‘I Get Along Without You Very Well’ is the latest single to be released from the upcoming album Chet Baker Re:imagined, a collection of songs recorded by a varied selection of international artists to commemorate the 70th anniversary of Chet Baker Sings, the debut vocal album from the legendary American jazz trumpeter and vocalist, Chet Baker.
Following the first wave of single releases from grentperez (HERE), dodie (HERE), and Matt Maltese (HERE), the latest offering is North London based singer-songwriter and pianist Hohnen Ford’s reimagining of the Hoagy Carmichael standard ‘I Get Along Without You Very Well.’
Hohnen 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 is released on Decca Records on April 11 2025.
