Chet Baker, 1983
Chet Baker
gerçek adıyla Chesney Henry Baker Jr.
23 Aralık, 1929 - 13 Mayıs,
1988 arasında yaşamış, ABD'li caz müzisyeni.
Caz geçmişinin en büyük trompet çalgıcılarından biridir.
ABD-Oklahoma'da müzikle ilgili bir ailede büyüyen Baker'ın babası gitar çalardı. Başarıyı 1951'de ABD'nin batı yakasındaki bir dizi dinleti verme gezisine çıkan Charlie Parker'ın topluluğuna trompet çalgıcısı olarak katılmasıyla yakaladı. 1952'de, Gerry Mulligan Dörtlüsü'ne katıldıktan sonra bu toplulukla yaptığı My Funny Valentine çalışmasındaki solosu ile ünlendi. Piyanosuz bir topluluk olan bu dörtlü, kısa zamanda en tutulan caz topluluklarında biri oldu.
Gerry Mulligan'ın uyuşturucu yüzünden tutuklanmasıyla, dörtlü de bir yılını tamamlayamadan dağıldı. Bundan sonra bir süre tek başına çalışan Baker, dinletilerinde şarkı da söylemeye başladı. Bu arada edindiği uyuşturucu kullanma alışkanlığı ile düzensiz özel yaşamı, sanatını da etkilemeye başladı. 1960'da İtalya'da uyuşturucu kullanırken yakalanmasıyla başlayan 60'lı yılları, yaptığı birkaç kayıt dışında "yitik on yıl" olarak varsayılır. Sonradan büyük bir geri dönüş gerçekleştiren Baker, yaşamının geri kalanının büyük bölümünü Avrupa'da geçirdi. Son yıllarında sesi bir fısıltıya dönüşse de, Amsterdam'da bir otelin penceresinden düşüp ölümüne dek büyük bir trompetçi olarak kaldı.
En iyi uzunçalarları olarak; 1991'de yayımlanan ancak 1952-1953 caz oturumlarının bir derlemesi olan The Best of the Gerry Mulligan Quartet with Chet Baker, 1956'da yayımlanan Quartet: Rus Freeman and Chet Baker, 1956 yapımı The Route ile 1958 yapımı It Could Happen To You sayılabilir.
Uzunçalarları
Haig '53: the other pianoless quartet (1953) (Philology)
L.A get together (1953) (Fresh Sound)
Chet Baker & strings [bonus tracks] (1953) (Columbia/Legacy)
Chet Baker sings (1953) (Pacific)
Compositions and arrangements by Jack Montrose (1953) (Pacific Jazz)
Grey December (1953) (Pacific Jazz)
Quartet live, vol. 1: This time the dream's on me (1953) (Blue Note)
Witch doctor (1953) (Original Jazz Classics)
Chet Baker big band (1954) (Pacific Jazz)
Chet Baker sextet (1954) (Pacific Jazz)
Jazz at Ann Arbor (1954) (Pacific Jazz)
My funny Valentine (1954) (Philology)
Quartet live, vol. 2: Out of nowhere (1954) (Blue Note)
Quartet live, vol. 3: My old flame (1954) (Blue Note)
The trumpet artistry of Chet Baker (1954) (Pacific)
Chet Baker sings and plays with Bud Shank, Russ Freeman & strings (1955) (Pacific Jazz)
In Europe, 1955 (1955) (Philology)
At the Forum Theater (1956) (Fresh Sound)
Chet Baker & Crew (1956) (Pacific Jazz)
Chet Baker cools out (1956) (Boblicity)
Chet Baker in Europe (1956) (Pacific Jazz)
Chet Baker sings (1956) (Pacific Jazz)
Live in Europe 1956 (1956) (Accord)
Playboys (1956) (Pacific Jazz)
Quartet: Russ Freeman/Chet Baker (1956) (Pacific Jazz)
The James Dean story (1956) (Blue Note)
Embraceable you (1957) (Pacific Jazz)
Pretty/groovy (1957) (World Pacific)
Chet (The lyrical trumpet of Chet Baker) (1958) (Original Jazz Classics)
Chet Baker in New York (1958) (Riverside/OJC)
Chet Baker introduces Johnny Pace (1958) (Original Jazz Classics)
Chet Baker meets Stan Getz (1958) (Verve)
Chet Baker sings it could happen to you (1958) (Riverside/OJC)
Theme music from « The James Dean story » (1958) (World Pacific)
Chet (1959) (Riverside)
Chet Baker in Milan (1959) (Jazzland/OJC)
Chet Baker plays (1959) (Riverside)
Chet Baker plays the best of Lerner and Loewe (1959) (Original Jazz Classics)
Chet Baker with fifty Italian strings (1959) (Original Jazz Classics)
Picture of heath (1961) (Pacific Jazz)
Chet is back! (1962) (RCA)
Chet is back! (1962) (Bluebird)
Somewhere over the rainbow (1962) (Bluebird)
The most important jazz album of 1964/65 (1964) (Roulette Jazz)
Brussels 1964 (1964) (Landscape)
Chet Baker sings and plays (1964) (Colpix)
Stella by starlight (1964) (CMA)
Baby breeze (1965) (Limelight)
Baker's holiday: plays & sings Billie Holiday (1965) (EmArcy)
Boppin' with the Chet Baker quintet (1965) (Prestige)
Comin' on with the Chet Baker quintet (1965) (Prestige)
Cool burnin' with the Chet Baker quintet (1965) (Prestige)
Groovin' with the Chet Baker quintet (1965) (Prestige)
Smokin' (1965) (Prestige)
A taste of tequila (1966) (World Pacific)
Hats off!!! (1966) (World Pacific)
Into my life (1966) (World Pacific)
Live at Pueblo, Colorado 1966 (1966) (Baker)
Quietly, there (1966) (World Pacific)
Polka dots and moonbeams (1967) (Jazzland)
Albert's house (1969) (Par)
Blood, Chet & tears (1970) (Verve)
She was too good to me (1974) (Columbia)
Once upon a summertime (1977) (Original Jazz Classics)
The incredible Chet Baker plays and sings (1977) (Carosellp)
At le Dreher (1978) (West Wind)
Broken wing (1978) (Inner City)
Live at Nick's (1978) (Criss Cross)
Live in Chateauvallon, 1978 (1978) (Esoldun)
Sings, plays: Live at the Keystone Korner (1978) (High Note)
Two a day (1978) (All live)
79 (1979) (Celluloid)
Ballads for two (1979) (Sandra)
Chet Baker with Wolfgang Lackerschmid (1979) (Inakustik)
Day break (1979) (SteepleChase)
Live in Montmartre, vol. 2 (1979) (SteepleChase)
No problem (1979) (SteepleChase)
Someday my prince will come (1979) (SteepleChase)
The touch of your lips (1979) (SteepleChase)
This is always (1979) (SteepleChase)
Together (1979) (Enja)
With special guests (featuring Coryell, Williams & Williams) (1979) (Inakustik)
Burnin' at Backstreet (1980) (Fresh Sounds)
Chet Baker and the Boto Brasilian Quartet (1980) (Dreyfus)
Just friends (1980) (Circle)
Live at the Subway, Vol. 1 (1980) (Circle)
Live at the Subway, Vol. 2 (1980) (Circle)
Night bird (1980) (WestWind)
Nightbird (1980) (Retro Music)
Live at Fat Tuesday's (1981) (Fresh Sound)
Live at the Paris Festival (1981) (DIW)
Live in Paris (1981) (Norma)
In concert (1982) (India Navigation)
Out of nowhere (1982) (Milestone)
Peace (1982) (Enja)
Studio Trieste (1982) (CTI)
At Capolinea (1983) (Red)
Club 21 Paris, Vol. 1 (1983) (Philology)
Live at New Morning (1983) (Marshmallow)
Live in Sweden with Åke Johansson trio (1983) (Dragon)
Mister B (1983) ()
Mr. B (1983) (Timeless)
September song (1983) (Marshmallow)
Star eyes (1983) (Marshmallow)
The improviser (1983) (Cadence Jazz)
Blues for a reason (1984) (Criss Cross)
Line for Lyons (1984) (Sonet)
Candy (1985) (Gazell)
Chet Baker in Bologna (1985) (Dreyfus)
Chet's choice (1985) (Criss Cross)
Diane: Chet Baker and Paul Bley (1985) (SteepleChase)
Hazy hugs (1985) (Limetree)
Live from the moonlight (1985) (Philology)
Misty (1985) (IRD)
My foolish heart (1985) (IRD)
Sings again (1985) (Bellaphon)
Strollin' (1985) (Enja)
Symphonically (1985) (Soul Note)
There'll never be another you (1985) (Timeless)
Time after time (1985) (IRD)
Tune up (1985) (Westwind)
As time goes by (1986) (Timeless)
As time goes by [love songs] (1986) (Timeless)
Chet Baker featuring Van Morrison live at Ronnie Scott's (1986) (DRG)
Live at Ronnie Scott's (1986) (Drg)
When sunny gets blue (1986) (SteepleChase)
A night at the Shalimar (1987) (Philology)
Chet Baker in Tokyo (1987) (Evidence)
Chet Baker sings and plays from the film « Let's get lost » (1987) (Jive/Novus)
Four: live in Tokyo, vol. 2 (1987) (Paddle Wheel)
Memories: Chet Baker in Tokyo (1987) (Paddle Wheel)
Welcome back (1987) (Westwind)
Farewell (1988) (Timeless)
In memory of (1988) (L & R Music)
Little girl blue (1988) (Philology)
My favourite songs, vol. 2: Straight from the heart (1988) (Enja)
My favourite songs, vols. 1-2: The last great concert (1988) (Enja)
Oh you crazy moon (1988) (Enja Justin Time)
Straight from the heart (1988) (Enja)
The heart of the ballad (1988) (Phililogy)
