"Il mio domani" or "My Tomorrow" is a 1962 jazz song composed by Chet Baker. The song was released as a B side single in 1962 in Italy. ^{[1] [2]}

Development

"il mio domani" or "My Tomorrow" was released in Italy as a vinyl 7" 45 picture sleeve single by RCA Records in June, 1962 as 45–3080 in mono backed with " Motivo su raggio di luna" or "Contemplate on a moonbeam". ^[3] The track was recorded during the Chet Is Back! sessions for RCA in Rome at RCA's studios in the spring of 1962. Ennio Morricone conducted and arranged and the choir, backing Baker on trumpet and vocals, was The Swingers. The lyrics are in Italian, written by Alessandro Maffei, while Baker composed the music. Maffei also wrote the lyrics to " So che ti perderò", "Motivo su raggio di luna", and " Chetty's Lullaby".

Background

In August, 1960, Baker was arrested in Lucca, Italy. He was convicted of drug smuggling and forgery and sentenced to a year, seven months, and ten days in a Lucca prison. When he was released early, in December 1961, RCA Italiana organized collaborative sessions with composer, arranger, and conductor Ennio Morricone. In 1962, they recorded four of Baker's own compositions that he wrote while incarcerated: "Chetty's Lullaby", "So che ti perderò", "Il mio domani", and "Motivo su raggio di luna".

The recording was featured on the 1999 compilation box set The Ennio Morricone Chronicles on BMG International. The track was released as a bonus track on the Chet is Back! CD release by RCA in 2003 in the U.S. ^[4] A Various Artists LP compilation produced by Italian RCA, Passaporto per l'Italia, RCA PML 10319, released on 1962, included "So che ti perderò" and "Il mio domani", the 45 single B sides. The song also appeared on Dimensione Jazz on Right Tempo Classics in 1995, the 2010 Sony Music set The Perfect Jazz Collection, and the 2014 album Chet Baker Sings - The Complete 1953-62 Vocal Studio Recordings on Valentine Records. ^[5]

Other recordings

Sue Richardson recorded the song on the 2013 Chet Baker tribute album Too Cool: The Life and Music of Chet Baker on Splash Point.

References

Sources

• Baker, Chet. As Though I Had Wings: The Lost Memoir. St. Martin's Press, 1997.
• De Valk, Jeroen. Chet Baker: His Life and Music. Berkeley Hills Books, 2000.
• Rouy, Gérard. Chet Baker. Paris: Editions du limon, 1992.
• Ruddick, Matthew. Funny Valentine: The Story of Chet Baker. Melrose Books, 2012.
• Frank, Artt. **Chet Baker: The Missing Years" . BooksEndependent, 2014.