I met Chet when we both attended. El Camino College in Carson, California, ...we just clicked....he as the teacher and I as the student....he taught me everything that I know about quality contemporary music....and even though to this day I cannot read a note of music..I have had a successful career as a session musician for 35 years ( even played with Bird and Diz at an Open mic session at Birdland back in the 50s) He got me my first gig with the Shelly Manne group in North Hollywood at a. Joint called Sorrentino’s. I was with him in Toronto just weeks before his passing and he was playing so well...everything was working and coming together. I miss him so much every day my life.

Chet plays the loneliness in a way that keeps you from feeling lonely

I am 82 years old now...and so far ...after all these years I have not heard anything better than this ( maybe Miles “Love Songs”)...Chet’s playing was so lyrical....in hindsight ..it could‘nt last.....it was too good to be true.!!

Long before I became a professional singer/ musician, Chet Baker touched my soul in the third person as it were. As a very young schoolboy, I was walking home past a cottage in Margate, Natal South Africa. A trumpeter with of one of the resident bands in town was playing 'My Funny Valentine'. I could`nt help myself, I had to find out where that beautiful song came from. That trumpeter introduced me to Jazz, the trumpet, and Chet Baker. So began a musical journey that has lasted a lifetime. Thank you Chet for all the wonderful music.

You can not choose jazz, jazz chooses you.

I'm in isolation and this is just what I need to remain emotionally calm, yet alert and aware. Thank you Chet.

He would sometimes complain that his chops got sore....but he understood that it was something that he had to live with. He was very wary of strangers....very wary of people he did not know......we would sit around a lot and talk about the early days in LA with he involved with cats like Shorty Rogers and Art Pepper and Bud Shank and Hampton Hawes and Shelly ......also Bill Holman and Bob Cooper. All I have left now are faded memories and his beautiful, beautiful music.

Thank you, Chet, for all the beautiful music you gave us when alive, and continue giving it to us thanks to technology. You were, and remain, one of the greatest jazz musicians.

Chet created a unique beauty that the world will never see again. You really have to listen closely to perceive his full genius, and not many people, especially in this age, are likely to do so; there's so much subtlety in his playing. BTW, I think one reason his playing and singing are so good is that that they are essentially the same; he used his instrument the way the best singers use their voice. I think the trumpet became an extension of his body. Not many musicians can reach that level.

Chet Baker ladies and gentlemen. What would we be without him.

Through many years, listening to Chet Baker has given me a special kind of peace and appreciation for the particular pleasure that comes with hearing his beautiful music.

Discovered my love of jazz music in 2016 at about 50 years of age and purchased about 100 jazz albums including some Chet Baker but this is...... Well, I just can't find the words.

Miles pushed and pushed the limits. While Chet stayed within the parameters of the instrument and genre and created something truly beautiful. Both incredible geniuses. So different but both pushing towards transcendence of a piece of metal in human hands to something more than anyone could put words to. That's music baby!

This is such a beautiful album, it's like waking up from a dream and still remembering the lingering memories of the sweet images you just woke up from......

Sitting alone in the park in the middle of nowhere. This is just perfect. RIP Mr Baker

I took an afternoon nap while listening this , I don't feel relaxed , I feel like I was reborn

So wonderful…..where did all the good things go that inspired so many people to produce such incredible music as this….? Those were the days…..thank you for sharing this great album with all of us.

Chet Baker doesn't have that beautiful voice but it touches me, the whole construction is that beautiful. It makes me get along better with myself.

I have played trumpet for 60 years, and played and listened to much jazz, including ballads. Nothing beats the duo on "if I should lose..." Just beautiful . ...

what a talent and great passion ,timeless excellence that is seldom heard today!

It is incredible how my soul cries out for this album from time to time.

Piano-man did so many great work in this record. Kopenhagen city was so inspiret to Chet and other musiacans. In my opinion this album is like a perl of deep winter part of Chet Baker's live. I feel his pain, his destruction in all of this preety cool jazz songs. Album seems like enigma code, made for inteligent people.

He played in a way that seems that the trumpet is a soft instrument, I've tried to play trumpet and it sounds like someone was making a hole with a drill, I have no idea how he can play so soft, amazing, Miles and Chet are the ambassadors of a new way of playing and even understanding trumpet, thanks for given us art of your soul

Chet Bakers music goes straight to the heart. The tone of the trumpet and his voice has a very special color and beauty.

An absolute master of expression and touch. Each note counts. When I pick up my trumpet, I think of Chet.

My father (a USAF pilot) was stationed in Germany in the early 1960s. He was at the Officers Club one night and who walks in "Chet Baker" he plays a few standards with the house jazz band and leaves.

Chet lives in these songs. His tune is like the warm breeze of spring in my ears.

Cada ves que escucho a chet me emociona hasta las lágrimas me hace vibrar hasta las raíces. recuerdo a mi padre cuando tocaba su tromoeta. Gracias Chet.

Just one more bit of trivia....I was doing a gig in Anaheim, Calif when I heard about his accident the day after he died. I completed the gig...then I took all my stuff (keyboards etc etc) to the local pawn shop and sold EVERYTHING....AND I MEAN EVERYTHING!! .....and walked away from playing live ever again. It’s been 31 years....and have never touched a keyboard since that day....never played a note. To me it all ended then...it was over then. Now at 83 years ...I have the memories and beautiful music such as this to get me by each day!

Chet Baker dont play the instrument, he sing with his soul.....With any other trumpeter we listen to the virtuoso and to the trumpet.... With Baker there is no more trumpet playing, only a soul touching song.... There is no difference when he sing with his voice or with the trumpet, even when is voice is desintegrating....And it is a big mystery than a voice which at times can sing no more still touch the soul with so much force.....The soul of Chet Baker did not die even after so much drug abuse.....And after the lost of his teeth he resurrect himself on another level, more touching of the soul than ever....His last albums are no less heart breaking....I like many other musician on the trumpet, but not one can make stones shed tears but him.....He is on a league of his own..... i think the only other jazz artist that touch me on the same level is Bill Evans who dont play the piano so much but make a singing that tilt the heart like Chet....Bill Evans is in the same boat on the sea of pure art....Forgetting all written biographies about them, are they not obviously 2 separated twin brothers from the same unknown father?

There was a period in my life where I'd keep all my Chet Cds tucked away. I was afraid because it brings back so much memory. Only later when I can be at peace with those memories I dare to go back listen to Chets music.

This really makes me feel calm, especially in those lonely nights when I feel overwhelmed by life, these songs really help me to carry on when I feel unmotivated and sad, thanks Chet.

A gentle caring touch and beautiful clarity of tone and expression in his heart, playing with a melancholic streak like Stan Getz and Paul Desmond

"Every Time We Say Goodbye" is awesome, absolutely, achingly beautiful in a perfect way; a "tidy pain" to self-inflict, to lessen what's at-large. That Chet lost his teeth, not to drugs, but an attack, makes one wonder about "gods in the know" who let him pump gas, yet he persisted & despite all odds, relearned lip embouchure to play like an angel with a bent halo, sing like Maria Callas & speak, in Italian. May his soul be cradled in love.

I am a heavy metal fan( Metallica, Iron Maiden, Megadeth...ect.... Some times i like to enjoy the Beatles, R.Stones..... But this is amazing.......what can i say.....what can i say........?

I can't understand why jazz and "classical" (Baroque, Viennese, Romantic, Modern) are the least popular genres in music today; 1.5% each. In these crazy times, I find this music the most enjoyable.

Despite playing/listening to jazz all through high school, I've only just recently fallen in love with Chet's music. I'm 20 now, and I don't feel like I've had much more life experience, but something about it just hits me a totally different way.

Hace muchos años nos reuníamos con un amigo a escuhar LP de jazz y cuando escuchábamos algo tan hermoso como estos temas decíamos que al oir esta música "uno se sentía más bueno".

This is the art of music...on the highest level.

Shout out to youtube for allowing me to come back to Chet whenever I want to...

Up to this day, I have heard much more album stuff by Miles Davis than by Chet Baker. I did not not know much about Chet's recordings. And now I'm really overwhelmed by the beauty of this album! Incredible how well they both, Chet Baker and Paul Bley, play and "blend" together. A treasure... Thanks!

This is just such a beautiful recording. Those who think Chet was all washed up musically in his later years are obviously not really listening. Love his later stuff, even the singing. He was in great form live in Tokyo shortly before he died.

Today it's 30 years ago Chet Baker left us from this world. A great loss, rest in peace Chet!

There is so much beauty in Chet's music. I love the peace it brings to my soul. All tension is released when listening.

Chet was such a lovely and humble musician, but his tone is unmistacable and wonderfull, Allways loved him!

I would have loved meeting Chet Baker. His playing was so personal, internalized and distinct...maybe because he could also express his music with his singing with that unique phrasing and honesty. He was expressive without having to make a point of it.

Feeling melancholic for all those nights when I was 18 and stayed over at somebodys place, couldnt sleep and listened to this in Amsterdam, magical! Wishing I could bring that all back!

Love this record, brings me back to my early 20's his version of you go to my head is transcendent. Truly a gift!

Absolute masterpiece for the heart and soul.

En contadas ocasiones se da tal empatía entre dos intérpretes. Los dos exponen a una altura que pocos logran. La visión de ambos con respecto a cómo conducirse en los temas es simplemente magistral. No hay alharacas ni florituras. Melodía, sentimiento, percepción. Sin palabras.

Reading all the comments is like reading a poetry book. Chet's music seems to bring out the poet in his many listeners. I especially related to the one who said he wouldn't dare go back and listen to these albums until certain memories were processed and at peace.

What an amazing conversation these two had on this album....

Listening to this recording I dreamed of a world without violence and weapens. Chet, Paul and Pedro thanks.

Perfect, chill-out, late-night jazz. Doesn't get better than this.

Un duo profundo, lleno de clase, de dolor, de un sentido musical original, capaces de emocionar en los primeros acordes. Esto es lo que le falta al jazz de hoy. Una balada plena de ternura, de corazón abierto a un pasaje super sensible. Chet y Paul están en la memoria colectiva del jazz.

You ever obsessively listen to an album, like it's playing in your soul on repeat and hearing it out loud somehow confirms how you feel?

The first time I met Chet Baker, he was playing at a little neighborhood club called Strykers on 97th & Columbus Avenue on Manhattan's Upper West Side. He was coming back after years of an extended period of absence, having diligently devoted himself to re-learning to play trumpet with dentures, which everybody told him could not be done. But he persevered and prevailed, and this was one of his first comeback gigs. Awesome! I never heard any trumpet sound like that! I don't think it could ever be captured on a recording: So intimate tender innovative & personal...sometimes just whispering & breathing infinite silence space&timelessness into his trumpet...He just loved music & making music so deeeeeeeeeply & innately: just making the purest finest most beautiful sounds and blissful ethereal effects. Chet Baker was truly a great Maestro of the highest degree, a natural-born precocious musical genius like Mozart! During the break I came up to Chet to thank & enthusiastically congratulate him. In my over-enthusiasm I started telling Chet how much I also dug & admired & had been imitating his singing for years, and automatically went into my little imitation of him singing “I Wish I Knew” till I caught myself & felt embarrassed & silly & said,“Oh no! Here I am doing my Chet Baker imitation for Chet Baker!” He just smiled & said “You don't look old enough to remember that record.” (1955 LP called “Chet Baker Sings& Plays") He looked gaunt & emaciated, almost like a derelict. But his voice and manner were rather pleasant polite mellow kind & refined, sensitive gentle very personable sweet good-natured & very likable, casual cultured & well-bred. I asked him if he would sing during his second-set after the break. He thanked me for asking but apologized & explained why he really couldn't because he was working with just a bassist & drummer & no piano... He excused himself when his band-mates summoned him to prepare for their second set. There were just a few other people at that very small dimly-lit cellar club that night. My date was a nice girl who had the same last name as me though we were otherwise unrelated, I barely remember her, but we were both blown-away by Chet! When Chet came back from the break, he opened his set singing “Just Friends” Bless his heart! Still feels good that he honored my request & was singing just for me! His singing always kinda reminds me of Alfalfa from “Our Gang” Alalfa video! ukposts.info/have/v-deo/hXqVmW5trH-E12Q.html He reminds me of Chet, because he sings all-out every moment! Every note and every word with all his heart and soul! And he always tends to be bravely out-singing and tenaciously overcoming all obstacles and adverse circumstances. And he tends to struggle to stay on key on the high notes: barely making it by sheer force of will! Bravo Alfalfa! Bravo Chet! I still listen to Chet's music almost every day now, often listening to him continually all day long, and when I try listening to something else for a change, I find myself missing his familiar soothing sound which is so much an integral part of me, I find myself unable to listen to anything else & hafta sink right back into that sweet fine&mellow transcendent celestial atmosphere he creates so effortlessly & endlessly... PS: I had given Chet my business card that night, and to my surprise & amazement-first thing in the morning--he called me! But that's another story for another time now... Please feel free to connect with me: peacelovejoymusic@yahoo.com ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Lisa Frank1 year ago Stryker's Pub was on 86th & Columbus. I believe I met you that night also. I was Chet's drummer. As for his first comeback. That happened in Hollywood back in Feb. of 1969 at The Melody Room.- I was the one who bought him his flugelhorn, and watched him for many months re-learning how to play all over again, suffering from Trigeminal Nerve Damage to both sides of his cheeks and jawline. He went thru a lot of pain, but he never gave up. Then finally, after many months of re-learning, he was finally able to play a complete tune. Soon after this, I got him his first comeback gig at the Melody Room on the Sunset Strip, a few months later helped him to get a record contract at MGM/VERVE called, "BLOOD CHET & TEARS"- The rest you can read in my book of memoirs about Chet on (amazon.com) under the title, "Chet Baker: The Missing Years"- Artt Frank.

What a beautiful album. Full of sadness and melancholy.

To me this record and the sessions in the Montmartre in Copenhague with NHOP and Doug Raney are amongst the best things I've heard from Chet and overall in jazz... Intimate moments of sublimity

Its half past midnight & I'm listening to this album..my mind wanders back..to the love of my life.."if I should lose you"..& I did..

Incredible. So much pain, joy and love rolled into one. How something without words can be so descriptive is always astounding to me. Miss you Chet (and thank you)

During many mornings while I have breakfast and write some reflections, I play Chet's music. I'm from Argentina, music is universal

I have listened Chet since my childhood, now I'm 24, and believe me it gets better every day!

This recording is impeccable! What incredible audio! I am *in the room* with the players....

One of the differences between Miles Davis and Chet Baker for me is: Miles Davis is and was an outstanding musician... but Chet ... brought me to tears ...

Tanta bellezza può riuscire dolorosa. Ma lascia senza parole, è commozione pura.

VOILÀ UN MUSICIEN, QUI DE SON VIVANT, N'A PAS RÉÇU L'OMBRE D'AUCUN SUIVEUR !!! MALGRÉ SON ADDICTION POUR LA COCAINE, SON CERVEAU A SURVECU, DE FORME MAGNIFIGUE...!!! JE PARLE AUTANT QUE PROF. DE NEUROLOGIE. BRAVO ET MERCI POUR CETTE AUDIO!!! DIRECTEMENT DE SALVADOR-BAHIA... L'AUTOMN BAT SON PLEIN... !!!

isso me levou pra uma dimensão que eu nem vivi através da música

Que gran pianista es Paul Bley. Salud!

Chat spoke directly in his music seems to capture your attention in the first breath, the first note. 11 years ago now had to give up being a jazz sax player through injury. I listen to Chet but I can't listen too often because his touch is almost too real to me, but the complement I pay him that he gets right into my soul. Wonderful player. I use to play 'Moon and Sand ' a lot and first heard it done by Chet. Thanks for upload

I dedicate this album to my first love, Dez Cole. You were my Diane.

No exist jazz without Chet. Rest in peace, Great Chet Baker.

Entre os melhores discos já gravados até hoje. Suave, melancólico com Chet Baker magnífico e Paul Blay soberbo. Tudo é econômico, sem excessos e pleno de emoção. Como disse aqui Juan Carlos De Rus num ótimo comentário: a alma agradece.

I am about to start an NPR radio station in my place of birth...Montego Bay. There is no question that Chet’s music and the music of Til Bronner and Tom Harrell will feature big time in the program schedule.,,,,,,of course also my good buddy Jack Sheldon..who in my opinion comes the closest to what Chet’s music is all about!!

How classy and serene, emotional at times...I so much regret he died and mostly the way he died.

Cheers for Paul Bley also, great piano and a kind friendly guy!

Simply Beautiful. He was right on in this album.

I could listen to this album for eternity

So beautifully laid back its almost comatose. Everytime We Say Goodbye is my favorite here.

It's like he's speaking softly into your ear.

Exceptional. Chet on fine form. Lyrical and quietly expressive.

Чет говорил на языке музыки!одинокий,красивый ангел !джентельмен Чет!я люблю ваши звуки !❤❤❤❤

Beautiful set! Five of these songs bring back such memories of when I used to work, and sing them or play them. Now I can let Chet and his crew do the work and I can just sit back, listen, remember and enjoy! It's a cloudy day here with thunderstorms and rain in the offing, just perfectly setting the mood for a musical reverie. Chet's trumpet is soft and mellow, showing his ingenuity, since some trumpet players never learn that soft and subtly all over the keyboard is better than just high and blaring! And Chet's voice is soft and gentle also. Both are just right!

The sound of perfection and flow

What a fantastic album. It's just great that we can find all these amazing jazz albums on UKposts and enjoy them!!

Hacer que el tiempo casi se detenga y llenar esos instantes de emoción y sentimiento bordados de terciopelo es un regalo que el alma siempre agradece

Chet Baker was simply a masterful musician. His quiet, understated style on the horn as well as his singing was so soothing. He never blasted his horn and he could make his voice sound just like his horn when he was tonguing, a feat I've never heard anyone else accomplish! Great talent. The man had his demons with drugs like so many musicians, who are always seeking to somehow perfect their work, but it only dulls their minds into thinking they are better. You can rarely perfect a natural talent, it just gets better all by itself. Sadly, musicians BELIEVE they sound better when on drugs because their mind is dulled to reality. Chet shows his pitch control and marvelous talent above. (Chet did not do drugs before his performances, he was to much a perfectionist for that, he did them after work. But drugs, especially the opioids, are so seductive and addicting, that it is difficult to get off them, once they get a hold of you, mind, body and soul.) Chet was clean for 7 years, it's difficult to understand how he relapsed, but it can happen.) But he left us some fabulous sounds to remember, both vocally and with his horn, just gorgeous! I prefer to remember him this way, in the above track -- heart-melting!

Must've listened to this album on your channel a hundred times. Hundred times melancholic and blissed, cuts to the bone! Gorgeous moment offered! A real gift!

Blown away by this. Such beauty from an unlikely pairing. Wow!

You are right Katherine. He was a natural. By not ever having met him, I feel that I was robbed of something very Important, In my life. Didn't know him, but I loved the man.

Chet always makes me cry

C'est simplement incroyable, touchant et profond. Ça fait voyager.

'You go to my head'....lovely just lovely!!! #gracias

Chat Bakers Trompetenspiel und auch seine Stimme sind so gefühlvoll, wie ich es niemals bei Jemanden gehört habe. Es berührt mich sehr. Wunderbar!!! 🎄🎄🎄

How can I miss someone I never knew?

Such a great record here. Timeless classic

This is best listened to at 2AM on a quiet morning.Truly soulful. Thanks for posting.

Until now, I'd never heard of Chet Baker. This is beautiful stuff.

Paul Bley is superb on his piano with Chet and in his interludes, Chet shows his range with his trumpet and flugelhorn, and his one vocal "You go to my head" is subdued, but lovely. Just beautiful, mellow listening to soothe the soul! Chet is in great form here. Listen to how he swells that note at 5:50, great control. Very nice selection -- thank you for posting this lovely music! It's a favorite of his many recordings.

Un sonido que va más allá, de cualquier referencia... Trascendente.