Misty | My Foolish Heart | Time After Time
Chet Baker
In January 1985, Chet performed a gig in Dallas, Texas with Fred Raulston's talented band featuring Martha Burke on vocals. The band also met the next day in the studio to record Would You Believe? The live date was issued on three LP's/CD's: My Foolish Heart, Misty, and Time After Time.

Misty offers some great moments as well as some forgettable ones. He mumbles through "When I Fall in Love" and stumbles through "Mr. B". However in a swinging take on "Misty" (featuring a lively vocal by Burks) he starts slow, but is blowing loud and high by the end. "I Love My Wife" is credited as a Baker composition, and is a sweet little tune, even though Ralston and Darling get most of the solos.

On My Foolish Heart, Chet plays a cool solos to compliment Martha Burks' swinging takes of "Girl Talk" and "The Lady is a Tramp". He's also in good form on his instrumental "My Funny Valentine". However, the CD closes with another one of Chet's throw-away performances of "But Not For Me".

Time after Time features more Martha Burks vocals than the other 2 CDs. That's a good thing, she's a great vocalist, and Chet and the rest of the band seem to step it up a little when she's at the microphone. After 4 Burks tracks, the last 2 tracks feature Chet. First, a lovely instrumental "My Foolish Heart" (he rarely did that song without vocals), followed by a lively "Mr. B".

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Chet Baker - Trumpet, Vocals 
Martha Burks - Vocals
Floyd Darling - Piano
Fred Raulston - Vibes
Kirby Stewart - Bass 
Paul Guerrero - Drums 
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I.R.D Records TDM 003-2, TDM 002-2, TDM 004-2
Recorded January 13 & 14, 1985, Dallas, Texas
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Misty
I.R.D Records TDM 003-2
 1. When I Fall In Love - 15:06 
 2. There Will Never Be Another You - 6:35
 3. Misty - 7:09 
 4. Mr. B. - 2:54
 5. I Love My Wife - 5:18 
 6. Time After Time - 2:24


My Foolish Heart
I.R.D Records TDM 002-2
 1. Girl Talk - 6:49
 2. My Foolish Heart - 11:18
 3. The Lady is a Tramp - 2:51
 4. Solar - 5:49
 5. My Funny Valentine - 9:50
 6. But Not For Me - 8:14

Time After Time
I.R.D Records TDM 004-2
 1. Like Someone In Love - 11:21 
 2. Time After Time - 5:10
 3. The Lady is a Tramp - 2:49
 4. Almost Like Being in Love - 7:48
 5. My Foolish Heart - 4:58
 6. Mr. B. - 7:06
 

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