Chet Baker bol americký jazzový trubkár a spevák, ktorého lyrický štýl a jemný tón ovplyvnili generácie hudobníkov. Patril k výrazným osobnostiam cool jazzu päťdesiatych rokov.
Album Baker & Strings na LP predstavuje výber nahrávok, v ktorých Baker vystupuje v sprievode sláčikov. Repertoár čerpá z diel popredných amerických autorov – You Don't Know What Love Is Gena DePaula, štandardy Coleta Portera či piesne Iru a Georgea Gershwinovcov. Producenti doplnili štúdiové záznamy o alternatívne verzie vybraných skladieb a inštrumentálne nahrávky ako The Wind Russa Freemana či A Little Duet For Zoot and Chet Jacka Montrosea.
Skladby
1. You Don't Know What Love is (Gene Depaul-Don Raye) 3:30
2. I'm Thru With Love (Fud Livingston-Gus Kahn-Matty Malneck) 2
3. Love Walked In (George & Ira Gershwin) 2:59
4. You Better Go Now (Bickley S. Reichmer-Robert Graham) 3:06
5. I Married an Angel (Richard Rodgers-Lorenz Hart) 3:37
6. Love (Hugh Martin-Ralph Blane) 2:34
7. You Don't Know What Love is (Gene Depaul-Don Raye) [Alternat
8. I Love You (Cole Porter) 2:48
9. What a Diff'rence a Day Made (Marma Mindez Grever-Stanley Ad
10. Why Shouldn't I? (Cole Porter) 3:35
11. A Little Duet For Zoot and Chet (Jack Montrose) 2:37
12. The Wind (Russ Freeman) 4:02
13. Trickleydidlier (Shorty Rogers) 2:40
14. A Little Duet For Zoot and Chet Jack Montrose) [Alternate Ta
2. I'm Thru With Love (Fud Livingston-Gus Kahn-Matty Malneck) 2
3. Love Walked In (George & Ira Gershwin) 2:59
4. You Better Go Now (Bickley S. Reichmer-Robert Graham) 3:06
5. I Married an Angel (Richard Rodgers-Lorenz Hart) 3:37
6. Love (Hugh Martin-Ralph Blane) 2:34
7. You Don't Know What Love is (Gene Depaul-Don Raye) [Alternat
8. I Love You (Cole Porter) 2:48
9. What a Diff'rence a Day Made (Marma Mindez Grever-Stanley Ad
10. Why Shouldn't I? (Cole Porter) 3:35
11. A Little Duet For Zoot and Chet (Jack Montrose) 2:37
12. The Wind (Russ Freeman) 4:02
13. Trickleydidlier (Shorty Rogers) 2:40
14. A Little Duet For Zoot and Chet Jack Montrose) [Alternate Ta
