Album: Leaving / 1980 Arranged By - Chet Baker, Dennis Luxion Bass - Ricardo Del Fra Flute [Alto] - Nicola Stilo Piano - Dennis Luxion Trumpet, Vocals - Chet Baker
In 1959, he came to play at a night club in Italy where I worked, his music was magical, Jazz lovers came from allover Italy to listen to this jazz icon, I remember it well as it was yesterday. I had a very extensive record collection and what I cherished most where the years when he play with Jerry Mulligan. Thank you so much to bring back this incredible jazz player.
I’ve never had the good fortune of hearing him live but like so many, his music still touches me deep into my very soul. Oh how I envy you your memory.
In the hush of midnight's shadowed tune, Chet's trumpet weeps beneath the moon. Notes like teardrops softly fall, Echoes of a melancholy call. In smoky rooms where shadows dance, Chet's horn weaves a forlorn romance. A solitary sigh, a lonesome cry, As melodies of heartache amplify. His trumpet whispers tales untold, Of love that's young, and love grown old. Through muted brass, a mournful plea, A requiem for lost ecstasy. A lonely street, a dim-lit bar, Chet's music drifts like a fading star. In every chord, a soul laid bare, A sonnet of sorrow suspended in air. Each breath he takes, a heavy sigh, A wistful echo, a muted goodbye. Through amber notes, the pain unfolds, A symphony of sorrows, stories untold. The night embraces the mournful sound, As Chet's trumpet weeps, unbound. A ballad etched in shadows deep, In the music of Chet, the sadness seeps.
Your poem just tells my soul how a great musitian ought to be remembred, it gave and still does joy to millions Who thanks God they appreciate this Kind of Jazz. Chet Licea in our hearts!!! God Bless Him.
Sitting in my garden in the heart of Thailand,smoking my spliff and mesmorize with chat filling the quiet night between the rice fields. Life is beautiful!
The picture of Chet above is sad. He is showing the ravages of drugs and age at that time and it hurts my heart, because his music is some of the most beautiful in this world! Chet was clean from drugs for 7 years, but like about 90% of drug users, he relapsed. But Chet never mixed drugs with his performances; he was prone to taking them after he performed, but they aged him dramatically and, sadly, probably were part of why he fell and lost his life at age 58. But his music will always be with us, forever! His subtle, sensual sound was unique and could evoke deep feelings in one's soul!
à partir de 50 ans environ , Chet Baker , en concert public , a commencé à jouer d'une manière très intimiste mais aussi UN PEU TROP minimaliste et a déçu une partie non négligeable de ses fans . Souvent , le minimum s'est fondu dans l'essentiel et ça a été magnifique...... mais ce ne l'a pas entièrement sauvé . Cette fichue drogue a produit ses effets dans tous les domaines de sa vie . Chet en a terminé avec elle , comme avec son jeu : par distraction..........
@Unkraut60 Fuck you piece of shit. Walk a mile in another man's shoes why don't ya. Maybe don't 'feel sorry' but have a little less contempt. The lowest junkie is better than a heartless normie
@@doitnowvideosyeah5841 bad thing is that junkies kill themselves. I've seen beautiful guys and girls melted by this fucking drug and this is way TOO pity...I love Chet's music and i feel oppressed every time i think about his addiction and all this stuff...
I played cornet back in senior school. I heard Herb, then Louis, then James and Miles. But when I heard Chet, wow!!! He did what I always wanted to do. This photo reveals his soul !!! So powerful....
As a former addict myself, and lover of great music, this got my tears flowing. He was one of the greats of the jazz world. Timelessly beautiful music - thank you for posting.
I was thirty years sober on October 17th but not an addict..However the 3 jazz musicians I admired were all addicts..Cher Baker,StanGetz and Art Pepper..the latter two held up pharmacies to get their gear
My 18-year-old son died 61 days ago. He loves chet Baker very much, so I love listening to him now. His separation is killing me. He is an artist, guitarist, painter, and graphic designer, but unfortunately, he decided to leave and leave the pain in my heart.
At 75 yr...l have seen many jazzmen..miles, mulligan, r.kirk, Hubbard, Harold Land, max roach, gil Evans but l never had the upmost pleasure of seeing Chet which l surely regret.. he was the most beautiful 😢
Just discovered Cher Baker, and awe what a moment! My cats are lounging around while my cigar smoke is flowing around and the coffee aroma is filling the air. What a moment.
As a trumpet player I can tell you this. His choice of notes was exquisite. He heard things that an every day musician can't. And I understand he had a memory that was genius. A once in a generation type gift to listen to. Listen to how emotional his playing is. Young people today don't get this. Too bad. His looks? When he was younger he had James Dean looks so its just superficial shit for those who spend time on that.
As a fellow trumpeter myself, I agree with you. His choice of notes is what has always captured my attention. He has a very narrow range (never goes above high C), sort of like myself, but more than makes up for that by his incredible imagination, and ability to use that range in fantastic ways. He hears and plays the coolest things. That was his legacy. I will forever miss him. I get lot's of ideas on improvising from him.
@@9344music5 Sometimes you can sound great even when your natural"embouchure setting" is not ideal and a never ending struggle to maintain. I wonder if it was this also which drove him to drugs since it would mean he was meeting all the time jazz trumpeters with a natural strong embouchure and much more volume, endurance and altissimo range. Perhaps he wanted to be like them which I could understand.(???)
In the early '60's I worked in London as a pharmacist at Boots all night pharmacy on Piccadilly Circus London. we had a team come in at 8pm to weigh out the heroin and cocaine for the patients with legal prescriptions for the next day's supply, Imagine my shock and horror when my jazz hero stood before me with a chitty entitling me to hand out his daily dose of both, they had to pay of course. It must have been degrading because they had to come back every night near midnight. One addict whose name I have long forgotten, still, if he's still alive which I doubt, owes me ten bob which I lent him there and then to pay for his fix. Different times, different people and I'm still listening to Chet's music.
I went to see him in about 64 at Shelly’s in Hollywood California . I was used to the great photos of him as a very handsome movie star kind of guy. He came on and was missing most of his teeth and looked dreadful but played beautifully
@@jazzman668 I saw him later in the early 80's at the Antibes jazz festival, we were on a family holiday and got tickets on the day, he had problems playing the trumpet that night but his voice was still superb. A night I'll never forget, a starry night in Antibes in the summer listening to Chet, life couldn't have got ant better then
1960/ 61...I lived and worked in the city.....Remember so well all the addicts waiting to get their fix outside Boots.....My boyfriend (at the time) and I would talk to them. There was a place to eat nearby, which I believe is now called Garfunkels, where we would sit and chat and pay for food for some of them sometimes. I was 18 years old and it was my first experience of seeing the affects of drugs. I was very naïve I suppose but intrigued by it all. I wonder if I saw Chet and didn`t realise ?? Fortunately neither my boyfriend or I ever got involved in any kind of drugs and maybe seeing what we saw then was a good lesson in what not to do... I have never forgotten the experience .. I spent many nights in the all night underground Jazz clubs , my boyfriend was a jazz pianist....By day I worked for a solicitor opposite the Courts of Justice...So long ago, so many memories......
It's amazing how one photo bands together so many people. I'd never have thought this photo of Chet would draw so much attention, alongside his music. Good vibes, indeed. Cheers to y'all.
Saw him live at a club in San Francisco and his sound was stunning!! I’ve seen Miles too. They are both jazz icons. Once in a lifetime. A great gift to us.
Me encanta leer los comentarios de varias partes del mundo, yo igual estoy en mi patio escuchando a Chet Baker mientras fumo un porrito, que Dios los bendiga dónde quiera que anden
That portrait of Chet almost knocked me over. He looks as though he was carved out of stone. And then that beautiful, sweet tone arrives, seduces you and and carries you off to another world.
I don't have an opinion on his looks, I only know how his music moves me some 32 years after his death, I'm literally just hearing this. He's an incredible musician playing from deep within his soul.. Until paradise..John 5:28
We should all be so happy that drugs exist and are freely available: they shortened Chet's life considerably and for that small mercy we should be eternally grateful
Что видели эти глаза ? Думаю мало кто поймет до конца... Только наблюдать, слушать как откровение человека, увидевшего в этом мире что-то особенное. Его труба умеет плакать.
The pain and melancholy comes through in his music. You hear his soul and in spite of it there is beauty there when someone allows you into their inner sanctum.
I love listening to the music of Chet derived from the tormented soul of a man who fell into the trap of bodily pleasures and ended up suffering. I believe he did everything he could to be remembered for his music, not his life choices. For me, he will always remain a great artist with a broken heart.. Rest in peace, at last.
Every time I get to Amsterdam, the first thin I do when I leave Central Station is to walk to the Zeedijk, just to look at the plaquette at the hotel where he died. And even after hundreds of visits I still get teary.. Especially when I read the last sentence; "for anyone who's willing to listen and feel".. His velvet voice, his whispering trumpet can cut straight trough me, but comfort me and warm my heart at the same time..
This is the sound my heart makes everyday as I wander through the hours. Trying to figure out what my true face looks like under the rain that falls every hour upon my soul being. No reflection exists but for the music , is the only way I can see me
We should all be so happy that drugs exist and are freely available: they shortened Chet's life considerably and for that small mercy we should be eternally grateful.
It was said by the coroner that when they did the autopsy he had the major organs of a man was 85 years old. Chet was the human example of a shooting star....he shone as bright a light as anyone in the business...i used to think that the cats who kept putting him down did so because they were scared of his musical vision...his ability to go into the emotions of music where few did before///Yes...Miles did...and Horace Silver...and Brownie ....and Getz did..sometimes......but no one lived in that deep emotional sphere constantly like Chet....that was his abode...he cherished it.....he challenged it....he embraced it..and in the end....it did him in!!!!!
Know who else...the Folk SInger - Townes Van Zandt - Bi-polar, hopeless alcoholic, drugs, demons...awful. Beautifiul singer and song writer, both gone too soon.
There is no other musician who can touch me as deeply as Chet. Inside of my soul kind of touching. Doesn't matter if it's his voice on a vocal tune or his horn, it's the same voice and has the same impact on me.
We should all be so happy that drugs exist and are freely available: they shortened Chet's life considerably and for that small mercy we should be eternally grateful!
We should all be so happy that drugs exist and are freely available: they shortened Chet's life considerably and for that small mercy we should be eternally grateful.
i came running to my room crying to get away from my toxic father. i opened my laptop to go on youtube to listen to some music, this was randomly recommended to me and i realized that i did not grow up with jazz or knowing who Chet Baker was. my goodness. i really believe music comes to comfort you when you least expect it. the title seems fitting as i am frustrated that i cannot leave my house right now in this pandemicfr. frustrated that i cannot leave my town at the moment. i am thankful for Chet Baker's music. i am now a calmer person, all of this will pass. also reading some of these comments and reading more about his life...he must have been a person so tormented by his emotions that he poured it out into creating beauty out of it for others to enjoy.
Thanks for being bold enough to share your sorrow. This is indeed a beautiful, sad, evocative piece of music. Breathe in, breathe out, find your center. One day at a time. Things always change.
So good that you found some beautiful music to lift your spirits. That's been happening to me during this hard time, too. "All this will pass" -- true, and there is always some beauty to be found.
Wonderful sentiments while in Covid lock down.There is so much beauty in jazz discovery with emotive expression and melancholy from such musicians as Chet Baker,Art Pepper,Stan Getz and the likes. Time to chill and contemplate the deeper questions of our existence like what is the purpose of human life: ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-Av-RxPkUYVg.html
Good for you, lina marr, keep doing whatever helps you; music can make you feel many emotions, but a calming one in these pandemic times, is so important. As a musician since age 4, (all my life) it became my 2nd job; on weekends I'd perform solo or with a group. After a very hectic day in the hospital ER, I could come home and listen to whatever kind of music I was in the mood for to help me unwind, or play the piano and sing, play my flute, whatever would calm me! Music can be whatever you wish to help you, you can choose whatever you wish to hear to suit your mood. Continue to seek comforting music; you can't go wrong with that. I use music all the time as a soothing mechanism when I need it, as a mood lifter I'll use a more up-beat genre of music but I often return to Chet's soothing music for calming. These times of so many virus deaths are difficult, but they will get better, it's just going to take a while, but we can weather it if we try! When we are young, Lina, we feel often feel like our parents are the enemy, when they are really just trying to do what's best for us. It doesn't always agree with what you want to do, but when you mature, you will understand. Of course parents get angry, have emotions, and often it's NOT you but something else that's making them feel "toxic" to you that you can't understand. Sometimes love takes a hard turn and it's hard to understand. Good luck to you, hang in there! Keep listening to your music, it helps.
Jazz is a conversation and Chet is pouring out parts of his soul: his playing comes from a pure place unsullied by his problems but perhaps honed by them.
We should all be so happy that drugs exist and are freely available: they shortened Chet's life considerably and for that small mercy we should be deeply grateful.
this song is a work of art This song reminds me of my childhood and in a certain part it makes me nostalgic and causes me a feeling of happiness This song is not only music, it is something more than that, it is art. In my opinion, I think that this song represents several things, but among those things is the happiness that we feel within ourselves. Greetings to all who are reading my comment
Incredible over 30 years later, we are still listening...his music still speaks. A testament to the legacy of his art. Why we get so little time with so many greats...
I love Chet whose music is the flesh of the man himself. The painful story of his childhood still tears my heart to pieces. This music is weaves it's way through the fabric of my life. RIP CHET💝😘🐼😢
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This reminds me of a chilly San Francisco night with the love of my life Dougie Boy of 43 years,fog rolling in, windshield wipers slowly flip ..flop .. flip ...flop.. driving through the city from one jazz club neon lights flickering. to the next.. stumbling upon one of the greatest horn players I've ever witnessed. Chet Baker. Not only did he influence my music but he left an everlasting impression on my soul.. Thank you Chet.
We should all be so happy that drugs exist and are freely available: they shortened Chet's life considerably and for that small mercy we should be eternally grateful.
Chet could play jazz with the best of them, and did. Actually, he was good in any genre of music that he chose to perform, but I especially love his horn and vocal on the sensual slow, soothing yet passionate ballads that he did so well! Those can evoke feelings in you and reach clear down to the depths of your soul!
I have never heard of Chet Baker prior to this video popping up in my RU-vid. After listening to a little of his trumpet playing (assume trumpet playing) and reading some of the informative and moving comments below, I am an instant fan.
Miles and Chet were my two favorite jazz trumpeters. Chet was king of West Coast Jazz. Both are great dinner dates artists. Chet to get into the mood and Miles to really get into it.
Chet´s first and finest version of this lovely tune. It´s always a highlight, but this take stands head and shoulders over the rest. Only one played with mute, and it makes all the difference. It´s so haunting it makes the hairs stand up on my arms. The record (Leavin´ Intercord 1980) is hard to find (never issued on CD), so this is a treat.
He, he! You made me count. I had six. Gotta cath up. This is my absolute favourite, followed by the one with Philip Catherine on the terrific album "Crystal Bells".
"Haunting" is a good description! It affects me that way too. His sound always reaches down deep within me and grabs my very soul. (I've been a musician my whole life and I've never heard a sound that so intensely affects me as Chet's music does. RIP CB -- we miss you!)
I saw Chet Baker at Ronnie Scott's probably in 1986. Always one of my heroes he looked ill and sat for the whole performance but his music was pure nectar. Some years later I wrote this poem about him: Chet Baker at the Prins Hendrik Hotel Amsterdam 13th May 1988 (Version 2) Only a second maybe two, no more. How long does it take for a frail body to fall just two storeys onto wet cobbles ? Those cobbles mashed your beautiful face the face that James Dean envied, the face now crumpled and lined like the veins in your arms. It was 3.10 am. Was heroin the constant counterpoint like some manacled duet, entwined unable to exist in isolation, like you the very breath of cool so cool it froze your skin but not your soul king of West Coast cool in the 50s. What did you think about in that few seconds? How you lost your audience how the dealers busted you good, smashed your teeth out How you came back three years later, new teeth new gigs, new money but the same old drugs, same old love affair, heroin and cocaine in your suitcase. Memories of your wives perhaps, high scores, coming down, how it could all have been different or... ...was the music still in your mind, just a few bars in those last few seconds before the end, you can bet it was... it was always the music wasn't it Chet, always the music.
Simplesmente notável! Espetacular! Verdadeiro show! Que fica na alma e o coração agradece! Linda! Parabéns ao canal pelo excelente gosto musical! Obrigada pelo carinho e atenção! 🌟👑💎🏆👏🎺🎶🎹🎶💐🍷
Chet Baker along with Miles Davis and Freddie Hubbard are my 3 favorite trumpet players. As good as Chet is on this exquisite masterpiece, let’s not forget the other very talented musicians that play as well. 11-10-23
Un trombettista eccezionale, ma già si sapeva. Esprime con lo strumento tutta la sua angoscia esistenziale, la rabbia, la sofferenza, il dolore, la solitudine della vita, per una persona tormentata dalla sua innata estrema sensibilità umana. Un grande! :-|
I believe that Chet had a father who emotionally abused him. He was such a sensitive man, that any women who loved him, but not well enough, caused huge injury, and then, the dance with Big H. Tho the world loved him, he was too much in pain to continue, and drifted down, down, down…. We love ❤️ you, Chet… we will see you again, in the clouds ☁️ ✨💗💞💖✨
Chet was a gentle soul, a deep thinker, even kinder as his age advanced. But in the midst of the music in his sensitive depths, was a lot of pain, and sometimes it came out in some of his ballads, both horn and vocal. But no one can deny the beauty of that music that came from somewhere deep down inside of him, he gave it to us, and we will always remember him for it, and be grateful he existed in our world!
Le talent se voit même dans ses rides... et ça donne envie de chialer... Je commence l'année 2022 et j'écoute du Chet Baker...C'est merveilleux de commencer par lui... Rest in peace sweet friend.
If I would have just heard the music without seeing the photo I would have thought it was very subtle and contemplative, but seeing the photo too makes it haunting and almost too sad to take.
Remember him and his good parts of life that he enjoyed with his music that he shared with all of us. A beautiful human being. Many of us have sad stories. This man promoting a foundation for music with enthusiasm and pure love. Mr. Baker was and still is and always will be a fantastic musician. That’s art from the soul.
Every day is a new step., not necessarily our last, but when it. But when it comes, it is what it is. this man created. So much leadership for the musical world and entertainment and mind. Set with thinking and relaxing and being romantic. Or just being alone and beautiful on our own Couch anywhere in the world, it was a beautiful thing, and it will always be there, always. And I will share with my children. And I hope that they pass it along
Yes! It's a beautiful ensemble piece. The bass, the piano, the flute and of course Chet's trumpet. They are all playing sublimely. The phrasing from everyone is superb.
I've loved Chet for more than 30 years now. Sitting in my room with a glass of whiskey, enjoying this jazz magician, looking at his picture and thinking, I'm already older than he was when he died. Maybe only the tortured souls can play like this man did
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As an amatuer musician , while in high school I use to listen to Freddie Hubbard and Maynard Fergusion ......I tried to play like those two.....I wish someone had of said to me"son play like Miles Davis and/or Chet Baker....
We should all be so happy that drugs exist and are freely available: they shortened Chet's life considerably and for that small mercy we should be eternally grateful!
