"[3] His "well-publicized drug habit" also drove his notoriety and fame; Baker was in and out of jail frequently before enjoying a career resurgence in the late 1970s and '80s.[4]. 8 Further reading 9. Kétszer egymás után, 1953-ban és 1954-ben Baker legyőzte a Down Beat és Metronome folyóiratok „olvasók dzsessz-szavazásán” a korszak két legjobb trombitását, Miles Davist és … [3] V roku 1987 bol uvedený do Big Band and Jazz Hall of Fame. [1] The album was reissued on CD in 1998 with 17 bonus tracks originally released on the 10-inch LP Chet Baker Quartet featuring Russ Freeman and 12-inch LPs Pretty/Groovy and The Trumpet Artistry of Chet Baker. Chet Baker Quartet featuring Russ Freeman is an album by jazz trumpeter Chet Baker originally recorded in 1953 and released as a 10-inch LP on the Pacific Jazz label. Over the next few years, Baker fronted his own combos, including a 1955 quintet featuring Francy Boland, where Baker combined playing trumpet and singing. He declined an offer of a studio contract, preferring life on the road as a musician. Baker's 1956 recording, released for the first time in its entirety in 1989 as The Route, with Art Pepper, helped further the West Coast jazz sound and became a staple of cool jazz. Slávnym sa stal ako hráč v kvartete s Gerrym Mulliganom. Discover releases, reviews, credits, songs, and more about Chet Baker - Sextet & Quartet at Discogs. After the tour with Parker, Baker is being done with the Quartet of "Mulligan, a musical experience not … Chet Baker Quartet Featuring Russ Freeman + Joe Pass Chet Baker (trumpet, vocals) Russ Freeman (piano) Joe Mondragon (bass) Shelly Manne (drums) + an overdub: Joe Pass (guitar) Radio Recorders, Hollywood, CA, October 27, 1953, 1962 The Thrill Is Gone World Pacific WP 1826 World Pacific WP 1826, ST 1826 Chet Baker Sings Complete your Chet Baker collection. In 1989 he was elected to Down Beat Jazz Hall of Fame by that magazine's Critics Poll. 2: Primary Artist : At Onkel Po's Carnegie Hall Hamburg 1979: Chet Baker Quartet: Primary Artist : 2-Cool Baker, Vol. He stated in the film Let's Get Lost that an acquaintance attempted to rob him one night but backed off, only to return the next night with a group of several men who chased him. [2], All compositions by Russ Freeman except as indicated, Chet Baker Quartet featuring Russ Freeman, (Chet Baker Sings) It Could Happen to You, Chet Baker Plays the Best of Lerner and Loewe, https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Chet_Baker_Quartet_featuring_Russ_Freeman&oldid=1004772041, Short description is different from Wikidata, Album articles lacking alt text for covers, Wikipedia articles with MusicBrainz release group identifiers, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License, "Long Ago (and Far Away)" [12" LP Take] (Kern, Gershwin) – 2:25, "Carson City Stage" (Carson Smith) – 2:35, "The Thrill Is Gone" (Ray Henderson song) [10" LP Take] (, "The Thrill Is Gone" [12" LP Take] (Brown, Henderson) – 2:45, "Moon Love" [12" LP Take] (Kern, Grossmith, Wodehouse) – 3:16, "Happy Little Sunbeam" [Alternate Take] – 2:24, "Winter Wonderland" [LP Take] (Bernard, Smith) – 2:26, Recorded in Los Angeles on July 24 (track 1), July 27 (tracks 2–4), July 29 & 30 (tracks 5–11) and at Radio Recorders in Hollywood on October 3 (tracks 12–22) and October 27 (tracks 23–25), 1953, This page was last edited on 4 February 2021, at 08:48. 1952: The Original Quartet w/ Chet Baker (Gerry Mulligan). Chesney Henry "Chet" Baker, Jr. (December 23, 1929 – May 13, 1988) was an American jazz trumpeter, flugelhornist and vocalist. 6 Discography 7. [6], In 1952, Baker joined the Gerry Mulligan Quartet, which was an instant phenomenon. Chet Baker Quartet: Chet Baker Quartet: Primary Artist : Best of BD Jazz, Vol. Immediately evident is the thoughtful synergy between Baker and the comparatively understated Freeman, whose comps help link the respective solos". He became an icon of the West Coast "cool school" of jazz, helped by his good looks and singing talent. Chet Baker Quartet [also known as Rondette] (1955) Chet Baker Quartet [also known as Summertime] (1955) Chet Baker and His Quintet with Bobby Jaspar [also known as Alone Together] (1956) Chet in Paris, Vol. Capitol Studios, Los Angeles, CA, February 28, 1955 * … 1.1 Early days 1.2. Dave Brubeck Quartet - Red Hot And Cool (Featuring Paul Desmond) CBS records P 62440 USA pressing Cool JAZZ 1955 Record VG+ Cover VG+ Dave Brubeck Quartet - Gone With The Wind CBS records S 52703 Dutch pressing 1969 Record VG+ Cover Good with small age wear. [10] Another film, to be titled Prince of Cool, about Baker's life, was cancelled as of January 2008.[11]. 1953: Chet Baker & Strings. Of particular importance are Baker's quartet featuring the pianist Phil Markowitz (1978–80) and his trio with guitaristPhilip Catherine and bassist Jean-Louis Rassinfosse (1983–85). 1953: Witch Doctor (The Lighthouse All Stars). An Academy Award-nominated 1988 documentary about Baker, Let's Get Lost, portrays him as a cultural icon of the 1950s, but juxtaposes this with his later image as a drug addict. Chet Baker and the Boto Brasilian Quartet (Dreyfus) Just friends (Circle) Live at the Subway, Vol. Later in the 1970s, Baker returned to Europe, where he was assisted by his friend Diane Vavra, who took care of his personal needs and otherwise helped him during his recording and performance dates. Chet Baker, Comme si j'avais des ailes, Editions 10/18 Bill Moody, Sur les traces de Chet Baker, Rivages noir Alain Gerber, Chet, Fayard ed. 1: Featuring Dick Twardzik (EmArcy, 1955 [1988]) Jazz historian David Gelly described the promise of Baker's early career as "James Dean, Sinatra, and Bix, rolled into one. At about 3:00 am on May 13, 1988, Baker was found dead on the Prins Hendrikkade, near the Zeedijk, the street below his second-story room (Room 210) of Hotel Prins Hendrik in Amsterdam, the Netherlands, with serious wounds to his head. Silent Night, a recording of Christmas music, was recorded with Christopher Mason in New Orleans in 1986 and released in 1987. In 1953 and 1954, Baker won the Down Beat and Metronome magazines' Readers Jazz Polls, beating out the era's two top trumpeters, Miles Davis and Clifford Brown. Bibliografie. Chesney Henry "Chet" Baker Jr. (23 tháng 12 năm 1929 – 13 tháng 5 năm 1988) là ca sĩ, nhạc sĩ, nhạc công kèn trumpet và flugelhorn người Mỹ. Plaque at the Hotel Prins Hendrik, inAmsterdam. In 1956, Pacific Jazz released Chet Baker Sings, a record that increased his profile but alienated traditional jazz fans; he would continue to sing throughout his career. He is considered an exponent of 'cool jazz', and is often associated with romantic ballads, although he also recorded some funky swinging records (for example Picture of Heath). The album was reissued on CD in 1998 with 17 bonus tracks originally released on the 10 inch LP Chet Baker Quartet featuring Russ Freeman and 12 inch LPs Pretty/Groovy and The Trumpet Artistry of Chet Baker. Montecatini Terme Viale Verdi Chet Baker plaque 01.JPG 1,726 × 1,128; 655 KB Pellicciotti e Chet Baker.jpg 1,080 × 729; 93 KB Street of Fame-Chet Baker.JPG 3,008 × 1,814; 3.9 MB Baker once again obtained a discharge from the army to pursue a career as a professional musician. In 1991, singer/songwriter David Wilcox recorded the song "Chet Baker's Unsung Swan Song" on his album Home Again, speculating on what might have been Baker's last thoughts before falling to his death. He dropped out in his second year, however, re-enlisting in the army in 1950. He entered a car and became surrounded. He was posted to Berlin, where he joined the 298th Army band. Find Chet Baker Quartet bio, music, credits, awards, & streaming links on AllMusic Time after Time: The Chet Baker Project, written by playwright James O'Reilly, toured Canada in 2001 to much acclaim. The film, directed by fashion photographer Bruce Weber, was shot in black-and-white and includes a series of interviews with friends, family (including his three children by third wife Carol Baker), associates and women friends, interspersed with film from Baker's earlier life, and with interviews with Baker from his last years. Baker formed his own quartet with pianist and composer Russ Freeman in 1953, along with bassists Carson Smith,Joe Mondragon, and Jimmy Bond and drummers Shelly Manne, Larry Bunker, and Bob Neel. Baker was eventually deported from West Germany to the United States after running afoul of the law there a second time. 1 Biography 1.1. Baker earned much attention and critical praise through the 1950s, particularly for albums featuring his vocals (Chet Baker Sings, It Could Happen to You). In 1991 he was inducted into the Oklahoma Jazz Hall of Fame. Instead of rescuing him, the people inside the car pushed him back out onto the street, where the chase by his attackers continued, and subsequently he was beaten to the point that his teeth, never in good condition to begin with, were knocked out, leaving him without the ability to play his horn. The Chet Baker Quartet found success with their live sets, and they released a number of popular albums between 1953 and 1956. In The Mood [The Mariachi Brass featuring Chet Baker] (World Pacific, 1966) Barclay/EmArcy. [citation needed], Between 1966 and 1974, Baker mostly played flugelhorn and recorded music that could mostly be classified as West Coast jazz.[8]. Baker was reportedly the inspiration for the character Chad Bixby, played by Robert Wagner in the 1960 film All the Fine Young Cannibals. Chesney Henry „Chet“ Baker, Jr. (* 23. december 1929, Yale, Oklahoma, USA – † 13. máj, 1988, Amsterdam, Holandsko) bol americký džezový trubkár, hráč na krídlovku a spevák. After leaving the army in 1948, he studied theory and harmony at El Camino College in Los Angeles. [citation needed] He also toured with saxophonist Stan Getz during this period. He took odd jobs, among them pumping gas. Baker was born and raised in a musical household in Yale, Oklahoma. Chet Baker Quartet featuring Russ Freeman is an album by jazz trumpeter Chet Baker originally recorded in 1953 and released as a 10-inch LP on the Pacific Jazz label. 1953: Ensemble. He relocated to New York City and began performing and recording again, including with guitarist Jim Hall. He settled inMilpitas in northern California, where he played in San Jose and San Francisco between short jail terms served for prescription fraud. Rather than playing identical melody lines in unison like bebop giants Charlie Parker and Dizzy Gillespie, the two would complement each other's playing with contrapuntal touches, and it often seemed as if they had telepathy in anticipating what the other was going to play next. 1 (Circle) Live at the Subway, Vol. V roku 1987 bol uvedený do Big Band and Jazz Hall of Fame. [8], In 1968, Baker was savagely beaten (allegedly while attempting to buy drugs) after a gig in The Trident restaurant in Sausalito, California sustaining severe cuts on the lips and broken front teeth, which ruined his embouchure. Quartet: Russ Freeman/Chet Baker is an album by pianist Russ Freeman and trumpeter Chet Baker recorded in 1956 and released on the Pacific Jazz label early the following year. Chet Baker, trumpet, vocals; Bud Shank, flute; Russ Freeman, piano; Red Mitchell, bass; Bob Neel, drums; with Ray Kramer, Ed Lustgarten, Kurt Reher, Eleanor Slatkin, cello; Corky Hale, harp; Frank Campo, Johnny Mandel, Marty Paich, arranger. The quartet sides, with Chet Baker were recorded at two sessions in 1952. Listen to Live Volume 3 - My … Jeroen de Valk has written a biography of Baker which is available in several languages: Chet Baker: His Life and Music is the English translation. The Quartet found success quickly, but lasted less than a year because of Mulligan's arrest and imprisonment on drug charges. Allmusic rated the reissued album with 4 stars stating "The 25 selections here provide copious evidence of Baker's uncanny artistry as he develops a dark, yet lyrical, interpretive approach. Several things made the Mulligan/Baker group special, the most prominent being the interplay between Mulligan's baritone sax and Baker's trumpet. With Al Haig: Chet Baker: Live at the Trade Winds (1952) L.A. Get Together (1953) At the Forum Theater (1956) Burnin' at Backstreet (1980) Live at Fat Tuesday's (1981) Andere labels. 1953-1954: West Coast Live (con Stan Getz). In 1983, British singer Elvis Costello, a longtime fan of Baker, hired the trumpeter to play a solo on his song "Shipbuilding", from the album Punch the Clock. [9] The musical play Chet Baker – Speedball explores aspects of his life and music, and was premiered in London at the Oval House Theatre in February 2007, with further development of the script and performances leading to its revival at the 606 Club in the London Jazz Festival of November 2007. In 2007 Mayor of the City of Tulsa, Kathy Taylor, proclaimed December 23 as "Chet Baker Day". Chet Baker Quartet: 6:21: All the Things You Are: Chet Baker Quartet feat. From 1978 until his death in 1988, Baker resided and played almost exclusively in Europe, returning to the US roughly once a year for a few performances. Later, Baker often featured Costello's song "Almost Blue" (inspired by Baker's version of "The Thrill Is Gone") in his concert sets, and recorded the song for Let's Get Lost, a documentary film about his life. In 2005 Oklahoma Governor Brad Henry and the Oklahoma House of Representatives proclaimed July 2 as "Chet Baker Day". Chesney Henry "Chet" Baker Jr. (Yale, Oklahoma, 23 de Nadale 1929 - Amsterdam, Logos Bascios 13 de maiu 1988), est istadu unu trumbetista, sonadore de flicorno e cantante de jazz americanu.Su numene sou in sos annos '50 fit unu de sos printzipales de su genere cool jazz e sa musica sua fit rilassante e malinconica.. Est mortu in su 1988 ruendende dae unu balcone de un'hotel. [hide] 1. 3 Death 4. 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