As Time Goes By (Chet Baker album)

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As Time Goes By
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Studio album by Chet Baker
Released 1987
Recorded December 17–18, 1986
Studio Studio 44, Monster, Holland
Genre Jazz
Length60:20
Label Timeless
SJP 251/252
Producer Wim Wigt, Peter Huijts
Chet Baker chronology
Chet in Chicago
(1986)
As Time Goes By
(1987)
Cool Cat
(1986)

As Time Goes By, (subtitled Love Songs), is an album by trumpeter/vocalist Chet Baker which was recorded in 1986 and released on the Dutch Timeless label. [1] [2] [3] [4]

Chet Baker American jazz trumpeter, flugelhornist and singer

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Timeless Records is a jazz record label based in The Netherlands.

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Reception

Professional ratings
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Steve Loewy of AllMusic states, "While Baker's chops are clearly subpar there is a quaint romanticism to it all that somehow snares the listener. ... Baker is a more than a bit muddled in his singing, sounding as though his mouth is filled with steel wool. Yet, the feelings he displays are so pure and touching that every note is imbued with deep emotion. Most of the songs are performed slowly, sometimes heart-wrenchingly so. While Baker seems tired, there is a cool, raw touch throughout, making this a decent example of the trumpeter's later playing. His range seems even more limited than usual, too. Danko is a thorough joy, and plays splendidly in support". [5]

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Track listing

  1. "You and the Night and the Music" (Arthur Schwartz, Howard Dietz) – 5:24
  2. "As Time Goes By" (Herman Hupfeld) – 6:40
  3. "My Melancholy Baby" (Ernie Burnett, George A. Norton) – 6:52
  4. "I'm a Fool to Want You" (Jack Wolf, Joel Herron, Frank Sinatra) – 8:38
  5. "When She Smiles" (Harold Danko) – 6:00
  6. "Sea Breeze" (Jon Burr) – 6:54
  7. "You Have Been Here All Along" (Burr) – 7:37
  8. "Angel Eyes" (Earl Brent, Matt Dennis) – 6:04
  9. "You'd Be So Nice to Come Home To" (Cole Porter) – 4:27
  10. "'Round Midnight" (Thelonious Monk, Cootie Williams) – 7:33

Personnel

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Harold Danko is an American jazz pianist.

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References

  1. Timeless Records album entry accessed May 22, 2017
  2. Jazzlists: Timeless Records SJP series discography accessed May 22, 2017
  3. Chet Baker Catalog accessed May 22, 2017
  4. Enciclopedia del Jazz: Chet Baker accessed May 22, 2017
  5. 1 2 Loewy, Steve. As Time Goes By – Review at AllMusic . Retrieved May 22, 2017.