Chet Baker Chet Baker Sings Hybrid Stereo Japanese Import SACD

Chet Baker Sings is the debut vocal album by jazz trumpeter and "Prince of Cool" Chet Baker, released in 1954 by Pacific Jazz Records. In 2001, the album received the Grammy Hall of Fame Award. Baker would return to selections from this album throughout his career. "My Funny Valentine" was regularly included in his concert performances and is considered by some to be his signature song.

Recorded:
[1-2, 5] on July 23, 1956 at the Forum Theatre, Los Angeles, California
[3-4, 6] on July 30, 1956 at the Forum Theatre, Los Angeles, California
[7-11, 13-14] on February 15, 1954 at the Capitol Studios, Hollywood, California
[12] on October 27, 1953 at Radio Recorders, Los Angeles, California

Classical masterpiece collection
The reissue of classical music masterpieces by ESOTERIC has attracted a lot of attention, both for its uncompromising commitment to recreating the original master sound, and for using hybrid Super Audio CD technology to improve sound quality. This series marks the first hybrid Super Audio CD release of historical recording selections that have been mainstays of the catalog since their initial release. These new audio versions feature ESOTERIC's proprietary re mastering process to achieve the highest level of sound quality.

New Mastering Environment
The DSD mastering has been processed at the newly introduced the "ESOTERIC MASTERING CENTER", where deploys the latest X-series models from the flagship Grandioso as the core, including the Grandioso D1X, Grandioso C1X, and Grandioso G1X, in addition to the Grandioso S1, a pair of G-02X, MEXCEL cables, the MERGING PYRAMIX by ESOTERIC Original Tuned as DAW (Digital Audio Workstation)/Audio Interface cordinated by Mr. Tetsuya Kato, and re-mastered by Mr. Masaya Tohno under the supervision by Mr. Motoaki Ohmachi.

Re-mastering
Producer: Jo Yoshida (Esoteric Mastering Center)
Executive Producer: Motoaki Ohmachi (Esoteric Mastering Center)
Mastering Engineer: Masaya Tohno (Esoteric Mastering Center)

Chet Baker Sings is a classic of West Coast cool jazz.