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email me.Born in Yale, Oklahoma December 23, 1929 Chet Baker was destined to touch the authentically American art of jazz music with an unmistakable sound and phrasing that is still celebrated and enjoyed throughout the world.The mission of the Chet Baker Foundation (based in his home state of Oklahoma) is to bring awareness through education and events to the life and art of Chet Baker.Sign in to get personalized recommendations.Hours() * 3600 + newCurrentTime.Join Amazon Prime today.To hear a song sample, click on "Listen" by that sample.Visit our audio help page for more information.Pianist Bill Evans was in the midst of redefining the piano ballad, and he's masterful at creating fresh harmonic underpinnings for Baker from the opening chords of "Alone Together," here reminiscent of "Blue in Green."Herbie Mann contributes flute and arrangements to several sextet tracks, while the rhythm section, with Paul Chambers on bass and Philly Joe Jones and Connie Kay sharing the drumming, is resilient and lightly propulsive.Buy the sheet music for Chet baker at Sheet Music Plus.Send Baker ringtones to your cell phone now!Click on a tag to find related items, discussions, and people.No one has tagged this product for Amazon search yet.See all 349 customer reviews...The easiest way to shoot video reviews.Feeling stressed by events of the day?Then by all means, purchase this CD and pop it into your stereo.There's no singing on this album, it's all ballads.Recorded in the late 1950s, the 20 bit, K2 remastered version sounds great.Was this review helpful to you?Such a beautiful, beautiful recording from a life fraught with tragedy.This is my favorite Chet Baker recording ever.This is Chet at his best.It's one of the best out there.Was this review helpful to you?Trumpet player Chet Baker, then at the height of his creative powers, chose to do an album entirely made up of ballads.Alone Together, the first track, is a good demonstration of what this album is all about.After that, Connie Kay's drums set in and the pace quickens slightly, backing another, longer solo by Chet, before the whole group returns to the mood of the beginning of the tune.This mood is sustained throughout the album, and I think that there is simply no better record for a dark, rainy afternoon than this one.Many albums are out that supposedly contain relaxing, moody jazz, with titles using such terms as Lounge Jazz, Bar Jazz and many more.All these records intend to do is to supply you with music that can be listened to without much strain, i.Unfortunately, not many of these collections are any good, since they either contain a poor choice of tunes, including many tunes that are none too pleasant, or they are simply too shallow.There is no tune that breaks the mood, nor is the playing in any way shallow.I'm loving this Chet Baker CD...Published 7 months ago by K.Chet Baker is still such a much loved trumpeter from days past for his seamless skillfulness concerning the ballad.This is Chet Baker's Masterpiece
Known as much for his rather gruff vocals as his ability with a horn,Chet Baker recorded scores of jazz albums,but this one is his masterpiece..Published 18 months ago by Charles H.Tremendous Mellow Jazz
Since embracing jazz I have come to realize that I do not like wailing all out jamming.This is a mellow masterpiece.CD, so I can't speak about sound quality.Chet Goes East Of Midnight
I own a lot of jazz recordings, read reviews of lots more and submit reviews of very few.See all 16 customer reviews...Be the first person to add an article about this item at Amapedia.Find out in Music You Should Hear, where these and other artists tell you about the music they love.Using your checking account at Amazon.Would you like to update product info or give feedback on images?Your comments can help make our site better for everyone.You have no recently viewed items or searches.All the latest Chet Baker Chet Baker Ringtones in 30 seconds.The only collection to cover all of chet baker's's remarkable career.Listen to Chet Baker now.Chet Baker was born Chesney Henry Baker Jr.In 1946 he was drafted into the Army, and played in the Army band in Berlin.The Chet Baker Quartet toured and recorded with great success.As the decade
came to a close, Chet was addicted to heroin and his life was filled with
arrests and scandals.Chet Baker spent most of the sixties in Europe, recording infrequently and
getting in to trouble frequently.Prestige recordings from 1965),
sometimes switching to flugelhorn.In the early 1970's, Chet Baker began to learn how to play with dentures.Beginning in 1974, Chet recorded and toured regularly, mostly in Europe.Chet's performances in the eighties were unpredictable.Sometimes
he would show up and perform the best gig of his career.Sometimes he would show
up and perform poorly.Sometimes he wouldn't even show up.Chet Baker's turbulent life came to a bizarre and tragic end on May 13, 1988
in Amsterdam.Chet fell from the open window of his hotel room, hitting the
concrete two stories below.It can be argued that Chet was at his musical peak when he died in 1988.Indeed some of his best recordings came from 1986 and 1987.Frequently asked questions about Chet
How did Chet baker die?The only thing that
makes it mysterious is that no one witnessed it.There was no note, and any person
intending to kill themselves would have certainly jumped from higher that 2
stories.Chet Baker is currently out of print.VHS or DVD on
www.It is due
to be issued on DVD in late 2007.You will
get more satisfaction listening to many of his great recordings.The fact that Chet Baker could play by ear, and could quickly learn tunes,
lead to the misconception that he could not read music.Chet didn't read
music.Russ Freeman talked about Chet's ability to read music
in this 1990
interview.Also, the because Chet Baker was not a composer, it has lead people to believe
he was musically illiterate.Is there a Chet Baker movie in the
works?After years of
abandoned projects involving such big names as Leonardo DiCaprio, Johnny Depp
and Jim Carrey, it looks like a Chet Baker biography will be out in 2007.Chet was married to Charlaine in
1950, they had no children.Dean (1962), Paul (1965) and Melissa
(1966).What kind of horns did Chet play?Chet wasn't loyal to any particular brand or type.Many times he would pawn or lose his horn when he was strung
out.Do you have any Chet baker merchandise for sell?No, the sole purpose of this site
is to share my appreciation of Chet's music with other fans, and hopefully
introduce him to new fans.Hours() * 3600 + newCurrentTime.Minutes() * 60 + currentTime.Day Shipping at checkout.See all 44 customer reviews...Songs from this album are available to purchase as MP3s.Try our music sampler to hear song samples from this album.FSCommands are received by VBScript in IE.Once Chet Baker arrived in California from his native Oklahoma, his career exploded.After landing gigs with Charlie Parker and Gerry Mulligan, Baker soon found himself a solo star and bandleader.Indeed, listening to pure singers like Nat "King" Cole or Johnny Hartman can expose Baker's weaknesses, but what Baker did, he did well.The effect can be devastating, as Baker's voice clings to the melody, threatening to disintegrate at any moment.Buy the sheet music for Chet baker at Sheet Music Plus.Send Baker ringtones to your cell phone now!Add a iframe that allows us to ping the server when this element becomes visible
a9AdsViewNamespace.Click on a tag to find related items, discussions, and people.No one has tagged this product for Amazon search yet.Why not be the first to suggest a search for which it should appear?See all 349 customer reviews...Most of the greats are represented here.Interested in exploring the life and work of Chet Baker a little further?Check out Bruce Weber's outstanding film portrait LET'S GET LOST, shot just a year or so before Chet's untimely death.Was this review helpful to you?RCA,AAD,89), and Chet Baker Sings Again (Timeless SJP 238).This album contain many of Chet Baker's best early songs, but does not include his best later recordings, and has omitted some early gems too, such as How Long Has This Been Going On; Forgetful (Chet has four amazing versions of this publicly available, each one quite unique); Come Rain or Shine; or Angel Eyes.Chet Baker that his early recording only hint at, specifically: Moon and Sands; For Heaven Sakes Let's Fall In Love; You're My Thrill; Autumn Leaves; Alone Together; and I Can't Get Started With You.John Lennon in the directness and honesty of his delivery.Was this review helpful to you?As you listen to Chet Baker's laid back style you can literally fall right to sleep, which is a good thing!This music will lower your blood pressure, calm you entire being and is perfect for lazy winter evenings when you just want to listen to music and fall into a blissful sleep.These are adult lullabies, which have an innocent sweetness."You Don't Know What Love Is," is mellow and has a bittersweet feel of love and loss."It's Always You," is about being in love and how when you are in love you see the object of your affection in everything, you feel them near you when you think of them.So, get ready to slow down to about 10 miles per hour and drift away and enjoy this mellow mood music with someone you love or spoil yourself and waste an evening away with a good romance and this music in the background.Was this review helpful to you?Best of Chet Baker Sings...Chet Baker as of a few years ago (hey, I'm 24 now...The Best of Chet Baker Sings CHET DEFINES THE WEST COAST SCHOOL OF COOL.HE INTERPRETS "STANDARDS" AS NEW MATERIAL.There's this kid who worked for me some 40 years ago."Chet Baker is in town.It has absolutely everything: great songs (some of the greatest).People are a bit too crazy with all the 5 star reviews.They have all the CDs I'm looking for and my packages come so fast!Published 22 months ago by Melissa D.You either like it, or you don't.Would Hate To Hear The Worst
Chet Baker certainly does have his apologists.Phrases such as, "He can't sing, but ..."Fact is, he just plain can't sing.See all 44 customer reviews...Music You Should Hear: Artists' PicksWant to know what Norah Jones, Sting, and Il Divo are listening to?Greats from the Greatest
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1,342,006 plays scrobbled on Last.His addiction led to jail time, and a street fight with drug dealers caused him the loss of his front and other teeth, which forced him to learn to play the trumpet with dentures.For the last ten years of his life, Baker lived in Europe, where he toured and recorded extensively.Even though he was sunk in obscurity by the time, jazz aficionados consider his late recordings his best.He died in 1988 after falling from a hotel window, under suspicious circumstances, in Amsterdam.Add this track to your playlist
Isn't it Romantic?Chet Baker's music is something that can always connect with me.He was one hell of a nasty piece of work, but looked like butter wouldn't melt in his mouth or his trumpet.Puzzled as to why the player plays Salvatore Adamo's 'Le ruisseau de mon enfance' rather than 'I fall in love too easily', but perhaps I'm missing something...If you'd like to add some events for Chet Baker then you can do so on this page. |
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