Name: My Funny Valentine
Brand: Chet Baker

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Bonus disc: No

Catalogue number

37066 LP

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Black

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Gatefold Jacket. 180 Gram Vinyl

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Format Music US

Limited edition

Release date

2018-08-24

Signed copies

Signed copies: No

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Sales:8.875

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8436569191095

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1 / Extended format: No / LP / Rough Trade Exclusive: No / Signed copies: No / black

Artist

Chet Baker

Genre US

Jazz

Label US

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Chet Baker was an American jazz trumpeter, singer, composer, and artist. Born on December 23, 1929 in Yale, Oklahoma, USA, he began his career in the early 1950s playing alongside renowned musicians. However, his career was hindered by drug addiction and arrests for narcotics.

Despite these challenges, Baker made several comebacks starting from 1957 with collaborations featuring talented musicians like [Collaborator Name] and Gerry Mulligan. Despite having his teeth knocked out during an altercation, Baker recovered and continued to record frequently across various labels. He showcased his skills both in small groups and leading large ensembles in live settings.

In the 1980s until his death at the age of 58 on May 13th, 1988 in Amsterdam, The Netherlands; Chet Baker recorded extensively in Europe. His music legacy remains influential as he left behind a remarkable body of work that showcases his unique talent as a trumpeter and vocalist.

One of the greatest trumpeters and most popular cult-figures in jazz history, Chet Baker (1929-1988) was as famous for his rugged good looks and stormy personal life as he was for his gentle vocals and lyrical introspective trumpet playing. Gaining fame as a member of Gerry Mulligan s heralded piano-less quartet, Baker quickly became the undisputed trumpet king of the 1950s West Coast cool jazz sound. His beautiful tone, delicate and haunting melodic lines and masterful sense of space imbued his music with a warm, nostalgic quality, and earned him a fan base that extended well beyond the boundaries of the traditional jazz enthusiast. This set combines some fiery instrumentals along with some of his best vocals, among them the Rodgers &amp; Hart song My Funny Valentine , which would become a theme song for Baker over the course of his extended career..

My Funny Valentine

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