She Was Too Good to Me

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She Was Too Good to Me
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Studio album by
Released1974
RecordedJuly 17, October 31 & November 1, 1974
Studio Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ
Genre Jazz
Length41:02
Label CTI Records
Producer Creed Taylor
Chet Baker chronology
In Concert
(1974)
She Was Too Good to Me
(1974)
Carnegie Hall Concert
(1974)

She Was Too Good to Me is an album by Chet Baker. [1] [2] [3] The album was released in 1974 [4] as what some would call a "comeback" album. The title track is an alteration of "He Was Too Good to Me". There were three recording sessions (July 17, October 31, and November 1, 1974). [5]

Contents

Track listing

She Was Too Good to Me
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Autumn Leaves" Joseph Kosma, Jacques Prévert, Johnny Mercer 7:02
2."She Was Too Good to Me" Richard Rodgers, Lorenz Hart 4:40
3."Funk in Deep Freeze" Hank Mobley 6:06
4."Tangerine" Victor Schertzinger, Johnny Mercer 5:27
5."With a Song in My Heart" Richard Rodgers, Lorenz Hart 4:04
6."What'll I Do" Irving Berlin 3:55
7."It's You or No One" Jule Styne, Sammy Cahn 4:28
8."My Future Just Passed" Richard A. Whiting, George Marion Jr. 4:46

Personnel

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References

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  2. Edwards, D. & Callahan, M.CTI Album Discography, accessed May 27, 2016
  3. Jazzlists: CTI Records 6000 series discography, accessed May 27, 2016
  4. "chetbakertribute.com". chetbakertribute.com. 1974-11-01. Retrieved 2012-03-09.
  5. "Jazz Tube A Archive Of Jazz Videos". Chetbaker.net. Retrieved 2012-03-09.