Chet Baker Sings

Chet Baker Sings
Studio album by
ReleasedApril/May 1954[1]
RecordedFebruary 15, 1954
GenreWest Coast jazz, cool jazz, vocal jazz
Length43:55 LP/CD reissue
LabelPacific Jazz
ProducerRichard Bock
Chet Baker chronology
Witch Doctor
(1953)
Chet Baker Sings
(1954)
Grey December
(1953–55)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[2]
The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings[3]

Chet Baker Sings is the debut vocal album by jazz musician Chet Baker, released in 1954 by Pacific Jazz Records. In 2001, the album received the Grammy Hall of Fame Award.[4] Baker would return to selections from this album throughout his career. "My Funny Valentine" was regularly included in his concert performances, and is considered by some to be his signature song.

  1. ^ Billboard May 8, 1954
  2. ^ Mason, Stewart. Chet Baker Sings at AllMusic
  3. ^ Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings. The Penguin Guide to Jazz (9th ed.). London: Penguin. p. 65. ISBN 978-0-14-103401-0.
  4. ^ "Grammy.com". Archived from the original on 2015-04-02. Retrieved 2014-05-23.