December 23, 1929 may, 1988 was an american jazz trumpeter and vocalist. Includes highquality download in mp3, flac and more. I wrote it in 1981 after spending a lot of time with a couple of chet bakers vocal albums. All through the 50s, chet produced albums, such as it could happen to you and chet baker sings. Almost blue almost doing things we used to do theres a girl here and shes almost you almost all the things that your eyes once promised i see in hers too now your eyes are red from crying almost blue flirting with this disaster became me it named me as the fool who only aimed to be almost blue its almost touching it will almost do there is part of me thats always true always not all good. Not all good things come to an end now it is only a chosen few. Discover all chet bakers music connections, watch videos, listen to music, discuss and download.
Studio album 37 compilation 8 live 5 sings and plays with bud shank, russ freeman and strings. Michiel hendryckx listen to this track by james deanmeetssinatrameetsbixbeiderbecke jazz amalgam and legend in his own right chet baker. Here chet is at his most vulnerable and honest, due to the lack of drugs and a recent mugging that left his jaw severely broken, baker retaught himself trumpet. Download chet baker mp3 songs and albums music downloads. Chet baker s cover of the thrill is gone served as the inspiration and basis for costellos almost blue. Born december 23, 1929 died may, 1988 country united states comments jazz trumpet and flugelhorn player and vocalist. I fell in love with the brownhenderson composition the thrill is gone and resolved to write a song modeled on chet s rendition of it. Almost blue almost doing things we used to do theres a girl here and shes almost you almost all the things that you promised with your eyes i see in hers too now your eyes are red from crying almost blue flirting with this disaster became me it named me as the fool who only aimed to be almost blue almost touching it will almost do there is part of me thats always true always all the things. Chet baker american musician and vocalist britannica. My version of almost blue was recorded for the album read more. Chet baker rose to fame at an early age, mostly thanks to his good looks, then succumbed to a heroin addiction, disappeared from the scene almost completely, and finally resurfaced in europe, where he spent the last decade of his life, recording some of his best. Jazz historian dave gelly described the promise of bakers early career as james dean, sinatra, and bix, rolled into one. Almost blue is for me the standout track and would definitely be on my list for a desert island.
Almost blue chet baker top chet baker lyrics i get along without you very well imagination that old feeling its always you the lamp is low the thrill is gone long ago and far away line for lyons ive grown accustomed to her face my funny valentine. Almost blue is an ep in tribute to chet baker by the members of millennium. From the early stuff in paris 1955, barclay records to all the great pacific jazz recordings with russ freeman et al that helped define the west coast sound, so beautifully photographed and chronicled by the great william claxton. Born in oklahoma and reared in california from age 10. Listen free to chet baker almost blue almost blue, almost blue. The jazz jousters tributes chet baker almost blue full album. Its got a good selection of songs and really showcases both his voice and horn. See new and popular chet baker songs, uploaded by musescore users, connect with a community of musicians who love to write and play music. Amazing jazz song almost blue by chet baker composed by costello lyrics. Chet baker simple english wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Chet baker blue bossa by jazz and blues experience.
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Chet baker milestones by jazz and blues experience. Watch the video for almost blue from chet bakers almost blue for free, and see the artwork, lyrics and similar artists. Photo of chet baker and halima baker, chet baker and wife. Lets get lost is a 1988 american documentary film about the turbulent life and career of jazz trumpeter chet baker written and directed by bruce weber. Learn how to play chet baker songs for piano online. Almost blue chet baker popular music jazz free 30day trial. Baker earned much attention and critical praise through the 1950s, particularly for albums featuring his vocals chet baker sings, it could happen to you. See more ideas about chet baker, jazz blues and jazz. Its almost blue, a latterday standard for baker as featured prominently in the film lets get lost and also featured on the live album chet baker live in tokyo, recorded in 1987 and released posthumously the next year. The title is derived from the song lets get lost by jimmy mchugh and frank loesser from the 1943 film happy go lucky, which baker recorded for pacific records. The highlight track, and arguably bakers most famous, was written by elvis costello. Using baker s classic 1952 recording of my funny valentine and the version recorded a month before his death off the last great concert as melancholy bookends, shout factory has put together a solid anthology of the iconic artists recordings.