He began his career in the early 1950s and played together with charlie parker and gerry mulligan. From 1978 until his death in 1988, baker lived and played almost exclusively in europe, returning to the u. Hollywoods notable deaths of 2019 photos omar sanchez and brian welk. There are long passages in the film soundtracks from. December 23, 1929, yale, oklahoma, united states death date. Although not quite possessing the magic of the earlier group, the music is quite enjoyable and the interplay between the two horns is. Chet baker has been listed as a level5 vital article in people, musicians. He fell from an upper hotel balcony in amsterdam in 1988 and died. The album was recorded at conservatorio cherubini in florence, italy on january 24, 1956.
Increasingly, drug addiction hampered his output and performances, especially in the 1960s. But none of his music sounds like the thrashing noise his daughter melissa made ransacking his home, her cackle as she took away his lovers sexy. As trumpeter in the gerry mulligan quartet, chet baker first played his way into the hearts of fans in 1952 with lyrical ballads and a soothing tone. His skill and maturity as an artist chet was never mature as a person are on. The line up is the same in all the recordings, the period is the. My wife and i love the album, but theres a sad, bittersweet preface to it because of his drug abuse and death. Chet baker sings and plays with bud shank, russ freeman and strings 1955 chet baker in europe 1955 note. Chet baker was a jazz trumpeter and vocalist, born in oklahoma in 1929. Bockhanalis is the earliest number on early chet and a particularly valuable rarity.
Leaving chet baker reply notify me helpful r31906 release. Baker earned much attention and critical praise through the 1950s, particularly for albums featuring his vocals chet baker sings, it could happen to you. At sxsw, ethan hawke and his 5 favorite jazz recordings. A ballad collection that emphasizes chet bakers troubledromantic vocal style, its not too surprising that these 1957 recordings remained in the vaults for almost 40 years. Up there with the music matters releases in overall quality. December 23, 1929 may, 1988 was an american jazz trumpeter, flugelhornist and vocalist.
Chet baker made over 900 recordings during his career, a career that spanned two continents andalong with louis armstrong and miles daviesdefined jazz trumpet in the twentieth century. The gerry mulligan quartet of 195253 was one of the bestloved jazz groups of the decade and it made stars out of both the leader and trumpeter chet baker. Michael bailey, published on march 24, 2014 at all about jazz. The music on this cd was compiled from a few different sessions recorded in paris during november of 1955 and february of 1956. Chet baker big band 1956 playboys also released as picture of heath 1956 with art pepper. Chet is an album by jazz trumpeter chet baker first released in 1959. For one thing, bakers delicate tenor, having won the hearts of thousands of teenage fans, was considered somewhat of a novelty to most critics. Baby breeze 1965 chet baker, vocals bob james, piano michael fleming, bass charlie rice, drums the touch of your lips, a pretty, old ray noble ballad, features chets singing in a.
Jazz and detective fiction have been linked almost since the. In this book, like bakers fans, listening to a radio broadcast from hannover, germany, on april 29, 1988, where baker was to recreate his 1954 album. Chet baker the trumpet artistry of chet baker discogs. The chicagobased sports broadcaster known locally as. Chet bakers sound was a purified version of daviss balladplaying, emotive and spare, which made it all the more appealing to the burgeoning west coast jazz scene, which, headlined by. 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. Chet baker in paris the complete legendary barclay. Add to collection add to wantlist remove from wantlist. He is considered an exponent of cool jazz, and is often associated with romantic ballads, although he also recorded some funky swinging records for example picture of heath. Release dates 0 also known as aka 0 release dates it looks like we dont have any release dates for this title yet. This material, recorded in paris for barclay brefly after dick twardziks death in 1955, hasnt received as much publicity as the recordings with twardzik, but that. Chet baker and his quintet with bobby jaspar is basically an inaccurately titled compilation.
Baker spent a great deal of time in europe in late 1955 and through the first third of 1956, and recorded often. Thought i was logged in before i saw my dutch account didnt work on wiki english. For another, his guitarandbass accompaniment is incredibly sparse, and. Actor brian tyree henry on trumpeter chet baker wsj. As though i had wings by chet baker 19981215 paperback january 1, 1773 3. 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. Brian tyree henry, a star of atlanta, talks about chet bakers but not for me and its meaning for the actor and his late mother. Chet baker quartet music, videos, stats, and photos. Chet baker trumpet, gerard gustin piano, jimmy bond bass, nilsbertil dahlander drums from the album chet baker quartet barclay records.
That explanation of his heroin addiction, voiced by the jazz trumpeter and singer chet baker ethan hawke in robert budreaus moody biographical fantasia, born to be blue, says it all. Chet baker net worth short bio, age, height, weight. Chet baker jazz trumpet solo autumn leaves how to play it bb transcription by mauro guenza. He died two weeks after this 1988 live show, which was recorded in germany.
Founder of jazz label riverside records, orrin keepnews reflects in the sleeve notes to this reissue that he had managed to keep chet bakers vocals off this 1958 set, chet. A lmost to the end of his life, despite the ravages of heroin addiction, chet baker could play like an angel. An exploration of the mysteries surrounding the death of jazz legend chet baker who was found dead below an amsterdam hotel window in 1988. Stream adfree with amazon music unlimited on mobile, desktop, and tablet.
Over the course of almost two hours, he pours out relaxed. Bob mintzers bb solo, transcribed by carles margarit. Sessions were held every day from the 23rd through the 31st, which resulted in such classic titles as the route, chet baker sings, and at the forum theater which is also available under the title young chet as. Chet baker in germany 19551959 lost tapes by chet baker now. Chet baker net worth chet baker made money by musicians niche. This dsd music was never released on a sacd, but it is available as a dsd download at nativedsd. Jazz in paris plays standards by chet baker quartet on amazon. No problem 1979 daybreak 1980 this is always 1979 daybreak is a live album by trumpetervocalist chet baker which was recorded in 1979 at the jazzhus montmartre and released on the danish steeplechase label. 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. The record is sometimes subtitled the lyrical trumpet of chet baker. Chet baker in europe subtitled a jazz tour of the nato countries is an album by jazz trumpeter chet baker drawn from sessions recorded in paris in 1955 for barclay records and released in the u. And his quintet with bobby jaspar chet baker allmusic. Mulligan and baker had very few reunions after 1953 but this particular cd from 1957 is an exception. Chet baker historical profile dumbo feather magazine.