That pair is amazing! Such wonderful music they made! We are fortunate having the chance to enjoy their recordings and watch them playin together in the videos.
I was privileged to see Getz perform in Sausalito, years ago, I wish I had been able to see Chet perform, they are two very talented musicians, whose talent will never be forgotten.
speaking as a jazz musician myself, when i watch Stan Getz's left foot start tapping on the floor at 4:50 I AM IN AWE of the greatness. the notes are a given, his grasp of the time cannot be conveyed to someone who didn't see what i saw.
There is zero wrong with being compared to Miles. It is a complement of the highest order because very few were compared to Miles, Chet was an exception.
Alain James Chet played as he sang, and sang as he played. The two things are inseparable. His singing was exceptionally pure of pitch and tone...just like his playing. “I don’t know whether I’m a trumpet player who sings, or a singer who plays trumpet.”
Hahaha are you Kidding me? Miles by 83' had already re invented Music and done things that NO one had achieved as a whole, while these cats still played like in the 60's doing standards, w all respect to Baker and the ppl he worked with but Never compare Miles Davis to ANYONE. This is why the ''Jazz'' scene is done. Because of this purist melancholic nonsense. Miles never looked back he looked Miles Miles ahead!!
@@eddiemperor Miles was an innovator and experimenter, whereas Chet was content to remain within jazz borders. Both approaches are equally valid. Some of us prefer the older styles. You might prefer Mexican food, and I might prefer a plain burger.
Chet baker is, hands down, my favorite bop trumpet player. He has the same sort of approach that makes me love Bix Beiderbecke: reserved and cool, not too flashy or any of that nonsense.
What used to make these encounters so exciting was what state they were in when they went onto the stand you never really knew what you were going to get and then when it all comes together and they look so cool about it you can't compare it to anything else.
Now I like Chet, but he was certainly second to Dizzy Gillespie, Miles Davis, Clifford Brown, Fats Navarro, Kenny Dorham, Lee Morgan, Booker Little, Art Farmer, Freddie Hubbard, Woody Shaw...just to name a few.
You do know that 'second to none' means the best or at least tied with the best. Do you honestly think he equals or exceeds the trumpet players that I mentioned in my earlier post?
Listen to Chet Baker with Mulligan in1952 and 1953! You will get the point! Apart from early Chet Baker, my favorite trumpet players are Fats Navarro, Clifford Brown, Booker Little, Don Ferrara, Clarence (Gene) Shaw, Tony Fruscella... NO Freddie Hubbard or trumpeters like him!
I love the superb variation on a theme of the original introduction. Sheer magic! But would Mr Rollins approve? (I think he would). Joe Silmon-M, in the UK.
When these two giants team up there's a series of wonderful explosive interplays of the most exhilarating Jazz. Airegin has brought the best out of them both in this performance. Magnificent! But who is the wonderful backing trio? I have an idea it's Chet's backing trio. Please correct me if I'm wrong. Who are these fantastic musicians?
Just wonderful Jazz ! This Chet is who I love so much ! We all have our ups & many many downs, but in the end it works out. Go Chet Blow that Dammm Trumpet ! God Bless You Google "randybebopdivitto" for my Music Originals Originals from the Gianna Cheri Album Release 11-21-12
P, did you not know of Stan's heroin habit. He cleaned up for a while but fell back into it at one time. He thought he had his serious health problems licked but the liver cancer returned and killed him in, I believe '91.
