(Chet Baker Sings) It Could Happen to You

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It Could Happen to You
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Studio album by
Chet Baker
ReleasedNovember 3, 1958 [1]
RecordedAugust 1958
Reeves Sound Studios, New York City
Genre Jazz
Length52:39 (2010 reissue)
Label Riverside
RLP 12-278
Producer Bill Grauer
Chet Baker chronology
Stan Meets Chet
(1958)		It Could Happen to You
(1958)		 Chet Baker in New York
(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 (1954) and Chet Baker Sings and Plays with Bud Shank, Russ Freeman & Strings (recorded in 1955, released in 1964 [2] ) in which he sings traditional pop standards in a jazzy 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. [3]

Contents

In 2010, it was remastered and reissued on CD by Original Jazz Classics with two previously unissued takes.

Reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [4]
Pitchfork 8.3/10 [5]
The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [6]

The Allmusic review by Lindsay Planer awarded the album 4 stars and states:

One immediate distinction between these vocal sides and those recorded earlier in the decade for Pacific Jazz is the lissome quality of Baker's playing and, most notably, his increased capacity as a vocalist. The brilliant song selection certainly doesn't hurt either. This is an essential title in Chet Baker's 30-plus year canon

— Planer, Lindsay Allmusic review

Track listing

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Do It the Hard Way" Richard Rodgers, Lorenz Hart 3:00
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

1987 CD reissue bonus tracks

2010 CD reissue

  1. "Do It the Hard Way" – 3:03
  2. "I'm Old Fashioned" – 5:06
  3. "You're Driving Me Crazy" – 2:56
  4. "It Could Happen to You" – 2:53
  5. "My Heart Stood Still" – 3:28
  6. "The More I See You" – 3:06
  7. "Everything Happens to Me" – 5:05
  8. "Dancing on the Ceiling" – 3:09
  9. "How Long Has This Been Going On?" – 4:10
  10. "Old Devil Moon" – 2:58
  11. "While My Lady Sleeps" [Take 10] – 4:22
  12. "You Make Me Feel So Young" [Take 5] – 3:41
  13. "The More I See You" [Take 8] – 2:51
  14. "Everything Happens to Me" [Take 2] – 4:51

Personnel

References

  1. ↑ Billboard Nov 3, 1958
  2. ↑ "Chet Baker Sings and Plays with Bud Shank, Russ Freeman and Strings Review". allmusic. Retrieved March 20, 2012.
  3. ↑ "It Could Happen to You Information". iTunes. Archived from the original on February 25, 2012. Retrieved May 1, 2011.
  4. ↑ "It Could Happen to You Information". Allmusic . Retrieved May 1, 2011.
  5. ↑ "Chet Baker: The Legendary Riverside Albums". Pitchfork. Retrieved September 20, 2020.
  6. ↑ Cook, Richard; Brian Morton (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings. The Penguin Guide to Jazz (9th ed.). London: Penguin. p. 66. ISBN   978-0-14-103401-0.
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