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Let's Get Lost | 
| Artist: Chet Baker
Label: RCA
Category: Music
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Rating:  4 reviews
Sales Rank: 16722
Format: Soundtrack
Media: Audio CD
Discs: 1
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.2
Dimensions (in): 5.6 x 5 x 0.5
UPC: 766486212022
EAN: 0035628305428
ASIN: B000025SUE
Release Date: May 26, 1989
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| Tracks:
| • | Moon & Sand (Motivo Di Raggio Di Luna) | | • | Imagination | | • | You're My Thrill | | • | For Heavens Sake | | • | Every Time We Say Goodbye | | • | I Dont Stand A Ghost Of A Chance With You | | • | Daydream | | • | Zingaro (Aka Portrait In Black & White) | | • | Blame It On My Youth | | • | My One And Only Love | | • | Everything Happens To Me | | • | Almost Blue |
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| Editorial Reviews:
Amazon.co.uk Review
Many trumpet players sing, but as a vocal stylist Chet Baker was unique amongst them. His light, almost girlish voice was the antithesis of Louis Armstrong's throatiness, and yet it had an appeal of its own. These 20 tracks date from 1953 to 1956 and are probably the best vocals he ever recorded. For one thing, there is plenty of sensitive trumpet playing in between the vocals and also some over- dubbed trumpet obbligatos. And for another, the choice of tunes is excellent. Unlike many jazz singers Baker stays close to the melodies as written, reserving his improvising for the trumpet passages. Because of the highly individual piano playing of Russ Freeman, the rhythm section makes a huge contribution on all tracks. These tracks were made soon after Baker had made an impact on the jazz world with the Gerry Mulligan Quartet and over the years these vocals have achieved cult status. Some tracks have sometimes suffered severe editing in various reissues where the instrumental work of Bill Perkins, Jimmy Giuffre and Joe Pass was substituted for the vocals. This release presents the original performances as they were intended to be heard. --Steve Voce
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| Customer Reviews:
 shivers just to think about it January 22, 2008
This album is a must in any real music lover collection
the emotion it reveals is one of the most sensitive I've ever heard
I even think that it's as cool as miles and coltrane kind of blue
 A different Chet to his early years November 26, 2007
I own about a dozen Chet cds and this one is my least favourite. I just can't get past how different his voice is to his earlier stuff. Normally when I listen to Chet I relax and enjoy the sweetness and purity of his voice which is fantastic.
But Chet broke his nose in the 60s and also became a drug addict and perhaps this is why he sounds like he has recorded this album drunk. His words are slurred and yes he's singing jazz and I know Billie Holiday always sounded like she'd been on the gin but Chet's usual stuff has the clarity of someone like Ella Fitzgerald.
Of course artist mature and often their voices change but Chet's voice didn't change in a good way. In fact I can't listen to this cd, it's like nails down a blackboard to me, but that is because I love all off his other stuff so much.
Buyer beware this is a real Marmite cd, you'll either love it of hate it.
One of the all-time special things in civilization... August 29, 2007
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
This is of the things that defines the emotional and artistic scope of human beings...
If you're lucky enough to have not yet discovered Chet Baker, enjoy. The documentary film "Let's Get Lost" is a nice place to start, too.
This is the silver lining when a cloud appears from the blue November 18, 2000
14 out of 18 found this review helpful
This album has a beauty which surpasses any other music which I have ever heard. This is my favourite album of all time (2nd: OK Computer, 3rd: Definitely Maybe). It is difficult to explain the effect which it has on my wife when she feels blue. If only I could sing a song of love, but not for me.
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