Decca Records has released the latest single from the upcoming Chet Baker Re:Imagined collection. Commemorating the 70th anniversary of the album Chet Baker Sings, the project celebrates Baker’s enduring legacy with a selection of reinterpretations of his music through the voices of a new generation of artists. The new release is Hohnen Ford performing “I Get Along Without You Very Well”.
Chet Baker Re:imagined will be released via Decca Records (UK)/Blue Note Records (US) on April 11, 2025.
North London based singer/songwriter and pianist Hohnen Ford channels Baker’s own understated style.
Ford says:
When I first discovered Chet Baker it was quite revolutionary to me. Partly because of how beautiful his tone is and how intimate his interpretations of those songs are. And also just how effortless and melodic his improvisation is. Both his singing and his trumpet playing had a huge impact on me. And because of how much of my life he has accompanied, I think his music will always have a real sense of home to me.
As soon as I was asked to be a part of this project, I immediately knew what song I wanted to do. I Get Along Without You Very Well is a song that has accompanied heartbreaks in my life. And actually when I went through my first breakup as a teenager, I listened to an unaccompanied version of him singing this song obsessively. Someone had singled out his vocal take and you could hear it unaccompanied. I listened to it over and over again, and cried.
Chet Baker Re:Imagined features a diverse group of artists from across the world, spanning genres including R&B, Pop, Soul and Jazz. Contributors include UK talents such as dodie, Matt Maltese, Matilda Mann, Joel Culpepper, Ife Ogunjobi, Hohnen Ford, Eloise, Poppy Daniels and Puma Blue, and international artists including Benny Sings (Netherlands), Stacey Ryan (Canada), mxmtoon (USA), Sara Kang (South Korea), and grentperez (Australia/Philippines).
Chet Baker Re:imagined Tracklisting:
1. Silver Lining – Joel Culpepper
2. That Old Feeling – Eloise
3. I’m Old Fashioned – Sarah Kang
4. I Get Along Without You Very Well – Hohnen Ford
5. There Will Never Be Another You – Matilda Mann
6. Old Devil Moon – dodie
7. It’s Always You – Puma Blue
8. Speak Low – Ife Ogunjobi
9. I’ve Never Been In Love Before – Poppy Daniels
10. Time After Time – Benny Sings
11. Like Someone In Love – Stacy Ryan
12. My Funny Valentine – Matt Maltese
13. I Fall In Love Too Easily – mxmtoon
14. But Not For Me – grentperez
15. While My Lady Sleeps – Delaney Bailey
