수록곡
CD 1 (Vocal Best)
01 My Funny Valentine
02 I Fall In Love Too Easily
03 Time After Time
04 You Don't Know What Love Is
05 Look For the Silver Lining
06 Daybreak
07 My Buddy
08 I Remember You
09 It's Always You
10 My Ideal
11 That Old Feeling
12 I've Never Been In Love Before
13 Like Someone In Love
14 I Get Along Without You Very Well
15 The Thrill Is Gone
16 Let's Get Lost
17 Just Friends
18 There Will Never Ever Be Another
19 But Not For Me
20 Long Ago and Far Away

CD 2 (Instrumental Best)
01 Hushabye
02 I Love You
03 Festive Minor
04 I Married An Angel
05 Line For Lyons
06 Moon Love
07 I'm Glad There's You
08 Moonlight Becomes You
09 Little Man You've Had A Busy Day
10 The Wind
11 Why Shouldn't I ?
12 Goodbye
13 I'm Through With Love
14 Tea For Two
15 Isn't It Romantic ?
16 Imagination
17 You Better Go Now
18 My Old Flame
19 The Lamp Is Low
20 Winter Wonderland

CD 3 (Instrumental Best)
01 A Little Duet (For Zoot And Chet)
02 Stella By Starlight
03 The Way You Look Tonight
04 All The Things You Are
05 This Time The Dream's On Me
06 The Half Dozens
07 What A Difference A Day Made
08 Easy To Love
09 Love Walked In
10 Love
11 Walkin' Shoes
12 Cherry
13 Carson City Stage
14 They Didn't Believe Me

재즈사에서뛰어난트럼펫터와보컬리스트로서‘쿨재즈의왕자이자’이자‘웨스트코스트재즈의상징’, 잘생긴용모로인해‘재즈계의제임스딘’으로불리는쳇베이커의감동적인베스트 60곡을만날수있는이센셜히츠컬렉션앨범이다. ‘52년제리멀리건쿼텟에참여하면서시작된쳇베이커의음악인생초기및전성기시절에발표된음반들인“Chet Baker Sings”, “Chet Baker Sings and Plays”, “Chet Baker & Strings”등에서선곡되었다.
(전곡리마스터링발매).

무라카미하루키가쳇베이커의독특한애수를가리켜‘쳇베이커의연주에서는언제나청춘의냄새가난다’라고했으며, 고독과슬픔을삭이는듯한읊조리는보컬은그유래를찾을수없을정도로쳇베이커는독특한매력을가지고있다. 그의음악에는기술적으로세련되거나인위적인부분이없다. 하지만그어느뮤지션에게서찾아볼수없는특별한감성을가지고있으며, 깊은감성을자극하는영혼의소리를들려준다. 이게바로그의음악이지금까지도변함없는사랑을받고있는가장큰이유다. 현재까지도전세계에서가장많은앨범판매고를올리고있는재즈뮤지션중한명으로마약으로찌든삶을보내기도했지만, 시대와공간을초월한재즈명인으로재즈역사의한획을그었다.

CD1에는명작앨범<Chet Baker Sings>의수록곡전곡 14곡이삽입되어있다. 첫곡은쳇베이커하면제일먼저떠오르는최고의대표곡“My Funny Valentine”이수록되어있는데, 브로드웨이뮤지컬<Babes In Arms>를위해만든발라드곡으로실연의우울을그린재즈스탠다드다. 다음곡은속삭이듯감미로우면서도우울하고애수가서린보컬의특징이잘드러난명곡으로지금당장이라도사랑에빠지고싶게만드는“I Fall In Love Too Easily(난사랑에너무쉽게빠져버려요)”, 부드러우면서도아름다운멜로디의재즈스탠다드로프랭크시나트라가영화<It Happened in Brooklyn>에주연으로출연해직접불렀던“Time After Time(시간이흐를수록)”,
뮤지컬<Sally>의삽입곡으로러스프리먼의간결한피아노에이어지는쳇베이커의달콤하면서도유연한보컬이돋보이는“Look For The Silver Lining(희망을찾아서)”, 루미의시구절을떠오르게하는달달한가사와멜로디에후반부의트럼펫소리가우울하게하는“It's Always You(그건항상당신이지요)”, 부드러운전주와쳇베이커의무심한듯하면서도담백한목소리가매력적인“My Ideal(나의이상형)”, 부드러운감성과깔끔한리듬감이돋보이는“That Old Feeling(예전의그감정)”, 쳇베이커의생애를그린영화<Born To Be Blue>의말미에서에단호크가쳇베이커음색을고스란히재현해화제가모았던“I've Never Been In Love Before(예전엔사랑에빠진적이없었죠)”, 또한<Chet Baker Sings and Plays>앨범에서 6곡이선곡되어수록되어있는데, ‘쳇베이커스캣연주중최고로손꼽히는곡으로목소리로흥얼거리는스캣마냥트럼펫스케일을자유자재로구사하는“Daybreak”, 빠른템포의스윙리듬과밝고경쾌한피아노와트럼펫연주와묘한조화를이루며쳇베이커의나른한목소리가너무나매력적인“I Remember You”포함 20곡의보컬베스트곡들이수록되어있다.

CD2와 CD3에도“Chet Baker & Strings”등초기및전성기시절발표한연주앨범들로부터선곡되어있는데, CD2의주요수록곡으로는콜포터의곡들로빙크로스비가불러널리알려진“I Love You”와“Why Shouldn’t I”, 바리톤색소폰을연주한제리멀리건쿼텟과함께한“Festive Minor”, <Chet Baker and Strings>앨범의수록곡으로쳇베이커쿼텟의라이브연주곡“Line For Lyons”, 차이코프스키의교향곡 5번 2악장의선율을인용한“Moon Love”, 빙크로스비가불러인기를끌었던곡으로마치달빛이감싸는듯편안하면서도경쾌한느낌의“Moonlight Becomes You”, 쳇베이커퀸텟의연주곡으로러스프리먼의피아노반주에맞추는단순하면서도차분한톤의연주곡“The Wind”, ‘송앤댄스’뮤지컬붐을일으킨작품으로뮤지컬코미디<No, No, Nanette>의삽입곡“Tea for Two”, 상쾌하고발랄한느낌의곡으로‘50~60년대쳇베이커의단골레퍼토리였던“ Isn't It Romantic”, 느긋하고부드러우면서도쓸쓸함이묻어나는멜로디라인의“Imagination”, 라벨의클래식명곡‘죽은왕녀를위한파반느’를바탕으로쓰여진“The Lamp Is Low”포함 20곡의명연주곡들이수록되어있다.

CD3의주요수록곡으로는테너색소폰의주트심스(Zoot Sims)와함께한업템포의듀엣연주곡으로“Chet Baker & Strings”앨범에서선곡된“A Little Duet(For Zoot and Chet)”, 마일즈데이비스의명연주곡이기도한“Stella by Starlight”, 영화<Swing Time>와<My Best Friend's Wedding(내친구의결혼식)>의삽입곡“The Way You Look Tonight”, 뮤지컬<Very Warm for May>을위해쓰여진재즈스탠다드“All The Things You Are”, 주트심스의백업연주위로흐르는쳇베이커의독백이돋보이는“Love Walked in”, 알토색소폰의버드쉥크와의연주가멋진조화를이루는“Love”포함 20곡의명연주곡들이수록되어있다.