The Early Years

Tracklist

• CD 1: My Funny Valentine
• 1
  Out of Nowhere
  16:20
• 2
  The Squirrel
  14:45
• 3
  They Didn't Believe Me
  6:17
• 4
  My Old Flame
  5:25
• 5
  There Will Never Be Another You
  7:02
• 6
  Line for Lyons
  2:34
• 7
  My Funny Valentine
  2:57
• 8
  Walkin' Shoes
  3:14
• 9
  Cherry
  2:59
• 10
  Motel
  2:37
• 11
  Festive Minor
  4:12
• 12
  Tea for Two
  3:24
• 13
  The Way You Look Tonight
  6:24
• CD 2: Imagination
• 1
  Isn't It Romantic
  3:32
• 2
  The Lamp Is Low
  2:34
• 3
  This Time the Dream's on Me
  2:47
• 4
  Maid in Mexico
  2:57
• 5
  Imagination
  3:03
• 6
  Russ Job
  2:57
• 7
  Long Ago and Far Away
  2:16
• 8
  Carson City Stage
  2:40
• 9
  Easy to Love
  3:03
• 10
  Batter Up
  2:55
• 11
  Loaded
  7:56
• 12
  I'll Remember April
  11:58
• 13
  Winter Wonderland
  4:26
• 14
  Pirouette
  7:58
• 15
  Witch Doctor
  9:19
• 16
  No Ties
  3:01
• 17
  All the Things You Are
  2:55
• CD 3: Bea's Flat
• 1
  Band Aid
  2:48
• 2
  Bea's Flat
  3:02
• 3
  Moon Love
  3:19
• 4
  Happy Little Sunbeam
  2:44
• 5
  I Fall in Love Too Easily
  2:07
• 6
  Winter Wonderland
  3:21
• 7
  The Thrill Is Gone
  2:52
• 8
  Headline
  3:09
• 9
  Bockanal
  2:59
• 10
  Ergo
  3:10
• 11
  A Dandy Line
  2:50
• 12
  Pro Defunctus
  3:27
• 13
  Little Old Baby
  2:50
• 14
  Moonlight Becomes You
  2:56
• 15
  Goodbye
  3:48
• 16
  I Married an Angel
  3:38
• 17
  Love Walked In
  3:00
• 18
  A Little Duet for Zoot and Chet
  2:37
• 19
  You Better Go Now
  3:08
• 20
  Why Shouldn't I
  3:38
• 21
  Trickleydidlier
  2:42
• 22
  I'm Through With Love
  2:41
• 23
  You Don't Know What Love Is
  3:32
  3.0 ★
• 24
  What a Difference a Day Made
  2:42
• 25
  Love
  2:35
• 26
  I Love You
  2:49
• CD 4: Chet Sings
• 1
  The Wind
  4:04
• 2
  But Not for Me
  3:05
• 3
  Time After Time
  2:47
• 4
  I Get Along Without You Very Well
  3:00
• 5
  There Will Never Be Another You
  3:00
• 6
  Loof for the Silver Lining
  2:42
• 7
  My Funny Valentine
  2:20
  2.5 ★
• 8
  I Fall in Love Too Easily
  3:21
• 9
  Line for Lyons
  7:00
• 10
  Lover Man
  5:56
• 11
  My Funny Valentine
  5:11
• 12
  Maid in Mexico
  5:03
• 13
  Stella by Starlight
  4:19
• 14
  Dot's Groovy
  4:34
• 15
  Tommyhawk
  3:41
• 16
  The Half Dozens
  4:13
• 17
  Littl Man You've Had a Busy Day
  4:44
• 18
  Stella by Starlight
  3:55
• 19
  I'm Glad There's You
  3:14

More by Chet Baker

Candy

Candy 1985

The Touch of Your Lips

The Touch of Your Lips 1980

Baker’s Holiday

Baker’s Holiday 1965

Chet Baker Sings

Chet Baker Sings 1954

Stan Meets Chet

Stan Meets Chet 1996

The Pacific Jazz Years

The Pacific Jazz Years 1994

Release credits

• Al Haig
  piano [2-3]
• Bill Holman
  arranger [19]
• Bob Brookmeyer
  valve trombone [19]
• Bob Neel
  drums (drum set) [2-3, 7]
• Bud Shank
  baritone saxophone [19]
• Carson Smith
  bass [4.19, 1.7], double bass [2-3, 7]
• Charlie Parker
  alto saxophone [2-3]
• Chet Baker
  trumpet [4.2-3, 4.7, 4.19, 1.2-3, 1.7, 3.23], vocal [2-3, 7]
• Chico Hamilton
  drums (drum set) [7]
• Eudice Shapiro
  violin [23]
• Felix Slatkin
  violin [23]
• George Kast
  violin [23]
• Gerry Mulligan
  baritone saxophone [7]
• Harry Babasin
  bass [2-3]
• Jacques Gasselin
  violin [23]
• James E. Bond
  bass [2], double bass [3]
• Joe Mondragon
  bass [23]
• Lawrence Marable
  drums (drum set) [4.2-3, 1.2-3]
• Lou Kievman
  viola [23]
• Malcolm Addey
  engineer [19]
• Michael Cuscuna
  producer [19]
• Paul Robyn
  viola [23]
• Paul Shure
  violin [23]
• Peter Littman
  drums (drum set) [2-3]
• Richard Bock
  producer [4.3, 4.7, 4.19, 3.23]
• Russ Freeman
  celesta [2-3], piano [3.23, 4.2-3, 4.7, 4.19]
• Sam Cytron
  violin [23]
• Shelly Manne
  drums (drum set) [3.23, 4.19]
• Sonny Criss
  alto saxophone [2-3]
• Victor Gottlieb
  cello [23]
• Zoot Sims
  tenor saxophone [23]
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Issues

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  The Early Years

  4x CD
  4 April 2005