Baker's Holiday is an album of songs associated with Billie Holiday by trumpeter/vocalist Chet Baker which was recorded in 1965 and released on the Limelight label.Mercury Records collection accessed May 26, 2017Chet Baker Catalog accessed May 26, 2017Enciclopedia del Jazz: Chet Baker accessed May 26, 2017
Reception
The Allmusic review by Scott Yanow states: "His performance of ten songs associated with Lady Day (most of which he had not recorded previously) is often exquisite".
Track listing "Trav'lin' Light" (Trummy Young, Jimmy Mundy, Johnny Mercer) – 3:10 "Easy Living" (Ralph Rainger, Leo Robin) – 3:21 "That Ole Devil Called Love" (Allan Roberts, Doris Fisher) – 3:15 "You're My Thrill" (Jay Gorney, Sidney Clare) – 2:58 "Crazy She Calls Me" (Carl Sigman, Bob Russell) – 3:21 "When Your Lover Has Gone" (Einar Aaron Swan) – 2:52 "Mean to Me" (Fred E. Ahlert, Roy Turk) – 3:35 "These Foolish Things" (Jack Strachey, Holt Marvell, Harry Link) – 3:29 "There Is No Greater Love" (Isham Jones, Marty Symes) – 2:32 "Don't Explain" (Arthur Herzog Jr., Billie Holiday) – 3:30
Personnel Chet Baker – flugelhorn, vocals on 1,2,6, 8, and 9 Leon Cohen, Henry Freeman, Wilford Holcombe, Seldon Powell, Alan Ross – reeds Hank Jones – piano Everett Barksdale – guitar Richard Davis – bass Connie Kay – drums Jimmy Mundy – arranger
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