Baby Breeze  
Chet Baker
As with Baker's Holiday and The Most Important Jazz Album of 1946/65, this album was an important part of Chet's first comeback in 1964. He swings with some great sidemen, especially on Hal Galper's original tunes. Chet's vocal performances, along with the 2 recordings mentioned above, are arguably his best. "The Touch of Your Lips" will leave no listener cold. His performance of "A Taste Of Honey", while not perfect, is daring in that an untrained singer is performing almost a capella. The CD release contains some interesting bonus tracks. Don't turn off the CD player when you think the last track is finished, there is another 6 minutes of false starts and studio talk. 

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Chet Baker - Flugelhorn, Vocals 
Hal Galper - Piano
Frank Strozier - Flute, Alto Sax  
Phil Urso -  Tenor Sax 
Kenny Burrell - Guitar 
Bob James - Piano 
Bobby Scott - Piano
Charlie Rice - Drums 
Michael Fleming - Bass 
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Limelight LS-86003
Recorded November 14 & 20, 1964, A&R Studios, New York
#13 originally released on I/We Had A Ball
#14 & 15 never released on LP.
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 1. Baby Breeze - 3:06 
 2. Born to Be Blue - 4:03 
 3. This Is the Thing - 4:51 
 4. I Wish You Love - 3:09 
 5. Everything Depends on You - 3:21 
 6. One With One - 3:42 
 7. Pamela's Passion - 5:19 
 8. The Touch of Your Lips - 2:39
 9. Comin' Down - 4:25 
10. You're Mine, You - 3:08 
11. Sweet Sue, Just You - 2:16 
12. A Taste of Honey - 2:57 
13. Think Beautiful - 4:18 
14. I Wish You Love [alternate take] - 3:24 
15. Think Beautiful [alternate take] - 4:18 

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