In an effort to capitalize on Alan Jay Lerner and Frederick Loewe's Broadway winning streak in the 1950s, Orrin Keepnews of Riverside Records produced an album in July 1959 of Chet Baker playing their songs. It was a brilliant move. Aptly titled Chet Baker Plays the Best of Lerner and Loewe, the album featured the lyrical trumpeter accompanied by some o…
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