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Personnel Chet Baker (vocals, trumpet); Russ Freeman (piano, celeste); James Bond, Carson Smith (bass); Peter Littman, Lawrence Marable, Bob Neel (drums). Recorded at the Forum Theatre, Los Angeles, California on July 23 & 30, 1956; Capitol Studios, Hollywood, California on February 15, 1954. Includes liner notes by Richard Brock and Gerlad Heard. Few musicians were such a double threat as Chet Baker; he could blow a cool trumpet, and croon a lazy ballad or a bouncing standard with the best of them. His butter-smooth voice is featured here on his first session for Riverside, CHET BAKER SINGS IT COULD HAPPEN TO YOU. Of course, the great old chestnut in the title is not the only gem contained herein-Baker also swings and sings such great Rogers and Hart songs as InchDo It the Hard Way, Inch My Heart Stood Still, Inch and InchDancing on the Ceiling. InchHearing the combination of Baker's lazy West Coast swing and the driving push of his East Coast sidemen on uptempo numbers like InchYou're Driving Me CrazyInch or InchMy Heart Stood StillInch is an undoubted treat, but it's smoky ballads such as InchI'm Old FashionedInch and the swaying title track that win the most points. For lovers of great old songs sung with feeling, CHET BAKER SINGS IT COULD HAPPEN TO YOU is hard to beat. Album Tracks 1. My Funny Valentine 2. That Old Feeling 3. Like Someone In Love 4. My Buddy 5. It's Always You 6. Someone To Watch Over Me 7. Daybreak 1. But Not For Me 2. Look For The Silver Lining 3. I Get Along Without You Very Well 4. I Fall In Love Too Easily 5. The Thrill Is Gone 6. There Will Never Be Another You 7. Time After Time
