Chet Baker Trio - Live From The Moonlight (1988) 

Chet taught me everything I know about music...everything..he got me my first gig with Shelly Manne at a joint called Sorentinos in North Hollywood ,,,,way back in the 50s....He taught me how to play without being able to read music...he was my friend..my brother,,,he was everything to me..I miss him even after all these years!!!!!

I'm from Southern Brazil. We are having an unprecedented Katrina-level natural catastrophe. Landslides, torrential rains, flash floods and most recently earthquakes. I am on lock down and have not left my house in a week. This album is keeping me from going insane. Thank you for the upload

I've never clicked on this album once, it always finds me.

I was there that night. In Macerata’s little Moonlight. Sitting right at his feet on cushions. An unforgettable, poignant, magical evening. Thanks to my good friend Paolo Piangiarelli who often took Chet to the city and who now, together with him, fills Heaven with jazz wonder.

I can literally feel the anxiety leaving my body as I listen to this. Wow.

Chet's airy sound is instantly recognizable and his laid back style so soothing.

Whenever listening to this incredible album, I always picture myself a quiet pond just being peacefully disturbed by a gentle breeze causing the water to rimple. That wind might just be Chet's soul blessing us with his music he left behind...

This album is a gem.

Such an amazing session

Magnificent...nobody compares

Listening to this as the rains falls heavy outside my bedroom window in London. Still some light in the sky but It'll be dark soon

For me, Chet has always painted the best melancholy, both in his trumpet phrasing and his voice. He will always have quite a place in my music landscape.

Not long before his death, I believe. He touched us like Van Gough.

The piano on Estate steals the show! Holy dexterity Batman!

The great Chet Baker, the James Dean, the Rimbaud of the trumpet, the heralding angel like the angel with the trumpet of Fra Angelico . Yes the music of the beautiful Chet is sacred, his breath is sacred because it is also his life that he breathes, with his wounds, his loves, his joys, his movement of life . Do not forget also his voice, unique, androgynous, sensual, romantic , full of tearing sweetness, cotton, which looks so much like the timbre of his trumpet. Do not forget also his voice, unique, androgynous, sensual, romantic , full of tearing sweetness, cotton, which looks so much like the timbre of his trumpet. His voice and his trumpet are one like two drops of water that melt into one . THE SAME SOUL. THE SAME FIRE EVERY DAY. It comes from afar this copper wind, loaded with universal music, this heart swollen with love. A caress for the soul. A balm for the mind. It comes from far away this voice, this source of life from eternal childhood. There comes from afar this inhabited silence, this fragility full of force of love, this fire without fireworks, this fire of origin, this sound star, and, like every sacred voice, it will continue to shine for a long time to mount us the way, the only one worth and that each one, to his measure, must find in his own mystery to be in the world. Yours truly. Patrick Geffroy Yorffeg.

I can't stop listening to this. Anytime I'm down, I listen to this and it warms me up.

What a beautiful recording and the person singing along at 59:12 is fun to hear.

every musician on this one record is lit af!

There'll never be another Chet...

Piano playing on this is also incredible.

Amazing MAN. And amazing comments here...

Loving the rehearsal, so simple and not pretentious

I was still in school in the 1950's so didn't know about Chet until much later. But I've been a musician my whole life, started classical piano at age 4, went on to play several instruments in orchestras as well as guest artist on the piano. Then I became more interested in popular music when in 1957, I bought a Julie London album, which my mother took away from me (she thought it was too sexy!) then I became a fan of Frank Sinatra, Peggy Lee, Vic Damone, Matt Monro, Ella Fitzgerald fan (still am!) and became a piano-bar and singing artist. When I first heard Chet Baker I was quickly infatuated with his trumpet, so blue, so understated and cool, and I thought his singing was sensual, and was fascinated about how he used his voice often like his horn, same inflections! I have quite a number of favorite musicians, from Harry James, Chris Botti, blues artists and others along with favorite singers, many of whom are gone now because they were at their peak in my early years! But we have the many recordings of those great artists, who stay alive to us through their many recordings, thank goodness! Thanks to people who post these great artists and their music, they will NEVER be forgotten!

Moonlight is One of my true favorites of all Chets albums. Usually listen to it on summer nights in Archipelago of Åland Finland

It's just everything you need isn't it. It's all you need...

Chet Baker left us so many wonderful recorded performances! Thanks to whoever is responsible for posting this set.

Just listening you know he loved to play...it was his life.... a true master of his craft

how sweet listening to chet trying to talk italian!!

57:50, it's so cute when he chats with the club owner about the microphone in Italian. It feels so tangible, human, frozen in time

His evocative and touching rendition of "Estate" (which I'm listening to now) takes me back to many summers in the past that still haunt my memory in a bittersweet way today. What an artist!

so intimate it's like chet and the band are playing for you. wonderful recording.

Lovely listening on a rainy morning. Love that voice.

classieux, et indispensable, un trésor et une rareté !

the mic testing part is just pure beauty. thanks for leaving it there.

Ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh Foolish Heart. Smooth and sweet as dripping honey.

This thing sounds like gold! And I also mean the recording, the room temperature, you can feel the wood on this one... man!

58:27 - Chet Baker speaking italian with those audio-engineers is outstanding!

Amazing I follow jazz when I was a baby my dad come home every night and play songs to sleep

I feel the year of his death (1988) he produced some of his best work. RIP Chet and Thank you.

That Polka Dots and Moonbeams rehearsal has really grown on me last few listens

Im currently studying for my IB math exams. My exam is tomorrow and i haven't studied. My dear friend Andrew Steven Chavez believes I am as how the youth would say "cooked". But I say this right now to you my friend Mr. S Chavez if you would happen to come across this comment. Andrew, I love life. Im glad im living. Although I haven't studied to a full and responsible extent, I still believe that I will do great on my exam. I am not a man of faith but I do consider myself catholic, and all i can say Steven that somehow someway I will be successful. I love you and everyone who has come across my long and sometimes short journey we call life.

This album gives me the blues all right, because the lowest price on LP is $169.95 57:55 onward, haunting... I like the technical conversation in half-Italian... is anyone else testing out to this mellow passage?

Back again. Just loving how much Chet's breathy treatment of the trumpet almost gives a bowed string quality. Loving it!

Sublime ...

The track "Dee's Dilemma" made me exclaim "holy fuck" out loud. This is more a message for myself to never forget this album.

His mellow playing against the backdrop of Chet's turbulent life. Gives us a rich tapestry into the life of a jazz trumpter🎶🎵🎶🎺

Как же это прекрасно заркыть глаза и забыть обо всем, чувствовать эту прекрасную музыку своим сердцем и душой... Невероятный момент, который длится бесконечность...

les meilleuirs TEMPOS du JAZZ par un GRAND TROMPETTISTE🥊🥊🥊🥊🥊

The only one and only Chet Baker. No one comes close to him RIP.

Je me souviens parfaitement de ma tristesse quand j’ai appris sa mort en mai 1988.il était et reste une de mes idoles. Grand Chet !

He played his life away. And we are the richer for his incredible gifts- that he shared.

The best in melodic trump. Congratulations from Buenos Aires Argentina

More stunning Chet Baker.

Music to deflate to. Music to bring peace, and music that brings the filters to allow yourself to enter into daydream mode. The gateway that allows our conscious to reminisce.

A vibe untouchable

Nice and soft music, touches the soul

diamond waves straight to the heart

Jesus ......The same year he left us.......i did not know of this recording.....C a hetwas my everything,,he is still my everything........musically.....its been over 30 years..and i have not played a note of music since that fateful day....I miss him so much!!!!!

This MUSIC from Spain.....brings to me a lots of too much peacefully n very very so much calm for all my senses,,,,for all my mind,soul,n body have to tellin from South of spain its so amazin music wit too much calm smooth ATTITUDE n chet baker was so wonderful n amazin !! Never been to USA!! But love jazz !! Greetings from South OF SPAIN!

Fantastic, when he spoke in italian

His music stays with me through thick and thin ❤

Here, where jazz found art 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻✌️

the piano on arbor way is just wow

So relaxing at the end of the day {12am} with a premium stout and a big cuban ,amazing player so gentle bold and articulate ,I have heard So many trumpet players , no one sounds like chet ,killer bass player too .

I love Baker and for me it really puts everything into the right mood, doesnt matter wyd

Relax.....reeeelax...I like it. he wrings his soul and heart through the instrument...

Vabbè, il guasto tecnico con Chet che parla in italiano è una perla.

I'm not able to tell my story with Chet and his music. In a word: serendipity 😍

That was unbelievable 😊

so many ideas

Great piano. I've never heard of Michel Grailler.

So many great memories, comments and I am so fortunate to be able to read them. Thank you 🎶🎹🎺🇺🇸💕

Like this much! What a great musician. That's really wonderful 😊💆‍♀️👌

Hearing Chet speaking in italian makes me a little teary

to listen to this you hopefully find a deep rest , when you deepressed ✌️🍀🌞♥️

Spare and haunting then fantastic runs of ecstatic energy. My favorite Chet Baker quote is something like: “sometimes no drummer at all is the best drummer.”

I love this record.

Grandioso Chet Baker...delicatezza e animo

If only Chet knew how his music would save us in these times...

time becomes a non existent spectrum when i listen to this, literally everytime

Magnificent beautiful majestic

I can remember hearing Chet playing at Ricardo's Pizza in San Jose (corner of Willow and Almaden) and his girl drummer and Chet ended getting married. I gigged there myself with Bill Resch off and on for several years. Lee Konitz gigged there also.

Chet Baker is of course amazing, but as a pianist, I gotta say I'm really loving Michel Grailler's playing.. so elegant and hip

The ultimate real chill out music with soul and beauty. Chet's gone but his music will live on. Good music never dies thankfully.

Bravo aux Cm1, très beaux travail et il est encore temps de changer nos habitudes qui contribuent à l'extinctions de ces espèces.

Whew... for me this is Jazz, that 1950-60 crew of powerful musicians of all shapes, colors, and tongues, but to be honest when you put the title of Musician in the mix, in Jazz especially, there is no shapes, colors, and tongues. Thank you Chet Baker.

Certe sere avrei voglia di piangere e non riuscire diventa un problema. Allora cerco riparo nella musica che amo. A volte il pensiero che siamo tanti ad ascoltarla mi da serenità, delle altre sono gelosa, così tanto da desiderare che nessun altro, a parte me, riesca a sentirla. È sciocco. Lo so. Ma l'amore non è solo altruismo. Poi passa. Non so mai bene quando. Ma passa e sento di nuovo il bisogno di ascoltare, lui, soprattutto lui. È sciocco. L'amore è sciocco e io di più. La musica mai.

For me, All I really need to listen to is Chet, Miles, and John Coltrane. That is enough for a lifetime 😉... I will listen to others though 😊

Chet Baker Trio From The Moonlight 1988. Sem Dúvida o Melhor !!!!

Chety encore plus libre au pays de l'amour

Michel Graillier absolutamente maravilhoso.

quel paysage musical...

perfect study music

Just can't stop listening

I love this . I need to learn trumpet

Put on some good over-ear headphones if you have them and get lost in this recording. To me, Estate at 25:10 is absolutely sublime.

What a recording yikes. Simply sublime.

this came up through autoplay and I liked that it did

Just jammin' and rehearsing. Real and live. Thanks CB and crew

So Nice..Thanks for the up'load..I love Chet baker & band..