WILD WEST COUNTRY ALBUM (MARBLED)

James Dean of jazz Chet Baker is one of the innovators of cool jazz. He has been considered the James Dean of jazz. Unfortunately, the trumpeter was also repeatedly conspicuous by drug excesses and prison stays. Nevertheless, he still is the ‚Prince of coolš because of his genius, his special personality and the timeless sound„ till today. Chet Baker Sings is his debut vocal album, released by Pacific Jazz Records. The album was initially released in 1954 in sin-gle format as a 10š and double 7š. In 1956 it was released as a 12š record with six addi-tional tracks recorded at the Forum Theatre in July 1956. Personnel: Chet Baker - vocals, trumpet; Russ Freeman - piano, celesta; Carson Smith - double bass; Joe Mondragon - double bass; Bob Neel - drums; Jimmy Bond - double bass; Lawrence Marable - drums; Peter Littman - drums; Richard Bock  producer. In 2001, the album received the Grammy Hall of Fame Award. Baker would return to selections from this album throughout his ca-reer. My Funny Valentine was regularly included in his concert performances, and is con-sidered by some to be his signature song. A1. Big Bad John - Jimmy Dean A2. (Ghost) Riders In the Sky - Eddy Arnold A3. Don˜t Take Your Guns To Town - Johnny Cash A4. Hey Joe! - Carl Smith A5. Please Help Me, I˜m Falling - Hank Locklin A6. Mister Sandman - Chet Atkins A7. The Battle Of New Orleans - Johnny Horton A8. Oh, Lonesome Me - Don Gibson A9. Sixteen Tons - Tennessee Ernie Ford B1. Rawhide - Frankie Laine B2. Tom Dooley - The Kingston Trio B3. Heartaches By The Number - Ray Price B4. The Wild Side Of Life - Hank Thompson 3 B5. Big Iron - Marty Robbins B6. He˜ll Have To Go - Jim Reeves B7. She Thinks I Still Care - George Jones B8. The Long Black Veil - Lefty Frizzell