When Sunny Gets Blue

Chet Baker / Chet Baker Quartet

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When Sunny Gets Blue Review

by Scott Yanow

If proof is ever needed that there are too many Chet Baker albums around, this album can serve as evidence. Baker is caught on an off day; his playing during the first chorus of the opening "Long Ago And Far Away" is so flawed that one wonders why the musicians did not stop and try a second version. Chet's singing was always an acquired taste; check out his melody statement on "Isn't It Romantic," which is fortunately his only singing for the day. Has he ever sounded more out of tune? It is a pity, for the recording quality is good, the European rhythm section (pianist Butch Lacy, bassist Jesper Lundgaard and drummer Jukkis Uotila) is fine, and the repertoire (five standards and Lacy's "Two in the Dew") is quite suitable. But there are far too many tentative and hesitant moments (along with a few clams) for this set to be on the level it should have been.

Track Listing

Title/Composer Performer Time Stream
1
Long Ago (And Far Away)
Ira Gershwin / Jerome Kern
Chet Baker / Chet Baker Quartet 06:09 SpotifyAmazon
2
Here's That Rainy Day
Johnny Burke / James Van Heusen
Chet Baker / Chet Baker Quartet 07:05 SpotifyAmazon
3
Two in the Dew
Butch Lacy
Chet Baker / Chet Baker Quartet 08:20 SpotifyAmazon
4
I Should Care
Sammy Cahn / Axel Stordahl / Paul Weston
Chet Baker / Chet Baker Quartet 08:38 SpotifyAmazon
5
Out of Nowhere
Johnny Green / Edward Heyman
Chet Baker / Chet Baker Quartet 05:22 SpotifyAmazon
6
When Sunny Gets Blue
Benny Carter / Spencer Williams
Chet Baker / Chet Baker Quartet 09:08 SpotifyAmazon
7
Isn't It Romantic?
Lorenz Hart / Richard Rodgers
Chet Baker / Chet Baker Quartet 05:19 SpotifyAmazon
8
You'd Be So Nice to Come Home To
Cole Porter
Chet Baker / Chet Baker Quartet 07:17 SpotifyAmazon
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