Embraceable You (album)

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Embraceable You (album) - Wikipedia

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Embraceable You

Studio album by

Chet Baker

Released

1995

Recorded

December 9, 1957
New York City

Genre

Jazz

Length

38:42

Label

Pacific Jazz
CDP 7243 8

Producer

Richard Bock

Chet Baker chronology

Reunion with Chet Baker
(1957)

Embraceable You
(1995)

Stan Meets Chet
(1958)

Embraceable You is an album by jazz trumpeter Chet Baker recorded in 1957 but not released on the Pacific Jazz label until 1995.^[1] One song, "Trav'lin' Light" was previously released on the album Pretty/Groovy in 1958 but all other tracks were previously unissued.

Reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	^[2]

Allmusic rated the album with 1½ stars stating "A ballad collection that emphasizes Chet Baker's troubled-romantic vocal style, it's not too surprising that these 1957 recordings remained in the vaults for almost 40 years... While it isn't the place to start, Embraceable You is a fascinating example of why Chet Baker's tragic spirit remains as attractive today as it was in his lifetime".^[2]

Track listing

"The Night We Called It a Day" (Tom Adair, Matt Dennis) – 2:22
"Little Girl Blue" [Instrumental Version] (Lorenz Hart, Richard Rodgers) – 4:33
"Embraceable You" (George Gershwin, Ira Gershwin) – 2:06
"They All Laughed" (Gershwin, Gershwin) – 2:08
"There's a Lull in My Life" (Mack Gordon, Harry Revel) – 2:53
"What Is There to Say?" (Vernon Duke, Yip Harburg) – 3:38
"While My Lady Sleeps" (Gus Kahn, Bronisław Kaper) – 2:48
"Forgetful" (George Handy, Jack Segal) – 2:35
"How Long Has This Been Going On?" (Gershwin, Gershwin) – 2:46
"Come Rain or Come Shine" (Harold Arlen, Johnny Mercer) – 2:07
"On Green Dolphin Street" (Kaper, Ned Washington) – 3:07
"Little Girl Blue" [Vocal Version] (Hart, Rodgers) – 4:30
"Trav'lin' Light" (Mercer, Jimmy Mundy, Trummy Young) – 3:09

Personnel

Chet Baker – trumpet, vocals
Dave Wheat – guitar
Russ Savakus (listed as "Ross Savakus") – bass^[3]

References

^ Chet Baker discography accessed August 15, 2013
^ ^a ^b Smith, J. Allmusic listing accessed August 15, 2013
^ "Chet Baker: Songs for Lovers" CD, Pacific Jazz Records 57158, 1997

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Discography
Pacific Jazz	Chet Baker Quartet featuring Russ Freeman (1953) Grey December (1953) West Coast Live (1953-54 [1997]) Jazz at Ann Arbor (1954) The Trumpet Artistry of Chet Baker (1954) Chet Baker Sings (1954) Chet Baker Sings and Plays (1955) Chet Baker in Europe (1955) Chet Baker & Crew (1956) Chet Baker Big Band (1956) Playboys (1956) Quartet: Russ Freeman/Chet Baker (1956) Theme Music from "The James Dean Story" (1956 [1957]) Embraceable You (1957) Pretty/Groovy (1953-1957 [1958]) A Taste of Tequila (1966) Hats Off (1966) Quietly There (1966) Double-Shot (1966) Into My Life (1966) In the Mood (1966)
Riverside/Jazzland	(Chet Baker Sings) It Could Happen to You (1958) Chet Baker in New York (1958) Chet Baker Introduces Johnny Pace (1958) Chet (1959) Chet Baker Plays the Best of Lerner and Loewe (1959) Chet Baker in Milan (1959) Chet Baker with Fifty Italian Strings (1959)
Prestige	Smokin' with the Chet Baker Quintet (1965) Groovin' with the Chet Baker Quintet (1965) Comin' On with the Chet Baker Quintet (1965) Boppin' with the Chet Baker Quintet (1965) Cool Burnin' with the Chet Baker Quintet (1965)
Enja	Oh You Crazy Moon (1978 [2003]) Peace (1982) Strollin' (1985)
Other labels	Witch Doctor (1953) Chet Baker & Strings (1954) Stan Meets Chet (1958) Chet Is Back! (1962) The Most Important Jazz Album of 1964/65 (1964) I/We Had a Ball (1964) Baker's Holiday (1965) Baby Breeze (1965) Double-Shot (1966) Albert's House (1969) Blood, Chet and Tears (1970) In Concert (with Lee Konitz, 1974 [1982]) She Was Too Good to Me (1974) Once Upon a Summertime (1977 [1980]) You Can't Go Home Again (1977) The Best Thing for You (1977 [1989]) Live at Nick's (1978 [1987]) Ballads for Two (with Wolfgang Lackerschmid) (1979) The Touch of Your Lips (1979) All Blues (with Rachel Gould) (1979) Chet Baker / Wolfgang Lackerschmid (with Wolfgang Lackerschmid) (1979 [1980]) Daybreak (1979 [1980]) Rendez-Vous (1979 [1980]) No Problem (1979 [1980]) This Is Always (1979 [1982]) Someday My Prince Will Come (1979 [1983]) Studio Trieste (1982) Out of Nowhere (1982 [1991]) Crystal Bells (1983) Line for Lyons (with Stan Getz) (1983) Everything Happens to Me (with Kirk Lightsey) (1983 [1984]) At Capolinea (1983 [1984]) Mr. B (1983 [1984]) The Improviser (1983 [1984]) Diane (1985) Chet's Choice (1985) Candy (1985) Blues for a Reason (1985) Chet Baker Plays Vladimir Cosma (1985) Rique Pantoja & Chet Baker (1985 [1987]) There'll Never Be Another You (with Philip Catherine) (1985 [1997]) Chet Baker Sings Again (1985 [1986]) As Time Goes By (1986) When Sunny Gets Blue (1986) Cool Cat (1986 [1989]) Chet Baker in Tokyo (1987)
As sideman	Reunion with Chet Baker (with Gerry Mulligan, 1957) A Sign of the Times (with Joe Pass, 1965) Carnegie Hall Concert (with Gerry Mulligan, 1974 [1975]) Silence (with Charlie Haden , 1987)
Compositions	"Freeway" "Chetty's Lullaby" "Motivo su raggio di luna" "So che ti perderò" "Il mio domani"
As actor	Hell's Horizon (1955) Howlers in the Dock (1960)
Films	Let's Get Lost (1988) Born to Be Blue (2015)
Scores	Audace colpo dei soliti ignoti (1959)
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