Product Description
RELEASE DATE: 29TH NOVEMBER 2024
The new compilation Great Moments With… showcases the
remarkable moments of Chet Baker’s career, featuring both his
vocals and trumpet work. It spans his final five and a half years,
during which he collaborated closely with the Wim Wigt Timeless
Records agency in the Netherlands. The album includes a mix of
bebop and ballads, along with the previously unreleased bonus
track “But Not For Me”. During this period, Baker benefited from the
agency’s management, leading to fewer missed performances and
increased fame. His relationship with Wigt and his team, including
his girlfriend Diane Vavra, key figures like tour manager Peter Huijts
and record engineer Max Bolleman, significantly enhanced his
career. The double album traces his journey with Wigt, beginning
with the opening track “Ray’s Ideas”, and the ballad “Everything
Happens To Me” and concludes with the previously unreleased track
“But Not From Me”. The album highlights his work with European
musicians and features recordings from various sessions, including
performances with Dexter Gordon’s rhythm section, his own trio, and
a rare live recording from Zagreb. The Great Moments With LP… not
only celebrates Baker’s legacy but continues to inspire and resonate
with new generations.
Great Moments With…is available as a limited edition of 1500
individually numbered copies on white coloured vinyl. The 2LP
includes new liner notes by Jeroen de Valk and is housed in heavy
cardboard linnen laminated gatefold sleeve.
• 180 GRAM AUDIOPHILE VINYL
• HEAVY CARDBOARD LINNEN-LAMINATED GATEFOLD
SLEEVE
• BRAND NEW COMPILATION FROM THE LEGENDARY
AMERICAN JAZZ TRUMPETER, SINGER AND
COMPOSER
• INCLUDES “RAY’S IDEAS”, “FATHER X-MAS”,
“EVERYTHING HAPPENS TO ME”, “MY FUNNY
VALENTINE”, “BEATRICE” AND THE PREVIOUSLY
UNRELEASED TRACK OF “BUT NOT FOR ME” A.O.
• LIMITED EDITION OF 1500 INDIVIDUALLY NUMBERED
COPIES ON WHITE COLOURED VINYL
SIDE A
1. Ray’s Ideas
2. In A Sentimental Mood
3. There’ll Never Be Another You
SIDE B
1. Sea Breeze
2. Round Midnight
3. My Funny Valentine
SIDE C
1. My Melancholy Baby
2. Father X-Mas
3. How Deep Is The Ocean
4. For All We Know
SIDE D
1. Beatrice
2. Everything Happens To Me
3. But Not For Me (Previously Unreleased Track)
