A song performed by Chet Baker (trumpet), Paul Desmond (alto sax), bob James (Keyboards), Ron Carter (contrabass), Steve Gadd (drums). Direction and editing: Bruno Barrios Cabrejos
I heard Chet in a nightclub in Dayton, OH about a year before he died. He was only in his late 50s but looked a lot older. He still played like he was in his 20s. Same impeccable tone, same tasty improv. He struggled so much with drugs. In 1966, he got rolled trying to buy heroin and had several teeth knocked out. It took him years to get to where he could play again. But he did and still gave us wonderful music through the 70s and early 80s. He was an artist of the highest caliber and we are fortunate to still hear him on recordings. One of the greats!
If you listen to his songs there always is a certain amount of sorrow, definitly as he got older is got more and more. I think it's mostly some kind of pain mentally that made him what he ended as. Only pain and unhappiness can express the deep emotion which you can feel in his music. Rest in Peace buddy Even though he is not physically with us his music still stands as strong or even stronger than then.
you didn't see Chet Baker in just some ol' club in Dayton, you saw him in one of the great jazz clubs in the country, Gilly's. Bill Evans, Herbie Hancock, Cannonball, Horace Silver, Teddy Wilson, Ahmad Jamal, Sonny Stitt, Gil Evans orchestra. a parade of some of the greatest jazz artists. now long gone. nice to hear somebody else remembers.
As a teenager, I was sneaking out my parents’ home to go listen to Chet Baker at the Blue Note, rue d’Artois in Paris. I was such a fan. I’ve seen him play at least 5 times, probably more. I put on dark glasses to look older and to be accepted at the entrance, which - I think today - must have made me look like a weirdo at this late hour. He was never singing. Sometimes he played very little, one night I didn’t play at all, too stoned. … One evening, he sang… at the request of some people in the audience. I was amazed. I discovered that he was also a singer, one of the best. Now I have all his precious records. Thank you very much for this precious clip - amazing
Paris was a jazz city. Quincy Jones with a Big orchestra was playing Avenue Hoche, in a club owned by producer Eddy Barclay. I was almost the only client. Joking, Quincy I’ve met for dinner in the late 60s, told me when I announced him that I was coming there almost every night : ´Ah, it was YOU!!!’ You had also Kenny Clark and Barney Wilem and The Jazz Messengers, with Art Blakey in St Germain des Prés, and Sidney Bechet… and a lot of concerts at the Salle Pleyel… Jazz was present at that time…
The way Desmond bounces and swings through those triplet combos in the opening lines of his solo gets me every damned time. That's one dry martini I will never get tired of. So sublime!
Chet Baker's playing Fluglehorn in this cut. His tone, technique and overall ability to sound both cool and wonderful match Desmond's alto sound. These guys are so well matched that you could say Desmond was the cream in Baker's coffee or vice versa. Not to take away from the great horn men, the Bricks and Mortar, Carter's bass and Gadd's drumming create the foundation for the lines laid down by Baker and Desmond. Few people realize that the bass provides the foundation for which the horn men lay down their lines. Let's not forget Gadd's drumming. He's providing the push, the dynamics that drive the group forward. If you're into small ensemble jazz it simply doesn't t get better than this.
God, wat a gold mine.. Chet Baker, Paul Desmond, the greatest Steve Gadds and Ron Carter and Bob James too... oh my absolutely sublime... always will be... what lovely improvisations....
@@DmPmRr1959 Mine as well. Listen to Paul Desmond and Chet Baker on guitarist Jim Hall's 1975 arrangement (and playing on) of the song Concierto de Aranjuez. Truly beautiful solos. Ron Carter was also on Bass. Hall's album Concierto was considered by many as one of "the finest recordings of that decade" and also "the great guitarist's masterpiece". Everyone was in fine form!
For sure, Paul Desmond is underrated and unsung. But that's because he played with musicians that overshadowed him, like Chet. Paul Desmond is one of the greatest jazz musicians of all time. Period!
I prefer the song a bit slower, with more melancholy. That said, this interpretation is fantastic. There is no right or wrong here, just brilliant playing.
@@user-re3im5ke3m I like all kinds of versions, and especially this one by the Peter Nordahl Trio www.pfgpowell.plus.com/Sounds/nord1.html who also back Lisa Ekdahl on her jazz records (she started off as mainstream pop singer.
I tried to figure out why I loved Chet's music so much. I asked my uncle who taught me so much about jazz. He said, didn't you know? Your mom played Chet Baker to her stomach when she was carrying you. I was born in 1955.
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Chet played jazz in a way that was distinctive from white jazz artists at that time.He was on point with the Black musicians. Chet wasn't sounding like George Shearing, Stan Kenton.. Chet was on the Black jazz train!.
+Sandro Massarani Depends on my mood for me. If I want a swinging version, yes this Chet Baker version. If I'm in a contemplative mood and want more of an infinite, emotional version - then Miles.
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There are many ways or styles of playing trumpet - bravura, showing off, high notes, many, many notes, and then there is Chet Baker. Beautiful musicality!
As a trumpet player I obviously appreciate Chet's playing and his wonderfull solo, but the amazing Paul Desmond is on this track too!!! I think Paul was the most inventive and lyrical improviser in Jazz. He could take a standard and turn it into something magical. His solos were often better than the song he was improvising on. Such subtlety, and a mind that was razor sharp, always ready to throw in an oblique quote. RIP Paul.
Phil, I appreciate your philosophy about Paul Desmond. But! His interpretation and innovation came from the Black musicians playing the same music, but unable to perform in the same venue as Paul. u It's obvious, Paul's rhythm and syncopation comes from the Black jazz musicians. And that's OK
Listen to the music... forget about everything else. This is a masterpiece from an amazing line-up. Desmond and Baker, Carter, Gadd, and Bob James... EXCELLENCE.
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Who cares about the sync of the frikkin' video?? Paul Desmond and Chet Baker together playing one of my favorite songs! The video could be showing Norm Abrams sawing wood; it wouldn't matter! Thanks for uploading.
What i am always saying that he has a beautiful taste of music 😍😍😍❤❤.....It's beautiful indeed i want to listen "Autumn leaves" from you (Mr. KIM TAEHYUNG)..... oneday when your trumpet teaching lessons are over....
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I recall when you could go to a club and actually listen to this music and enjoy. Can't find many clubs putting this together anymore. Old timer here for sure.
Чет Бекер ❤вы красивый джентельмен,у вас есть душа!в ваших руках звук льется!у вас хрупкое сердце!вы никогда это не прочитаете!вы настоящий джазмен,живший музыкой и сердцем!мое почтение,любовь вам,!❤💎🌟🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹
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I'm here because of Taehyung from BTS. I was drawn by the song that his teacher was playing during his trumpet lesson and i really wanted to hear it, it's beautiful.
the craftsmanship of each musician is just thorough the roof combined with a great composition and beat. I need more listening to see if this beats Bob's Nautilus...
First time I see them all playing together, despite liking them from their own bands and projects. They're all killing it, but a little extra kudos for Desmond. Once you hear him, it takes just a few seconds, if not instantly, to know that it is him on the sax. Such a clean tone/sound and so tasteful and mellow.
None of the video is actually from the recording. If you notice Baker is too young in this video he would’ve been much older when he recorded this song ....same with Desmond.
Hector Garcia , Nicely done Mr. Hector. That's 1 of the reasons why I like Mr. Chet, he reminds me of my favorite dude Mr. Chuck Mangione. I would love to hear them join forces. Thank you friend for being so observant. 👍👍👍👍👍
Can any of jazz expert around here tell me if there's a musician with Ron Carter did NOT play with, in the last 50-60 years..? Ronald Levin Carter (born May 4, 1937) is an American jazz double bassist. His appearances on 2,221 recording sessions make him the most-recorded jazz bassist in history. Carter has two Grammy awards. Carter is also a cellist who has recorded numerous times on that instrument This man is incredible...God's gift to humanity
Wow! Chet you are so great! Your solo is the best I ever heard on a trumpet! There is nobody on the world who play this instrument like you!! You are the best trumpet player of the universe!!❤❤❤❤ Why you died so young??? Bob, Paul, Steve and Ron, you are also all great musicians!! Respect for you all. This is real amazing Jazz! My favourite and best version of Autumn leaves!! 😊❤
Com um elenco desses...é demais. Autumn leaves é a música de Jazz mais tocada no Mundo, por quase todos os músicos de Jazz, do piano até o trompete e mais todos os instrumentos musicais. Eu gosto demais dessa música de origem francesa do Compositor húngaro naturalizado francês Joseph Kosma, com letra do poeta Jacques Prèvent. É uma música de excelente qualidade.
just saw "Born to be Blue" and it brought back wonderful memories of my teen age years listening to the 'cool west coast jazz' and sent me hunting online for more of the music-ever special
Sensacional Chet Baker, trompete com Paul Desmond , sax alto, Ron Carter no contrabaixo, Bob James, Keyboards, Steve Gadd, na bateria. Excelente músicos !!!!!!!
A relatively rare Baker recording in which he's not the centerpiece throughout. Amazing how this group blends, especially given the generational gap... Brilliant performance for everyone concerned. Wish the video was of the actual performance.
well i came to this party late but the best timing ive ever heard plus extraordinary tones ive ever heard a jazz masterpiece played by greatness what a privlige to hear this
geoffmobile So you "heard the audio before but not seen the video".....I hate to break it to you, but you _still_ haven't seen the video to this recording. If you were a little more familiar with playing the trumpet, you would have noticed that the actions of Chet's fingers on the valves don't correspond to the notes and phrasing in Autumn Leaves. The editing was very creative, although somewhat underhanded.
Faustus If you were a little less pretentious you would have noticed that you don't need to be "familiar with playing the trumpet" to notice that the video doesn't match the audio, the original comment just adressed the fact that now we have a visual guide to follow with the music. Even though it's not the "real" one.
Ricardo Urquiza You need to work on your reading comprehension and critical thinking ability, Goober. My reply was to the original post, to wit....."I had heard the audio before but not seen the video!" I merely informed him, with a little humor, that he still hadn't seen the video to this particular performance. Btw....if you were a little less smug and didn't thumb-up your own comments, you wouldn't be a virtue-signaling millennial dumb-ass.
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