(Chet Baker Sings) It Could Happen to You

(Chet Baker Sings) It Could Happen to You is an album by jazz trumpeter and vocalist Chet Baker. It follows a formula similar to two other Baker albums, Chet Baker Sings (1956) and Chet Baker Sings and Plays with Bud Shank, Russ Freeman & Strings (recorded in 1955, released in 1964^[2]) in which he updates existing standards in a hipper, jazzier fashion. Unlike the aforementioned records, on It Could Happen to You, on a few tracks, Baker plays no trumpet whatsoever, opting to scat in place of an instrumental solo.^[3]

In 2010, it was remastered and reissued on CD by Original Jazz Classics with two previously unissued takes.

Reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	^[4]

The Allmusic review by Lindsay Planer awarded the album 4 stars and states, "One immediate distinction between these vocal sides and those recorded earlier in the decade for Pacific Jazz is the lissome quality of Baker's playing and, most notably, his increased capacity as a vocalist. The brilliant song selection certainly doesn't hurt either. This is an essential title in Chet Baker's 30-plus year canon".^[5]

Track listing

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Do It the Hard Way"	Richard Rodgers, Lorenz Hart	3:00
2.	"I'm Old Fashioned"	Jerome Kern, Johnny Mercer	5:03
3.	"You're Driving Me Crazy"	Walter Donaldson	2:53
4.	"It Could Happen to You"	Jimmy Van Heusen, Johnny Burke	2:49
5.	"My Heart Stood Still"	Richard Rodgers, Lorenz Hart	3:26
6.	"The More I See You"	Harry Warren, Mack Gordon	3:03
7.	"Everything Happens to Me"	Matt Dennis, Tom Adair	5:02
8.	"Dancing on the Ceiling"	Richard Rodgers, Lorenz Hart	3:08
9.	"How Long Has This Been Going On?"	George Gershwin, Ira Gershwin	4:10
10.	"Old Devil Moon"	Burton Lane, E.Y. Harburg	2:59

1987 CD reissue bonus tracks

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
11.	"While My Lady Sleeps"	Bronisłau Kaper, Gus Kahn	4:21
12.	"You Make Me Feel So Young"	Josef Myrow, Mack Gordon	3:38

2010 CD reissue

"Do It the Hard Way" - 3:03
"I'm Old Fashioned" - 5:06
"You're Driving Me Crazy" - 2:56
"It Could Happen to You" - 2:53
"My Heart Stood Still" - 3:28
"The More I See You" - 3:06
"Everything Happens to Me" - 5:05
"Dancing on the Ceiling" - 3:09
"How Long Has This Been Going On?" - 4:10
"Old Devil Moon" - 2:58
"While My Lady Sleeps" [Take 10] - 4:22
"You Make Me Feel So Young" [Take 5] - 3:41
"The More I See You" [Take 8] - 2:51
"Everything Happens to Me" [Take 2] - 4:51

Personnel

Chet Baker - vocals, trumpet
Kenny Drew - piano
George Morrow (#1-2, 5, 7-8, 14), Sam Jones (#3-4, 6, 9-13) - bass
Philly Joe Jones (#1-2, 5-8, 10-14), Dannie Richmond (#3-4, 9) - drums

References

↑ Billboard Nov 10, 1958
↑ "Chet Baker Sings and Plays with Bud Shank, Russ Freeman and Strings Review". allmusic. Retrieved 20 March 2012.
↑ "It Could Happen to You Information". iTunes. Retrieved 1 May 2011.
↑ "It Could Happen to YouInformation". Allmusic. Retrieved 1 May 2011.
↑ "It Could Happen to You Information". Answers.com. Retrieved 1 May 2011.

Chet Baker

Discography

Blue Note	Quartet Live, Vol. 1: This Time the Dream's on Me (1953) Quartet Live, Vol. 2: Out of Nowhere (1954) Quartet Live, Vol. 3: My Old Flame (1954)

Pacific Jazz	The Chet Baker Quartet (1953) Chet Baker Quartet featuring Russ Freeman (1953) Grey December (1953) West Coast Live (1953-54 [1997]) Chet Baker Sextet (1954) Jazz at Ann Arbor (1954) The Trumpet Artistry of Chet Baker (1954) Chet Baker Sings (1954) Chet Baker Sings and Plays (1955) Chet Baker in Europe (1955) Chet Baker & Crew (1956) Chet Baker Big Band (1956) Playboys (1956) Quartet: Russ Freeman/Chet Baker (1956) Embraceable You (1957) Pretty/Groovy (1953-1957 [1958]) A Taste of Tequila (1966) Hats Off!!! (1966) Double Shot (1966) In the Mood (1966) Into My Life (1966) Quietly, There (1966)

Riverside/Jazzland	(Chet Baker Sings) It Could Happen to You (1958) Chet Baker in New York (1958) Chet Baker Introduces Johnny Pace (1958) Chet (1959) Chet Baker Plays the Best of Lerner and Loewe (1959) Chet Baker in Milan (1959) Chet Baker with Fifty Italian Strings (1959)

Prestige	Smokin' with the Chet Baker Quintet (1965) Groovin' with the Chet Baker Quintet (1965) Comin' On with the Chet Baker Quintet (1965) Cool Burnin' with the Chet Baker Quintet (1965) Boppin' with the Chet Baker Quintet (1965)

SteepleChase	Day Break (1979) Live in Montmartre, Vol. 2 (1979) No Problem (1979) Someday My Prince Will Come (1979) The Touch of Your Lips (1979) This Is Always (1979) Diane (1985) When Sunny Gets Blue (1986)

Enja	Together (1979) Peace (1982) Strollin' (1985) My Favourite Songs, Vols. 1-2: The Last Great Concert (1988) Oh You Crazy Moon (1988) Straight from the Heart (1988)

Circle	Just Friends (1980) Live at the Subway, Vols. 1 & 2 (1980) Night Bird (1980) Tune Up (1980) My Funny Valentine (1980) 'Round Midnight (1980) In Your Own Sweet Way (1980) I Remember You (1980) Conception (1980) Down (1980) It Never Entered My Mind (1980)

Timeless	Mr. B (1983) There'll Never Be Another You (1985) As Time Goes By (1986) Farewell (1988)

Other labels	Inglewood Jam: Bird and Chet Live at the Trade Winds (1952) Chet Baker: Live at the Trade Winds (1952) Gerry Mulligan Quartet Featuring Chet Baker (1952) L.A. Get Together (1953) Haig '53: The Other Piano-less Quartet (1953) Witch Doctor (1953) Chet Baker & Strings (1954) My Funny Valentine (1954) In Europe, 1955 (1955) Kolin Concert (1955) At the Forum Theater (1956) Chet Baker Cools Out (1956) Live in Europe (1956) Stan Meets Chet (1958) Italian Movies: Music of Piero Umiliani (1962) Chet Is Back! (1962) Somewhere over the Rainbow (1962) Brussels 1964 (1964) Chet Baker Sings and Plays (1964) Stella by Starlight (1964) Baby Breeze (1965) Baker's Holiday: Plays and Sings Billie Holiday (1965) Live at Pueblo, Colorado (1966) Albert's House (1969) Blood, Chet and Tears (1970) She Was Too Good to Me (1974) Once Upon a Summertime (1977) The Best Thing for You (1977) You Can't Go Home Again (1977) The Incredible Chet Baker Plays and Sings (1977) At le Dreher (1978) Broken Wings (1978) Live at Nick's (1978) Live in Chateauvallon, 1978 (1978) Sings, Plays: Live at the Keystone Korner (1978) Two a Day (1978) 79 (1979) Ballads for Two (1979) Chet Baker with Wolfgang Lackerschmid (1979) With Special Guests (1979) Chet Baker & Steve Houben (1980) Chet Baker and the Boto Brazilian Quartet (1980) Burnin' at Backstreet (1980) Live at the Paris Festival (1981) Live at Fat Tuesday's (1981) Live in Paris (1981) In Concert (1982) Out of Nowhere (1982) Studio Trieste (1982) Club 21 Paris, Vol. 1 (1983) Live at New Morning (1983) Live in Sweden with Ake Johansson Trio (1983) September Songs (1983) Star Eyes (1983) The Improviser (1983) At Capolinea (1984) Blues for a Reason (1984) Line for Lyons (1984) Chet Baker Plays Vladimir Cosma (1985) Candy (1985) Chet Baker in Bologna (1985) Chet's Choice (1985) Hazy Hugs (1985) Live from the Moonlight (1985) Misty (1985) My Foolish Heart (1985) Sings Again (1985) Symphonically (1985) Time After Time (1985) Tune Up (1985) Chet Baker Featuring Van Morrison Live at Ronnie Scott's (1986) A Night at the Shalimar (1987) Chet Baker in Tokyo (1987) Chet Baker Sings and Plays from the Film “Let's Get Lost” (1987) Four: Live in Tokyo, vol. 2 (1987) Silent Nights: A Christmas Jazz Album (1987) Welcome Back (1987) Blåmann! Blåmann! (1988) In Memory Of (1988) Little Girl Blue (1988) The Heart of the Ballad (1988)

As sideman	Reunion with Chet Baker (with Gerry Mulligan, 1957) A Sign of the Times (with Joe Pass, 1965) Silence (with Charlie Haden , 1987)

Documentaries	Let's Get Lost (1988)

Scores	Audace colpo dei soliti ignoti (1959) Ore rubate (1963) Tromba fredda (1963) Nudi per vivere (1964) Notte più lunga (1964)

Films	Urlatori alla sbarra as himself (1960) Tromba fredda (1963)

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