an error on the spine of the jacket. It says ''Stereo'' instead of ''Mono''. Just like the 2020 pressing.

Barcode and Other Identifiers

Barcode (Text): 6 02508 35891 3
Barcode (Scanned, UPC-A): 602508358913
Other (On hype sticker): STDLTNPCUT
Matrix / Runout (Side A label): ST-1805
Matrix / Runout (Side B label): ST-1806
Matrix / Runout (Side A label, on edge): B0031300-01 A
Matrix / Runout (Side B label, on edge): B0031300-01 B
Matrix / Runout (Side A runout): B0031300-01-A KPG@CA 36833.1(3)...
Matrix / Runout (Side B runout): B0031300-01-B3 KPG@CA 41990.2(3)...

Other Versions (5 of 85)

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	Title (Format)	Label	Cat#	Country	Year
Recently Edited	Chet Baker Sings (LP, Album, Reissue)	Pacific Jazz	PJ-1222	US	1956
New Submission	Chet Baker Sings (LP, Album, Reissue)	Pacific Jazz, World Pacific Records	PJ-1222	US	1956
Recently Edited	Chet Baker Sings (LP, Album, Reissue)	World Pacific Records	PJ-1222	US	1957
New Submission	Chet Baker Sings (LP, Album, Reissue)	World Pacific Records	PJ-1222	US	1957
Recently Edited	Chet Baker Sings (LP, Album, Reissue, Mono)	Vogue Records, World Pacific Records	LAE 12164, PJ-1222	UK	1959

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Reviews

g0bspeeb Nov 27, 2023
The mastering is very nice, though my pressing has quite a few snaps, crackles, and pops - definitely the most flawed Tone Poet release I've come to own. That said, the music is wonderful and Chet's voice makes it worth sitting through the audible defects.

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GideonSpevak Nov 18, 2023
Fantastic sounding record, but my copy on the spine reads “Blue Note Stereo” although this is a mono pressing.
LioLight Nov 1, 2023
Saturation of the trumpet all over the disc... I am tired of those new Tone Poets pressing !
It is just like the Lou Donaldson record. I sent it back !
hardinggr Oct 29, 2023
Currently in stock at Blue Note UK 29/10/2023 words words words
grandbleu Oct 25, 2023
probably the one of the best sounding records I own, up there with UHQR Kind of Blue, only for half the price. Unreal.
Warnapp Oct 24, 2023
Finally got my hands on this one ! Incredibly good sounding release, although my copy came slightly wrapped. Chet’s voice fills the room !! Believe the hype. 👌🏻
maplerecords Oct 19, 2023
Edited one month ago
Restocked at Blue Note. Appears to be 3,000 quantity at the source.
haganth Oct 15, 2023
On the Tone Poet repress, anybody else notice distortions on Chet's voice when he sings a word with a P-sound. Pretty noticeable on track 2, side 2. Not a huge deal, but did irk me a little. I did see in a YouTube video recently Kevin Gray said he had to re-cut side two due to damage in the metal plating, or stampers they used for original Then Poet. Wonder if KG overlooked something here in his mastering. Anyone have any information?
Fearaujo Oct 3, 2023
Sold out everywhere… I missed the repress, anyone aware of another one in the horizon?
jgknick Sep 30, 2023
This sounds as great as everyone says it does. Great music, great recorded sound. Session photos inside the gatefold are grainy, not clear and sharp as Tone Poet photos usually are. As of today, still available online at the Everything Jazz site.