Horoscope and astrology data of chet baker born on 23 december 1929 yale, oklahoma, with biography. Phil johnson discovers a new biography that is about to shatter several myths. Free online jazz and music transcriptionssheet music from artist. Im a huge chet baker fan and it was this that prompted me to download this book.
The film is about american jazz musician chet baker, portrayed by hawke. It was shown in the special presentations section of the 2015 toronto international film festival. Chet baker the trumpet artistry of chet baker compositions and arrangements by jack montrose. In the words of the singer, chris isaak, who appeared in a documentary about him, when a cowboy grows up in oklahoma and ends up in rome, hes got to have a story. Chet baker was the gifted jazz musician with the james dean looks and impossibly cool lifestyle to match, wasnt he. Jazz in paris plays standards by chet baker quartet on amazon. District court in tulsa on wednesday, alleging robert budreau and others damaged the chet baker estate with the. Chet baker was born in yale, oklahoma, on december 23, 1929. 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.
Chet baker born december 23, 1929, yale, oklahoma, usa died may, 1988, amsterdam, netherlands was an american jazz trumpeter and singer. Mar 10, 2016 born to be blue tells the tragic and trueish story of chet baker. 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. Dec 10, 2006 chesney henry baker aka chet baker died of defenestration.
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. Amante do jazz, nao tardou em conquistar o sucesso, sendo apontado como um dos melhores trompetistas do genero logo com o seu primeiro album. The concept might have worked better but the performances all but one being under four minutes and most under three are overly concise and rarely get beyond the melodies. He consciously turned his back on it, and used drugs as a means of. Which is the clinical terminology of a throwing of a person or thing out of a window. Some of his finest recordings were made shortly before his death. 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. Larry john mcnally the chet baker suite cd baby music.
According to chet, this event lead to him seeing what heroin was all about and it became an instant and lifelong companion for him. The conflict in deep in a dream stems from my being a giant chet baker fan. The two classifications were not mutually exclusive. Ethan hawke will play chet baker in born to be blue the. 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.
Buying from amazon gets you the cd plus the digital copy. This is pleasant listening that youll never tire of. In 1998, on the occasion of the 10th anniversary of the death of chet baker, enrico rava and paolo fresu, conceived the project of a series of concerts dedicated to chet baker. Testo, video e traduzione in italiano di alone together chet baker traduzioni, testi canzoni tradotti in italiano, inglese. Chet baker interview about drug and jazz1980 in italian. Italian movies is not a really a compilation of the trumpeters work, so much as a series of film scores by the great composer piero umiliani between 1958 and 1964 on which he is featured either as a soloist or as part of the orchestra. Chet bakers fivelp the legendary riverside albums box. The tribute to the great trumpet player, with whom three members of the tribute group played rava, pietropaoli and gatto is immediately understood not just in the. Baker was born in oklahoma in 1929 and most of his music is still obtainable today.
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. The fact that it was free was a fantastic added bonus. Chet baker sings is the debut vocal album by jazz musician chet baker, released in 1954 by pacific jazz records. Funny valentine is the definitive biography of the legendary jazz trumpet player and singer, chet baker. The truth was probably a mixture of both, since he performed both with equal abilities. 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. From 1957 on, he had several comebacks with such musicians as bobby jaspar, rene thomas, and gerry. Traduzione alone together chet baker testo della canzone. Born to be blue tells the tragic and trueish story of.
A new chet baker film called born to be blue, starring ethan hawke, has been acquired for u. Chet baker, horoscope for birth date 23 december 1929, born. The trappings of both musicians circles were dusted with heroin and baker s career breaks coincided with his introduction to the disease that would stifle his musical development and kill him in thirtysomething years. Aug 21, 2009 chet baker s singing has always had a special charm to me. Chet baker interview about drug and jazz1980 youtube. December 23, 1929 may, 1988 was an american jazz trumpeter and vocalist.
From 1978 until his death in 1988, baker lived and played almost exclusively in europe, returning to the u. Baker earned much attention and critical praise through the 1950s, particularly for albums featuring his vocals chet baker sings, it could happen to you. I was in amsterdam with a few days off between gigs. He was the hypnotic trumpeter with a divine voice who lost it all to heroin. He began his career in the early 1950s and played together with charlie parker and gerry mulligan. Chet baker s singing has always had a special charm to me.
Chet baker rose to fame at an early age, mostly thanks to his good looks, then succumbed to a heroin addiction, disappeared from the scene almost completely, and finally resurfaced in europe, where he spent the last decade of his life, recording some of his best. Listen free to chet baker the best of chet baker sings the thrill is gone, but not for me and more. It was released on 2 july 1982 along with the rest of imperial bedroom, and would later be included on side two of the best of elvis. Exploring the different perspectives of chet bakers final moments before death. When originally released in 1956, chet baker sings caused some considerable confusion among critics. Files are available under licenses specified on their description page. Crooner and trumpeter chet bakers personal life was filled with ugliness and dysfunction that belied his lush, romantic, and soft music. It is about the troubled jazz trumpeter chet baker, shown making a tempestuous career comeback in the 1960s. Jazz historian dave gelly described the promise of baker s early career as james. 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. Vimeo is an amazing video service for original creative work, but its also a company with real human employees. Baker s vocal numbers would also feature his trumpet playing, as well as.
Born to be blue is a 2015 internationally coproduced drama film directed, produced and written by robert budreau. One thing that gets me about chet s singing is that it never fails to convey emotion. He was the beloved husband of the late gail talcofsky baker who passed away on. Dick twardzik 19311955 is one of the unsung heroes of jazz piano, unsung and unknown because of his early demise. Born to be blue tells the tragic and trueish story of chet baker. Get your kindle here, or download a free kindle reading app. All structured data from the file and property namespaces is available under the creative commons cc0 license. People like to talk about how great miles davis wasand maybe he wasbut i preffer chet baker and some others, etc. Find the latest tracks, albums, and images from chet. December 23, 1929 may, 1988 was an american jazz trumpeter, pianist and singer. Baker was in and out of jail before enjoying a career surge in the late 1970s and 80s.
Chet baker simple english wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Ethan hawke will play chet baker in born to be blue. 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. Vera pauline moser baker 19102002 find a grave memorial. V roku 1987 bol uvedeny do big band and jazz hall of fame. That emotion in his songs is what keeps me coming back time after. This is the complete chet baker suite that i wrote and recorded, inspired by chet baker s life and music. Baker was the james dean of jazz, an impossibly goodlooking white boy whose voice was like a gentle breeze, and whose trumpeting was melancholy, sad, and gorgeous. Ethan hawke on the fast life and mysterious death of chet baker read more.
Discover more music, concerts, videos, and pictures with the largest catalogue online at. 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. Chet baker died here on may th, 1988 he will live on in his music for anyone willing to listen and feel. Was chet a trumpet player who sang or a singer who played the trumpet. Shop for vinyl, cds and more from chet baker at the discogs marketplace. Chet baker, more than ten years after his mysterious death, is more popular than ever. At the age of 11, he moved to california along with his family in the year 1940. This is one of my favorite chet baker recordings from the early years. In the early 1950s, the rural oklahoman chet baker established prominent connections in the jazz world. In 2001, the album received the grammy hall of fame award. Chet of lynn, formerly of swampscott, entered into rest december 26, 2019 at the age of 79. Born to be blue e il mito di chet baker vero cinema.
Written by costello and produced by geoff emerick, the track shares the name of the groups previous 1981 studio album. Almost blue is a song recorded by english group elvis costello and the attractions from their sixth studio album, imperial bedroom 1982. Just click the edit page button at the bottom of the page or learn more in the release dates submission guide. Mar 10, 2018 chet baker net worth chet baker made money by musicians niche. Jul 20, 2016 he was the hypnotic trumpeter with a divine voice who lost it all to heroin. Visitation will be held at the davisyale chapel tuesday from noon until 8 p. Although many of the same tracks show up on other albums and compilations, this album is the best place to start for chet baker newcomers andor chet fans confused about the best albums or values out there. Chet baker amsterdam, netherlands citizen memorials on. I plan on buying more cds by the talented chet baker. An exploration of the mysteries surrounding the death of jazz legend chet baker who was found dead below an amsterdam hotel window in 1988. December 23, 1929 may, 1988 was an american jazz trumpeter, flugelhornist and vocalist. 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 the legendary riverside albums.
Baker was an extremely handsome young man and this, coupled with his reckless, drugaddled life, earned him the tag the james dean of jazz. His singing is reminiscent of his trumpet playing but i consider the later to be superior. As ethan hawke plays chet baker in born to be blue, he talks about perfection versus charisma and the perils of. Son of late jazz trumpeter chet baker files suit over. It looks like we dont have any release dates for this title yet.
Find chet baker discography, albums and singles on allmusic. Chet baker born december 23, 1929, yale, oklahoma, usa died may, 1988. Paul anthony baker, son of the musician who died in 1988, filed the lawsuit in u. Cant stand your present job, afraid of getting fired depressed. Jazz historian dave gelly described the promise of baker s early career as james dean, sinatra, and bix, rolled into one. This obscure lp teams chet baker with altoist christopher mason in a quintet for a set of christmasoriented music.
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