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Embraceable You (album)

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Released
  
1995

Embraceable You (1957)
  
Stan Meets Chet (1958)

Release date
  
8 June 1995

Label
  
Pacific Jazz Records

Length
  
38:42

Artist
  
Chet Baker

Producer
  
Richard Bock

Genre
  
Jazz

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Recorded
  
December 9, 1957 New York City

Similar
  
Chet Baker albums, Jazz albums

Chet baker the night we called it a day


Embraceable You is an album by jazz trumpeter Chet Baker recorded in 1957 but not released on the Pacific Jazz label until 1995. One song, "Trav'lin' Light" was previously released on the album Pretty/Groovy in 1958 but all other tracks were previously unissued.

Contents

Chet baker embraceable you


Reception

Allmusic rated the album with 1½ stars stating "A ballad collection that emphasizes Chet Baker's troubled-romantic vocal style, it's not too surprising that these 1957 recordings remained in the vaults for almost 40 years... While it isn't the place to start, Embraceable You is a fascinating example of why Chet Baker's tragic spirit remains as attractive today as it was in his lifetime".

Track listing

  1. "The Night We Called It a Day" (Tom Adair, Matt Dennis) - 2:22
  2. "Little Girl Blue" [Instrumental Version] (Lorenz Hart, Richard Rodgers) - 4:33
  3. "Embraceable You" (George Gershwin, Ira Gershwin) - 2:06
  4. "They All Laughed" (Gershwin, Gershwin) - 2:08
  5. "There's a Lull in My Life" (Mack Gordon, Harry Revel) - 2:53
  6. "What Is There to Say?" (Vernon Duke, Yip Harburg) - 3:38
  7. "While My Lady Sleeps" (Gus Kahn, Bronisław Kaper) - 2:48
  8. "Forgetful" (George Handy, Jack Segal) - 2:35
  9. "How Long Has This Been Going On?" (Gershwin, Gershwin) - 2:46
  10. "Come Rain or Come Shine" (Harold Arlen, Johnny Mercer) - 2:07
  11. "On Green Dolphin Street" (Kaper, Ned Washington) - 3:07
  12. "Little Girl Blue" [Vocal Version] (Hart, Rodgers) - 4:30
  13. "Trav'lin' Light" (Mercer, Jimmy Mundy, Trummy Young) - 3:09

Personnel

  • Chet Baker - trumpet, vocals
  • Dave Wheat - guitar
  • Russ Saunders - bass

    • Songs

    1The Night We Called It a Day2:24
    2Little Girl Blue (instrumental version)4:32
    3Embraceable You2:08

    References

    Embraceable You (album) Wikipedia
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