album · January 18, 1977

You Can't Go Home Again

Chet Baker

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jazzcool jazzsmooth jazz

This 1977 album finds Baker in a more relaxed, almost MOR setting than his earlier cool jazz work, featuring lush arrangements and a clear vocal delivery.

• "You Can't Go Home Again" was recorded in October 1976 at Van Gelder Studio in Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey, with Rudy Van Gelder engineering.
• The album was produced by Dick Baxter, a producer known for his work with artists across jazz and pop.
• This Verve Reissue is a later pressing of material originally released on the Horizon label.

Chet Baker was an American jazz trumpeter, composer, and vocalist, known for his distinctive, understated trumpet style and lyrical improvisations. A significant figure in West Coast cool jazz, he rose to prominence in the 1950s. At the time of "You Can't Go Home Again," Baker was over a decade into a career marked by both critical acclaim and personal struggles, re-establishing himself with a series of recordings for European labels.