It originated from the project known as tribute to chet baker featuring the five most. Jazz historian dave gelly described the promise of bakers early career as james dean, sinatra, and bix, rolled into one. Baker s vocal numbers would also feature his trumpet playing, as well as fine instrumental support from west coast cool jazzers. Chet features performances by baker with flautist herbie mann, saxophonist pepper adams, pianist bill evans, guitarist kenny burrell, bassist paul chambers, and either connie kay or philly joe jones on drums. Chet chetters tales from the morgue single episodes. At the age of 11, he moved to california along with his family in the year 1940. Bob alcivars string and orchestral arrangements are exquisitely tastefulnelson riddle with most of the sugar leached outand in the intimate jazz. Chet baker artist hdtracks the worlds greatestsounding. Bird is jamming on stage, a press of tens of other eager horn players waiting to audition, and charlie parker puts his horn down from his mouth to ask simply if chet baker is there, in that crowd. A heroin addict, he died in amsterdam when he fell out of a window when under the influence of drugs on may 1988 at 03. But theres a more complex elegiac resonance to bruce webers music documentary that is.
Chet baker sings, an album by chet baker on spotify. Chet baker, the jazz trumpeter and singer came to prominence after he joined the gerry mulligan quartet in 1952 at the heart of the worlds first pianoless jazz quartet and the originator of cool. Shop for vinyl, cds and more from chet baker at the discogs marketplace. Some of his finest recordings were made shortly before his death.
Born to be blue tells the tragic and trueish story of. May, 20 lets get lost was shot in 1987 and its release the following year, to a rapturous audience and critical response, was undeniably leant immense poignancy by the death of its subject, jazz legend chet baker, a couple of months before the premiere. Born to be blue tells the tragic and trueish story of chet baker. Mar 10, 2009 from the laserdisc chet baker in tokyo 1987. Files are available under licenses specified on their description page. The stories chet relates to us are all quite fanciful. Sequel to deep in a dream posts on a variety of trumpeters are listed here my brilliant friend paola zannoni who gave me such a wonderful image for that bach cello prelude, far more deep in the dream of chet baker than i, has given me her own playlist. Chet baker amsterdam, netherlands citizen memorials on. Baker s deceptively simple trumpet playing is prominently displayed throughout, where sparse arrangements add to the quiet, brooding emotion that so suited baker s subtleties. This cd should therefore be a major surprise to listeners who believe he was incapable of playing heated material, or of utilizing the upper register of his horn. Chet baker, a jazz trumpet player who was also a whispervoiced, romantic singer, died friday after falling from the secondfloor window of a hotel in amsterdam.
It features, among others, italian guitarist nicola stilo and french pianist michel graillier, both of which contributed with original compositions. The wide variety of tracks, and the intriguing glimpse at baker s early years, makes songs for lovers a must own for fans, old and new alike. Chet holmes passing of leukemia reminded me that capturing your one thing is your most important accomplishment. Chet baker, horoscope for birth date 23 december 1929. Jazz historian dave gelly described the promise of baker s early career as james dean, sinatra, and bix, rolled into one. Jul 02, 2016 chet baker, the jazz trumpeter and singer came to prominence after he joined the gerry mulligan quartet in 1952 at the heart of the worlds first pianoless jazz quartet and the originator of cool. Aug 21, 2009 chet baker s singing has always had a special charm to me. One thing that gets me about chet s singing is that it never fails to convey emotion. Our new desktop experience was built to be your music destination. Baker earned much attention and critical praise through the 1950s, particularly for albums featuring his vocals chet baker sings, it could happen to you. Nancy norman 1943 nat king cole 1943 annie ross 1952 doris drew 1957 keely smith 1959 frank sinatra 1961 frances faye 1961 shirley bassey 1961 also recorded by. Particularly good are old devil moon, the ballad well be togther and the happy solar. Try to think that loves not around but its uncomfortably near my old heart aint gaining no ground because my angel eyes aint here angel eyes, that old devil sent they.
Sacd194 shades of chet albums fone nativedsd music. Tidal is the first global music streaming service with high fidelity sound, hidef video quality, along with expertly curated playlists and original content making it a trusted source for music and culture. We stayed in the chet baker room which was good open views of the central station straight out the door turn right and only a few minutes away from china town or red light, if you turn left central station and the main strip. Chet baker youd be so nice to come home to youtube. If many people know lucca for its famous classical musicians from boccherini to catalani to puccini, indisputable maestro of melodrama maybe not everyone knows that, since the 1950s, the citys walls cache a heart and soul that beat to the rhythm of jazz. From 1957 on, he had several comebacks with such musicians as bobby jaspar, rene thomas, and gerry. Baker, chet italian movie soundtracks music skip to main content. Australia brazil canada china france germany india italy japan mexico. From 1978 until his death in 1988, baker lived and played almost exclusively in europe. His most productive period was arguably for pacific records during. Chet chetters tales from the morgue is a series of short stories as told by an old obliging morgue attendant, licensed embalmer and resident story teller named chet chetter to a passing stranger of the night played by you the listener. Chet is an album by jazz trumpeter chet baker first released in 1959. Chet baker was the gifted jazz musician with the james dean looks and impossibly cool lifestyle to match, wasnt he. Shop chet baker sings and plays from the film lets get lost.
He preferred pursuing his own personal disaster, his addiction, rather than nurturing his talent. December 23, 1929 may, 1988 was an american jazz trumpeter, flugelhornist and vocalist. Chet baker, horoscope for birth date 23 december 1929, born. Just click the edit page button at the bottom of the page or learn more in the release dates submission guide. December 23, 1929 may, 1988 was an american jazz trumpeter and vocalist. Lets get lost was shot in 1987 and its release the following year, to a rapturous audience and critical response, was undeniably leant immense poignancy by the death of its subject, jazz legend chet baker, a couple of months before the premiere. Flirting with this disaster became me the final days of.
Its 25 years today since chet baker was found dead on an amsterdam pavement, apparently having fallen from the window of his hotel room. His singing is reminiscent of his trumpet playing but i consider the later to be superior. From the early stuff in paris 1955, barclay records to all the great pacific jazz recordings with russ freeman et al that helped define the west coast sound, so beautifully photographed and chronicled by the great william claxton. American musician, a jazz trumpet player and singer. Strategic disciplines focus on priorities, meetings and metrics made a significant the difference in our ability to achieve our targets. After a highly successful tour, shades of chet was released in 1999. Not long after paola was born, her father went to see chets new film urlatori alla sbarra see below in milan, hearing him live there too.
As a trumpeter, he had a generally restrained, intimate playing style and he attracted attention beyond jazz for his photogenic looks and singing. That emotion in his songs is what keeps me coming back time after. With the annual celebration of jazz and blues in rockland county known as nyack jazz week just around the corner, its only fitting to talk about one of the founders of the bebop music stylemovement, chet baker, and how the loss of his teeth and need for dentures impacted his career. Chet baker net worth chet baker made money by musicians niche. To much of the pop as opposed to the jazz audience, chet baker was known not as an able cool jazz trumpeter, but as a romantic balladeer. Baker died shortly after the film and this album were made, under slightly. When chet baker sang the line in almost blue flirting with this disaster became me, its hard not to see the resonance with his own life. By using our website and our services, you agree to our use of cookies as descri. In march 1959 chet was busted again in harlem, spending four months in rikers island gaol. Two days earlier, a passenger flight from the netherlands had carried the badly decomposed body of a trumpeter recalled as one of the handsomest men of the 1950s. Chet baker born december 23, 1929, yale, oklahoma, usa died may, 1988, amsterdam, netherlands was an american jazz trumpeter and singer.
Some have called chet baker the james dean of music, so much promise, unfulfilled. The two classifications were not mutually exclusive. As a son of musicloving parents, chet started singing in the local church choir and tried playing trombone before he later started playing trumpet at the age of years. Chet baker born december 23, 1929, yale, oklahoma, usa died may, 1988. Festival in honor of chet baker 30 years after his death, in forli, italy, may 219, 2018. Mar 10, 2018 chet baker net worth chet baker made money by musicians niche. Nov 03, 2009 when chet baker sang the line in almost blue flirting with this disaster became me, its hard not to see the resonance with his own life. Baker fell to his death from the balcony of a hotel in amsterdam in 1988. Bakers trumpet has an almost wounded midrange tone that one can identify a mile away. Release dates 0 also known as aka 0 release dates it looks like we dont have any release dates for this title yet.
Chet baker historical profile dumbo feather magazine. Chet baker remained very tied to lucca and to the versilia coast, where sergio bernardini often called him for concerts not only at the renowned bussola but also at the bussolotto, a small club, a sort of afterhours, where the night owls went on till early morning listening to fantastic jam sessions. This article contains the discography of the american jazz trumpeter and singer chet baker. Chet baker, a jazz trumpet player who was also a whispervoiced, romantic singer, died friday after falling from the secondfloor window of a hotel in.
Chet baker sings and plays from the film lets get lost. Mar 10, 2016 born to be blue tells the tragic and trueish story of chet baker. Chet baker was born in yale, oklahoma, on december 23, 1929. Police concluded that his death had been caused by head injuries consistent with a fall from 30ft or so. Chet baker had died a mysterious, drugrelated death in amsterdam on friday the thirteenth. The actor, who plays chet baker in born to be blue, is a fan of the trumpeter, of course, but also likes miles davis, nina simone and. The amount of detail put into this reissue is breathtaking. One thing that gets me about chets singing is that it never fails to convey emotion. May, 20 its 25 years today since chet baker was found dead on an amsterdam pavement, apparently having fallen from the window of his hotel room. Oct 27, 2016 a lifelong heroin habit might have wrecked the doomedyouth charisma of chet bakers posterboy looks, but his miles davisinspired trumpet playing and eerily sepulchral crooning survived.
They give these two singersmasters of styles that would normally seem mutually exclusivemuch to work with. It features, among others, italian guitarist nicola stilo and french pianist michel graillier, both of. He began his career in the early 1950s and played together with charlie parker and gerry mulligan. Chet baker died here on may th, 1988 he will live on in his music for anyone willing to listen and feel. With the annual celebration of jazz and blues in rockland county known as nyack jazz week just around the corner, its only fitting to talk about one of the founders of the bebop music stylemovement, chet baker. All structured data from the file and property namespaces is available under the creative commons cc0 license. This 1988 concert turned out to be chet baker s swan song, because he died just two weeks after this performance, after a still. Aug 26, 2012 chet holmes passing of leukemia reminded me that capturing your one thing is your most important accomplishment. Youll hear things in this recording that youve never heard before. Jul 09, 20 chet baker died here on may th, 1988 he will live on in his music for anyone willing to listen and feel. Italian movie soundtracks has been added to your cart add to cart. His most productive period was arguably for pacific records during the 1950s, which included his first vocal recordings. At capolinea is an album by jazz trumpeter chet baker, recorded in milan and originally on the italian jii label as al capolinia before being more widely released by red records. At sxsw, ethan hawke and his 5 favorite jazz recordings.
Phil johnson discovers a new biography that is about to shatter several myths. Baker s trumpet has an almost wounded midrange tone that one can identify a mile away. Bakers vocal numbers would also feature his trumpet playing, as well as. Parker himself was ashamed of his addiction and literally begged others not to do as he did, advice lost on the likes of miles davis, sonny rollins, red rodney, frank morgan, chet baker, stan getz.
Horoscope and astrology data of chet baker born on 23 december 1929 yale, oklahoma, with biography. There will never be another you lyrics international. Up there with the music matters releases in overall quality. Chet bakers singing has always had a special charm to me. Bakers deceptively simple trumpet playing is prominently displayed throughout, where sparse arrangements add to the quiet, brooding emotion that so suited bakers subtleties. Im a big fan of the tone poet series and own a handful of titles from the series. But these are petty observations for a collection of music so satisfying. Punladen remembrances after the death of the italian chef. Oct 18, 2016 we stayed in the chet baker room which was good open views of the central station straight out the door turn right and only a few minutes away from china town or red light, if you turn left central station and the main strip. Soon after his release he was touring in europe, and in october he recorded the iconic chet baker in milan. It looks like we dont have any release dates for this title yet. The record is sometimes subtitled the lyrical trumpet of chet baker. Throughout the 1950s chet baker gained fame as a quiet, lowregister trumpeter with a cool tone and a relaxed style.
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