WGT 2026: So schn war das viktorianische Picknick in Leipzig MDR.DE Chet Baker Chet Baker Sings Cassette Tape. The complementary talents of Chet Baker (1929 1988), both as a trumpet player and as a singer, are now well known, and Will MacFarlands original liner notes for the 10 inch LP Chet Baker Sings, on which he compared Chet with Louis Armstrong, still seem quite appropriate. Both his trumpet and his voice seem to be extensions of the same musical personality, and once youve become familiar with both facets of Baker, you expect to hear them both. However, this album was a revelation at the time and brought Baker new fame and a new audience that was less familiar with jazz than with pop music. The reasons are quite clear: Chets voice is tender and beautiful, and at the same time his phrasing always swings and surprises. This album was initially issued in 1954 as a 10 inch Long Play containing eight songs. Its success soon led to it being reissued as a 12 LP, with the addition of material from later 1956 sessions. On all of them Chet is backed by Russ Freeman on piano, who was a member of the trumpeters regular group at the time. This edition presents all of the songs from the 12 LP plus one bonus track from the same period.