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PostPosted: Sat May 23, 2020 2:24 pm    Post subject: Chet Baker Bebop solos - Help Me Find! Reply with quote

I'm looking for early (i.e. before he got his teeth knocked out) Chet recordings of him playing bebop solos, real bebop. I want to spend money on some more Chet CD's and these kinds of recordings seem to be missing from my Chet collection. Basically I want recordings where Chet's chops are being showcased.

I love his ballad playing for sure, but can you guys help me find more recordings where he plays like in the attached video (live in Paris, 1963). The tunes don't have to be uptempo necessarily, if he's playing double-time lines on a medium swinger, that's great too!

Thanks everybody!


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PostPosted: Sat May 23, 2020 2:32 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

"Chet Baker in New York." Also, "Smokin'."
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PostPosted: Sat May 23, 2020 2:58 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Have you done a network search? It seems like a good place to start.
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PostPosted: Sat May 23, 2020 3:22 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

easy to find.
the four record he made for pacific are collected in the a set called "the pacific years". All bebop basically

smokin with the chet baker quintet is also released in a collection with a different name.

the record called "candy" is great and also out on video which is on youtube

"mr. B" is the greatest chet record of all with definitive recordings of several great tunes, like dolphin dance

all this is on apple music or spotify etc
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PostPosted: Sat May 23, 2020 3:58 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

lipshurt wrote:
easy to find.
the four record he made for pacific are collected in the a set called "the pacific years". All bebop basically

smokin with the chet baker quintet is also released in a collection with a different name.

the record called "candy" is great and also out on video which is on youtube

"mr. B" is the greatest chet record of all with definitive recordings of several great tunes, like dolphin dance

all this is on apple music or spotify etc


I searched Amazon for "the pacific years" and the CD set was $199 (too rich for me). I'm sure it's cheaper to download, but when it comes to the greats I will only buy physical media because I love the liner notes and photos. I am going to look into buying all of the Pacific albums individually for sure though, so thanks for the heads up!

I do have "Smokin" and it's great, only negative for me is he plays flugle on that entire album and I definitely prefer him on the trumpet.

"Candy" and "Mr. B" are both nice but to my ears he wasn't playing the horn nearly as well the years after his teeth got knocked out. I've never heard any recordings from the 80's where he played the horn like he did in that Paris video above from 1963
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PostPosted: Sat May 23, 2020 4:02 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

If you don't already know it, The Chet Baker Quartet with Russ Freeman is a great album/CD.
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PostPosted: Sat May 23, 2020 5:15 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

so what wrote:
If you don't already know it, The Chet Baker Quartet with Russ Freeman is a great album/CD.


Love it!
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PostPosted: Sun May 24, 2020 11:35 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

About five years ago I found an entire album (on youtube) of Chet with Charlie Parker. The fidelity was less than wonderful, and there was another sax player on there (if memory serves) who made for rather tiresome listening.

Both Bird and Chet played way differently from their usual, if I'm recalling correctly. It seemed as though they both inspired each other to new heights.

I was flat on my back recovering from surgery and haven't revisited that recording since, but I know it exists because I listened to it.

Okay, I just went and looked it up, and here's what I found:


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PostPosted: Sun May 24, 2020 12:09 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

BeboppinFool wrote:
About five years ago I found an entire album (on youtube) of Chet with Charlie Parker. The fidelity was less than wonderful, and there was another sax player on there (if memory serves) who made for rather tiresome listening.

Both Bird and Chet played way differently from their usual, if I'm recalling correctly. It seemed as though they both inspired each other to new heights.

I was flat on my back recovering from surgery and haven't revisited that recording since, but I know it exists because I listened to it.

Okay, I just went and looked it up, and here's what I found:


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YES! I will buy this! thank you for the heads up Rich
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PostPosted: Sun May 24, 2020 1:14 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

The album "Chet is back" from 1962.
Listen to "Blues in the closet" his playing was close.
https://youtu.be/RlDWV4PHI_A
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PostPosted: Sun May 24, 2020 3:24 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

I repeat. This album.

https://youtu.be/LfKywAIeo9Q
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PostPosted: Sun May 24, 2020 6:04 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

PH wrote:
I repeat. This album.

https://youtu.be/LfKywAIeo9Q

I've got it and love it. Heck of a band and Johnny Griffin plays his butt off, too.
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PostPosted: Mon May 25, 2020 6:22 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

PH wrote:
I repeat. This album.

https://youtu.be/LfKywAIeo9Q


Just added it to my Amazon cart, I'm about to order around $140 worth of Chet CD's!
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PostPosted: Fri Jun 12, 2020 4:24 am    Post subject: Chet Reply with quote

Great recommendations, especially "Chet in New York." Per the the biography "Deep in a Dream," Chet during that period really wanted to prove to other players he could play hard bop, and took that session seriously.

I'm probably in the minority here, but I actually like Chet's later career better. To me, his improv sounded a bit more focused. His playing on "Chet in Tokyo," "Chet's Choice", or "The Last Great Concert" come to mind.
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PostPosted: Fri Jun 12, 2020 5:29 am    Post subject: Reply with quote


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PostPosted: Fri Jun 12, 2020 6:34 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

Another vote for Chet is Back. Great playing on that album!
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PostPosted: Fri Jun 12, 2020 8:51 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

Being a Chet fan and reading this thread I immediately went to Amazon to look for Chet's The Pacific Years. The CD was only $200.00
Good Lord. Looked a bit more, saw one for a bit cheaper but unavailable. Same with Smoking'. $35.00 and unavailable.
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PostPosted: Fri Jun 12, 2020 8:58 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

Instead of looking for a box-collection for $200.00, could you get a better bargain by buying the singles albums that compromise the boxed set?
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PostPosted: Sat Jun 13, 2020 11:23 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

Lots of great listening here! Only one I really got into was She was too good to me...so far, that is!
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PostPosted: Sat Jun 13, 2020 2:20 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Don't forget that you can grab your horn and play along, too

CLICK: The Complete Chet Baker Full Album Transcriptions.
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