The conflict in deep in a dream stems from my being a giant chet baker fan. Nov 18, 2011 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. Find chet baker discography, albums and singles on allmusic. Son of late jazz trumpeter chet baker files suit over. Chet baker sings and plays with bud shank, russ freeman. Chet baker simple english wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. The album was the third collaboration between pepper and baker, following the successes of the route and chet baker big band. Its 25 years today since chet baker was found dead on an amsterdam pavement, apparently having fallen from the window of his hotel room.
Tidal is the first global music streaming service with high fidelity sound, hidef video quality, along with expertly curated playlists and original content. That emotion in his songs is what keeps me coming back time after. Up there with the music matters releases in overall quality. Chet baker page in fuller up, the dead musician directory. When mulligan was arrested in 1953, chet led the group until 1955, when he went to europe. Police concluded that his death had been caused by head injuries consistent with a fall from 30ft or so. According to chet, this event lead to him seeing what heroin was all about and it became an instant and lifelong companion for him. Exploring the different perspectives of chet baker s final moments before death. From the woderful french magazine by richard avedon. His solo in my funny valentine is a classic of the west coast jazz in the fifties. Download premium images you cant get anywhere else. Playboys chet baker and art pepper album wikipedia. Files are available under licenses specified on their description page. Chet baker was the gifted jazz musician with the james dean looks and impossibly cool lifestyle to match, wasnt he.
Chet baker almost blue by ionn blignault soundcloud. Baker earned much attention and critical praise through the 1950s, particularly for albu. Chet baker 1988 baker fell to his death from the balcony of a hotel in amsterdam in 1988. Stream chet baker almost blue by ionn blignault from desktop or your mobile device. December 23, 1929 may, 1988 was an american jazz trumpeter, flugelhornist and vocalist. This album is an absolute reference album for italian jazz. These same songs appear separately, without the interludes, on my buddy holly album, but this is the original full 20 minute presentation. On the eve of a new biopic starring ethan hawke, heres an introduction to the. These are mostly vocal tracks recorded as the soundtrack for a film biography shortly before his death. He was the beloved husband of the late gail talcofsky baker who passed away on. Burrell and baker also collaborate on a moving rendition of september song. Increasingly, drug addiction hampered his output and performances, especially in the 1960s. As ethan hawke plays chet baker in born to be blue, he talks about perfection versus charisma and the perils of. Chet baker s penultimate session for riverside which was strictly instrumental produced an allstar lineup to support him, including jazz heavyweights pepper adams, bill evans, and kenny burrell.
December 23, 1929 may, 1988 was an american jazz trumpeter and vocalist. The long night of chet baker nora roberts dream trilogy cd collection. Mar 10, 2016 born to be blue tells the tragic and trueish story of chet baker. Chet baker artist hdtracks the worlds greatestsounding. December 23, 1929 may, 1988 was an american jazz trumpeter, pianist and singer. It originated from the project known as tribute to chet baker featuring the five most famous italian jazz musicians in the world. Chet baker was a jazz trumpeter and vocalist, born in oklahoma in 1929. At sxsw, ethan hawke and his 5 favorite jazz recordings. Chet baker born december 23, 1929, yale, oklahoma, usa died may, 1988. A lifelong heroin habit might have wrecked the doomedyouth charisma of chet baker s posterboy looks, but his miles davisinspired trumpet playing and eerily sepulchral crooning survived. Born to be blue tells the tragic and trueish story of.
His singing is reminiscent of his trumpet playing but i consider the later to be superior. Baker was in and out of jail before enjoying a career surge in the late 1970s and 80s. Chet baker, more than ten years after his mysterious death, is more popular than ever. Among them, perhaps only chet baker is a real improviser in the way that konitz is someone who accepts the challenge of the moment, and the demand to be spontaneous, and aims to create wholly new variations through responding to. The actor, who plays chet baker in born to be blue, is a fan of the trumpeter, of course. One thing that gets me about chet s singing is that it never fails to convey emotion. Shop for vinyl, cds and more from chet baker at the discogs marketplace. Click on a title to look inside that book if available.
Sound quality is good and the sensitive, empathetic and melancholy music on candy deserves to be better known. Chet of lynn, formerly of swampscott, entered into rest december 26, 2019 at the age of 79. He was the hypnotic trumpeter with a divine voice who lost it all to heroin. And theres no shortage of soul on chet baker sings, a reissue boasting fivestar pacific jazz sides from 1954 and 1956.
Baker earned much attention and critical praise through the 1950s, particularly for albums featuring his vocals chet baker sings, it could happen to you. Photo of chet baker and halima baker, chet baker and wife. 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. Find highquality chet baker stock photos and editorial news pictures from getty images. Adams baritone sax solo on alone together is one of the albums high points, while herbie mann and bill evans make their. This is one of my favorite chet baker recordings from the early years. Chet is an album by jazz trumpeter chet baker first released in 1959. The record is sometimes subtitled the lyrical trumpet of chet baker.
Aug 21, 2009 chet baker s singing has always had a special charm to me. Espanol esperanto euskara francais galego hrvatski. Chet baker was a primary exponent of the west coast school of cool jazz in the early and mid50s. Larry john mcnally the chet baker suite cd baby music. Ne l 23 ed decimbe 1929 a yale, etotsunis anmerikes, mort au dmoai 1988, a amsterdam. 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. As a trumpeter, he had a generally restrained, intimate playing style and he attracted attention beyond jazz for his photogenic looks and singing. The story of the jazz in the fifties certainly would be remain unfinished without the ominous presence of this outstanding virtuoso. Amsterdam, noordholland, netherlands, kingdom of the netherlands area. But boyhood and the oscar nomination that followed allowed hawke and filmmaker robert budreau to get their vision on the screen. Jazz historian dave gelly described the promise of baker s early career as james dean, sinatra, and bix, rolled into one. Visitation will be held at the davisyale chapel tuesday from noon until 8 p. Chet is a good place to hear baker s special way with the horn, and is made even more attractive with the presence and contributions of top jazz artists.
Mar 10, 2018 chet baker net worth chet baker made money by musicians niche. All structured data from the file and property namespaces is available under the creative commons cc0 license. He became famous with the gerry mulligan quartet in 1952. Pages in category accidental deaths from falls the following 200 pages are in this category, out of approximately 533 total. This is the complete chet baker suite that i wrote and recorded, inspired by chet baker s life and music. Find the latest tracks, albums, and images from chet. Chet baker s singing has always had a special charm to me. Photo of chet baker and halima baker, chet baker and wife halima backstage get premium, high resolution news photos at getty images. Vimeo is an amazing video service for original creative work, but its also a company with real human employees. Paul anthony baker, son of the musician who died in 1988, filed the lawsuit in u. From 1978 until his death in 1988, baker lived and played almost exclusively in europe. Vera pauline moser baker 19102002 find a grave memorial. Phil johnson discovers a new biography that is about to shatter several myths. Mar 24, 2016 ethan hawke talked about his chet baker movie for so long it seemed he might age out of ever getting to play the troubled jazz giant on the screen.
As original as paul bley, herbie nichols, bud powell, or lennie tristano, the young piano genius was much in demand by top players in the jazz arenagbbbb. Each of them makes important contributions to the session. At the age of 11, he moved to california along with his family in the year 1940. Baker sound still possesses this alluring hook, this magnetic engagement charm, eloquent expressiveness, enrapturing lyricism and contagious rhythm, despite the elapsed time, which confirms by itself the status of his musicianship. Dick twardzik 19311955 is one of the unsung heroes of jazz piano, unsung and unknown because of his early demise. Chet baker quartet music, videos, stats, and photos. Chet baker interview about drug and jazz1980 youtube. This is young baker with all of his boyish charm, and cool jazz doesnt get any more moving than the versions of my funny valentine, time after time and but not for me found on this cd. He was known for his albums chet baker sings and it could happen to you. Vera pauline moser baker, 91, yale, died sunday, april 14, 2002.
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. A listening of the recordings is obviously essential and the necessary references are in general noted in the pdf. Born to be blue tells the tragic and trueish story of chet baker. He began his career in the early 1950s and played together with charlie parker and gerry mulligan. As ethan hawke plays chet baker in born to be blue, he talks about perfection versus charisma. Chet baker was born in yale, oklahoma, on december 23, 1929. In keeping with tradition, im ending the week with a videoa dutch documentary on chet bakers final days in amsterdam directed by willem.
This album is somewhat unique in that it was recorded just a few days after his pianist dick twardzik died of a heroin overdose while in paris. Conversations on the improvisers art by andy hamilton, lee konitz. Enrico rava trumpet and flugelhorn, paolo fresu trumpet and flugelhorn, stefano bollani piano, enzo pietropaoli. It is a well chosen repertoire with an excellent supporting. After a highly successful tour, shades of chet was released in 1999. Jul 20, 2016 he was the hypnotic trumpeter with a divine voice who lost it all to heroin. Stream adfree or purchase cds and mp3s now on amazon. At last, more than ten years later, a chet baker monument is to be erected outside of the prins hendrik hotel in amsterdam, the netherlands, where the trumpetplayer and singer died on may 1988 after falling from his hotel room onto the pavement in front of the hotel. Wikimedia commons has media related to 1988 deaths pages in category 1988 deaths the following 95 pages are in this category, out of 95 total. Chet baker born december 23, 1929, yale, oklahoma, usa died may, 1988, amsterdam, netherlands was an american jazz trumpeter and singer. A blog supreme bakers legacy may be debated, but his artistry shouldnt be.
There is also a tiein cd, with the tracks selected by the author, that is an excellent introduction to baker s music. Craft recordings will honour one of the great jazz artists of the 20th century, chet baker, with the 22 november release of the deluxe fivelp box set. Chet baker amsterdam, netherlands citizen memorials on. 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. A new chet baker film called born to be blue, starring ethan hawke, has been acquired for u. 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. Baker was an extremely handsome young man and this, coupled with his reckless, drugaddled life, earned him the tag the james dean of jazz. Documentary film maker bruce weber is an artist entranced. An exploration of the mysteries surrounding the death of jazz legend chet baker who was found dead below an amsterdam hotel window in 1988. District court in tulsa on wednesday, alleging robert budreau and others damaged the chet baker.