I heard Chet in a nightclub in Dayton, OH about a year before he died. He was only in his late 50s but looked a lot older. He still played like he was in his 20s. Same impeccable tone, same tasty improv. He struggled so much with drugs. In 1966, he got rolled trying to buy heroin and had several teeth knocked out. It took him years to get to where he could play again. But he did and still gave us wonderful music through the 70s and early 80s. He was an artist of the highest caliber and we are fortunate to still hear him on recordings. One of the greats!

@JeannieSargent

4 жыл бұрын

He was just amazing. I transcribe solos by other players and when I get back to Baker, his melodies are unmatched. Beautiful soul

@tobieeck9676

4 жыл бұрын

If you listen to his songs there always is a certain amount of sorrow, definitly as he got older is got more and more. I think it's mostly some kind of pain mentally that made him what he ended as. Only pain and unhappiness can express the deep emotion which you can feel in his music. Rest in Peace buddy Even though he is not physically with us his music still stands as strong or even stronger than then.

@alexcarter8807

4 жыл бұрын

I used to know a guy who, physically, was Chet's dead-on twin. Not a trumpeter, though. Could really play harmonica though.

@multiscan8

4 жыл бұрын

Gilly's?

@JerryAttric42

4 жыл бұрын

you didn't see Chet Baker in just some ol' club in Dayton, you saw him in one of the great jazz clubs in the country, Gilly's. Bill Evans, Herbie Hancock, Cannonball, Horace Silver, Teddy Wilson, Ahmad Jamal, Sonny Stitt, Gil Evans orchestra. a parade of some of the greatest jazz artists. now long gone. nice to hear somebody else remembers.

As a teenager, I was sneaking out my parents’ home to go listen to Chet Baker at the Blue Note, rue d’Artois in Paris. I was such a fan. I’ve seen him play at least 5 times, probably more. I put on dark glasses to look older and to be accepted at the entrance, which - I think today - must have made me look like a weirdo at this late hour. He was never singing. Sometimes he played very little, one night I didn’t play at all, too stoned. … One evening, he sang… at the request of some people in the audience. I was amazed. I discovered that he was also a singer, one of the best. Now I have all his precious records. Thank you very much for this precious clip - amazing

@winstonwolfe5733

Жыл бұрын

Belle anecdote qui rappelle que Paris fut (est) un haut lieu du Jazz parisienne :)

@susanlevin8904

8 ай бұрын

you were a very smart teenager i would have done the same i am 87 now and still listen to his recordings

@myboy576

8 ай бұрын

ça c'est cool ! J'ai jamais eu la chance de le voir, il est mort après ma naissance...

@themartindunehotel2654

8 ай бұрын

Paris was a jazz city. Quincy Jones with a Big orchestra was playing Avenue Hoche, in a club owned by producer Eddy Barclay. I was almost the only client. Joking, Quincy I’ve met for dinner in the late 60s, told me when I announced him that I was coming there almost every night : ´Ah, it was YOU!!!’ You had also Kenny Clark and Barney Wilem and The Jazz Messengers, with Art Blakey in St Germain des Prés, and Sidney Bechet… and a lot of concerts at the Salle Pleyel… Jazz was present at that time…

@tonysucio2319

6 ай бұрын

I envy the experience you got to enjoy

All legends in one stage, Chet Baker, Paul Desmond, Ron Carter, Bob James and Steve Gadd. Just Wow.

@PhilipReid-rm6bb

7 ай бұрын

All iconic jazz musicians in their own right. Wow I didn’t know that Bob James. Thanks

@josepha.4072

3 ай бұрын

I KNEW that was bob james. Looks and plays just like him. Then im like wow hes looked he same for like 70 years😂😂

Chet Baker's playing Fluglehorn in this cut. His tone, technique and overall ability to sound both cool and wonderful match Desmond's alto sound. These guys are so well matched that you could say Desmond was the cream in Baker's coffee or vice versa. Not to take away from the great horn men, the Bricks and Mortar, Carter's bass and Gadd's drumming create the foundation for the lines laid down by Baker and Desmond. Few people realize that the bass provides the foundation for which the horn men lay down their lines. Let's not forget Gadd's drumming. He's providing the push, the dynamics that drive the group forward. If you're into small ensemble jazz it simply doesn't t get better than this.

@imbees2

Жыл бұрын

Chet us off the hook on this one. Yass. Then you got Paul Desmond. Banging!!!!!

@imbees2

Жыл бұрын

Yes, Flugle

@imbees2

Жыл бұрын

For sure, Richard. you nailed it

@PhilipReid-rm6bb

7 ай бұрын

Yes, even to me, one lacking in the nuances of jazz music, it certainly doesn’t get a better than this!!!

@gwynnethhughes4203

5 ай бұрын

They all count.

The way Desmond bounces and swings through those triplet combos in the opening lines of his solo gets me every damned time. That's one dry martini I will never get tired of. So sublime!

@imbees2

11 күн бұрын

YEP!

Steve Gadd is a genius Drummer of all Time! The perfection! Wow! Incredible sound perfect!

There will never be another version of Autumn Leaves as good as this one... Not even close.

@therealmrfishpaste

2 жыл бұрын

Agreed

@mv9787

Жыл бұрын

So true

God, wat a gold mine.. Chet Baker, Paul Desmond, the greatest Steve Gadds and Ron Carter and Bob James too... oh my absolutely sublime... always will be... what lovely improvisations....

My absolute favorite version of Autumn Leaves. EVERYBODY is just killin' in this recording!

@GTRandolph1964

5 жыл бұрын

I suggest Miles and Cannonball Adderley's version on "Somethin' Else" then...

@user-re3im5ke3m

5 жыл бұрын

I prefer the song a bit slower, with more melancholy. That said, this interpretation is fantastic. There is no right or wrong here, just brilliant playing.

@marywheeler5132

5 жыл бұрын

Hector Gallegos who plays the original version? I thought it was chet Baker’s

@robertfoxforlbcitycouncild9626

4 жыл бұрын

one of the best!

@pfgpowell

4 жыл бұрын

@@user-re3im5ke3m I like all kinds of versions, and especially this one by the Peter Nordahl Trio www.pfgpowell.plus.com/Sounds/nord1.html who also back Lisa Ekdahl on her jazz records (she started off as mainstream pop singer.

What a masterpiece. Best version of Autumn Leaves for me.

@kacperbem31

8 жыл бұрын

+Sandro Massarani better than Miles?

@michaelkiem5436

8 жыл бұрын

+Rodrigo Perovano Yes, better than Miles

@SandroMassarani

8 жыл бұрын

+Kacper Bem I think it is...better drums and great groove. But the Miles version is great also.

@terrybailey2015

8 жыл бұрын

+Sandro Massarani Depends on my mood for me. If I want a swinging version, yes this Chet Baker version. If I'm in a contemplative mood and want more of an infinite, emotional version - then Miles.

@losabuelos1

8 жыл бұрын

+Sandro Massarani Give a listen to Cannonball Adderley's, with Miles himself in the band.

I tried to figure out why I loved Chet's music so much. I asked my uncle who taught me so much about jazz. He said, didn't you know? Your mom played Chet Baker to her stomach when she was carrying you. I was born in 1955.

@gregnormal55.

Жыл бұрын

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@TreasureX7

2 ай бұрын

😮

@imbees2

11 күн бұрын

Chet played jazz in a way that was distinctive from white jazz artists at that time.He was on point with the Black musicians. Chet wasn't sounding like George Shearing, Stan Kenton.. Chet was on the Black jazz train!.

No one had a sound like Paul Desmond. Simply remarkable. Smooth and beautiful.

@DmPmRr1959

2 жыл бұрын

He's my pick for best alto sax player.

@marshcreek4355

2 жыл бұрын

@@DmPmRr1959 Mine as well. Listen to Paul Desmond and Chet Baker on guitarist Jim Hall's 1975 arrangement (and playing on) of the song Concierto de Aranjuez. Truly beautiful solos. Ron Carter was also on Bass. Hall's album Concierto was considered by many as one of "the finest recordings of that decade" and also "the great guitarist's masterpiece". Everyone was in fine form!

@imbees2

Жыл бұрын

For sure, Paul Desmond is underrated and unsung. But that's because he played with musicians that overshadowed him, like Chet. Paul Desmond is one of the greatest jazz musicians of all time. Period!

@gary-yj6sr

4 ай бұрын

i just asked my daughter if she had any idea who was playing the sax and she said, "that guy from Take Five?" that's how unique his sound is.

Probably the most beautiful take in jazz history , timeless jewel .

@yzhechev

7 жыл бұрын

Thomas Duchein щщз

@peterhill1944

4 жыл бұрын

You need to do a lot more listening.

@charlespeterson3798

4 жыл бұрын

The ¨Most Beautiful¨, cannot be qualified as probably. Say what mean and mean what you say. I think Sir Paul said dat.

@kleinequietboykleinequietb7126

4 жыл бұрын

@today is not yesterday extra lots of dick commenting here. i think i will stop reading this bullshit. ) ( i always say that.....)

@gabethebabe8187

3 жыл бұрын

Peter Hill shut up Jesus Christ lmao

Niente di nuovo, niente di vecchio, solo qualcosa di straordinario: "il suono dell’anima di CHET BAKER, dolce, veloce, gridato, soffiato..."

One of the best versions of this extraordinary theme, if not the best !

As a trumpet player I obviously appreciate Chet's playing and his wonderfull solo, but the amazing Paul Desmond is on this track too!!! I think Paul was the most inventive and lyrical improviser in Jazz. He could take a standard and turn it into something magical. His solos were often better than the song he was improvising on. Such subtlety, and a mind that was razor sharp, always ready to throw in an oblique quote. RIP Paul.

@rnfr

Жыл бұрын

Silky smooth.

@imbees2

Жыл бұрын

Yasss Paul Desmond!!!! The one and only!!!!!

@imbees2

Жыл бұрын

Phil, I appreciate your philosophy about Paul Desmond. But! His interpretation and innovation came from the Black musicians playing the same music, but unable to perform in the same venue as Paul. u It's obvious, Paul's rhythm and syncopation comes from the Black jazz musicians. And that's OK

@imbees2

Жыл бұрын

I love Paul Desmond.

@imbees2

Жыл бұрын

Love Paul Desmond!

Listen to the music... forget about everything else. This is a masterpiece from an amazing line-up. Desmond and Baker, Carter, Gadd, and Bob James... EXCELLENCE.

This will always be one of my top 10 since the 50's and now 70th Birthday

@gregnormal55.

Жыл бұрын

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What i am always saying that he has a beautiful taste of music 😍😍😍❤❤.....It's beautiful indeed i want to listen "Autumn leaves" from you (Mr. KIM TAEHYUNG)..... oneday when your trumpet teaching lessons are over....

@gregnormal55.

Жыл бұрын

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What a classic piece... That can never be seen again.

This is probably one of the best jazz records.

@imbees2

Жыл бұрын

Absolutely Carlos. Oe of the best jazz records of all time.

@johntrimmel1051

8 ай бұрын

One of my favorites, too. CTI records

Lest we forget the genuis of Paul Desmond: Baker and Desmond together. A jazz duo that can't be beat.

Every element is great here but that drumming keeps catching me by surprise, fill after fill! Really inventive the whole time.

this record is just amazing! Steve Gadd is killing it. These cats are BRUTAL

Good Gawd almighty. You could hardly go wrong listening to anything from this stellar quintet. Baker, Desmond, Gadd, Carter and James. Whew...

Wow, legendary players with some early STEVE GADD?! LUCKY ME!

@josephgothie4484

3 жыл бұрын

I was listening to this for Baker and Desmond and after a bit, I was like "who is this drummer? He slays?" What a fantastic recording!

Jazz comes in many forms and a super group like this will show you why Baker James Carter Desmond and Gadd Wow now that's Jazz

Taehyung-ahh... 😍Because of him I got to know about this tune 🎶 👏👏💜

Everyone is at his best!!! Incredible Performance. a real milestone in the history of Jazz!!!!

There are many ways or styles of playing trumpet - bravura, showing off, high notes, many, many notes, and then there is Chet Baker. Beautiful musicality!

@maritaolofsdotter4879

4 ай бұрын

Love him...

Historic session, and I've listened to a few, really really legendary atmosphere , vibe, so alive ...

@hwestministries

8 ай бұрын

anyone know what year this was?

All soloists but music is flowing like a river... True Jazz! Chet is from another planet... Paul's alto's tone is the mellowest!

5 of the best jazz interpreters...beautiful soft musical sound of each of them!

Who cares about the sync of the frikkin' video?? Paul Desmond and Chet Baker together playing one of my favorite songs! The video could be showing Norm Abrams sawing wood; it wouldn't matter! Thanks for uploading.

@winstonsmith2235

7 жыл бұрын

right on

@dennisstaughton7474

6 жыл бұрын

I call it "jazz-sphincter".

@yossaauld1820

6 жыл бұрын

Boom

@joylewis2910

5 жыл бұрын

I so agree with you! Listen to that music!❤️

@indradauna7287

5 жыл бұрын

Couldn agree more !!

I recall when you could go to a club and actually listen to this music and enjoy. Can't find many clubs putting this together anymore. Old timer here for sure.

Chet's voice leading is amazing! what a solo!

Found this on The Best of Paul Desmond. Almost wept the first time I heard Chet Baker's sad horn. RIP Chet, you left us way too soon.

🏃‍♀️ 🍃 Autumn Leaves = 1) leaf in autumn 2) autumn was the season they spent together in Paris & how it has left A true artist right here 🙌🏼🙌🏼

Never saw a group of people so happy doing their work.

@gregnormal55.

Жыл бұрын

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Five genius for one song... God was in good mood that day

Ever since i listen to this versión...I have been mesmerized by it

@gregnormal55.

Жыл бұрын

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Love Chet Baker but I melt when I hear Paul Desmond. Fortunate to have seen him in concert in Australia.

@gregnormal55.

Жыл бұрын

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The young Steve Gadd, with irresistible creativity !

My ears are delighted by these musicians.

I'm here because of Taehyung from BTS. I was drawn by the song that his teacher was playing during his trumpet lesson and i really wanted to hear it, it's beautiful.

Чет Бекер ❤вы красивый джентельмен,у вас есть душа!в ваших руках звук льется!у вас хрупкое сердце!вы никогда это не прочитаете!вы настоящий джазмен,живший музыкой и сердцем!мое почтение,любовь вам,!❤💎🌟🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹

Chet, Ron Carter, Desmond, Bob James, and a young Steve Gadd, WOW!

Everyone is in the pocket...smooth as silk.

Que abusivos! Dios que maestros ! Chet Baker donde ahora te encuentres , gracias viejo por tu música, el Jazz es cultura y también pasión .

Ensemble of amazing musicians. No egos just great jamming. Awesome piece!

I just struck gold, first time seeing and hearing this. WOW!!!!

I love Chet Baker. He's my favorite Jazz musician. I love his vocals too. A great singer.

This combo of personnel and this song is pure magic.

I had no idea Chet recorded with these guys. This is a true jazz supergroup, It's pretty clever how they put this together.

Magique, magnifique.

Allstar cast here...wow! Nothing but the best!...Chet and Paul and Bob and Ron and Steve...way cool!

the best version of autumn leaves. ron carter & steve gadd - they give the real groove infrastructure. fenomenal!!!!

A pure jewel!!!!

The music I grew up with. Before soul music. Jazz was my first music introduction.

I can't help but notice how healthy Chet Baker looks here. Oh, what a joy to have this recording.

Love this recording, I had heard the audio before but not seen the video! The way Steve Gadd's drums seem to "pop" is so amazing

@faustus5481

6 жыл бұрын

geoffmobile So you "heard the audio before but not seen the video".....I hate to break it to you, but you _still_ haven't seen the video to this recording. If you were a little more familiar with playing the trumpet, you would have noticed that the actions of Chet's fingers on the valves don't correspond to the notes and phrasing in Autumn Leaves. The editing was very creative, although somewhat underhanded.

@ivicakukic

6 жыл бұрын

@Faustus and you are an idiot

@justinebeaver1419

6 жыл бұрын

ivica kukic Only an idiot such as yourself would post a comment in a thread without addressing it to the intended person.

@RicardoUrquizaMusic

6 жыл бұрын

Faustus If you were a little less pretentious you would have noticed that you don't need to be "familiar with playing the trumpet" to notice that the video doesn't match the audio, the original comment just adressed the fact that now we have a visual guide to follow with the music. Even though it's not the "real" one.

@faustus5481

6 жыл бұрын

Ricardo Urquiza You need to work on your reading comprehension and critical thinking ability, Goober. My reply was to the original post, to wit....."I had heard the audio before but not seen the video!" I merely informed him, with a little humor, that he still hadn't seen the video to this particular performance. Btw....if you were a little less smug and didn't thumb-up your own comments, you wouldn't be a virtue-signaling millennial dumb-ass.

WOW!!! What a Quintet!!! Incredible playing!!!! Chet was SO G-R-E-A-T!!!

Thank you Taehyung, for making us listen to good music

Brings your spirit up every time.

this is the one of hidden great playing on jazz history. unbelievable menz i want this source of album.

How can you miss with a line up like this one! Love it.

Beautiful, clean, classic, relaxed, profound, soaring yet measured. What balance and mastery. Thank you, Chet and Paul.

Paul Desmond. Yessss

Steve Gadd is so damn good.

@johnjenkinsmusic1

8 жыл бұрын

He's unreal.

@SteveNanda

5 жыл бұрын

It really is unbelievable. How he swings so hard

@ironmandave3000

5 жыл бұрын

And he is a child in this video.

@ZeldaTheLegendof

4 жыл бұрын

Distinctly superbly Steve Gadd!

@markg9253

4 жыл бұрын

It was Steve Gadd who played on the original recording of the song "Aja" on the Steely Dan album of the same name.

the craftsmanship of each musician is just thorough the roof combined with a great composition and beat. I need more listening to see if this beats Bob's Nautilus...

Bob James, Ron Carter, Chet, Paul, Steve. this is how we do!!!

Two amazing giants of jazz, amazing.

I forget how good this is. Always nice to rediscover it.

One of my most favorite Jazz songs of all time. Diggin' the drums and the crashing cymbals.

Wow! Chet you are so great! Your solo is the best I ever heard on a trumpet! There is nobody on the world who play this instrument like you!! You are the best trumpet player of the universe!!❤❤❤❤ Why you died so young??? Bob, Paul, Steve and Ron, you are also all great musicians!! Respect for you all. This is real amazing Jazz! My favourite and best version of Autumn leaves!! 😊❤

The best instrumental rendition of Autumn Leaves; it’s a classic. Every instrument is in the flow of the music. All masters of their instruments. Oh, my! The drummer, base, and keyboard are cookie’. And Paul Desmond’s smooth West Coast saxophone is just heavenly.

quite a team!!! perfect sound!!! love it!!!

just saw "Born to be Blue" and it brought back wonderful memories of my teen age years listening to the 'cool west coast jazz' and sent me hunting online for more of the music-ever special

Taehyungaaaahhhh we are bc of uuu

I wish I had a restaurant just to play my favorite jazz, indie, classic songs..🤤

Cool!!! I can listen to this all night!!

Пипец!!! так не играют...эти ребята со своим мастерством - за пределами понимания!!!! СУПЕР!!!

Yess play it now chet. Yesss.old winters song. When autumn leaves start to fall.

Love it... absolutely smooth as silk. Some of the VERY best !!!!!!!! Wow.

First time I see them all playing together, despite liking them from their own bands and projects. They're all killing it, but a little extra kudos for Desmond. Once you hear him, it takes just a few seconds, if not instantly, to know that it is him on the sax. Such a clean tone/sound and so tasteful and mellow.

Excelente de verdad este vídeo me trae de recuerdo a mis artistas favoritos, algunos activos aun, otros ya fallecidos que dejaron constancia de su arte. Excelentes arreglos a Autum Leaves. Este es un pocker de ases.

What a treasure! Thank you!

OMG!!!! I love this joint. This version touches the soul.

aww man, this is something magical.

The beautiful thing about Jazz is, you can wear glasses and still look cool....Ha ha ...! Thanks Brunex.....!!!

@carlwilson5339

5 жыл бұрын

Dave Brubeck proves that

To watch & listen to these iconic artists in their prime, individually & collectively, gives me chills and touches a place deep in my soul.

These autumn leaves are ever GREEN.....!!! Love this interpretation

Armies💜 are gonna explode here😂

Excelentes, grandiosos, incomparables , jamás se encontrará un cuarteto tan virtuoso : todos ellos maestros de su especialidad .Gracias .

Truly a musical gift to the world.

I'm so glad this showed upmon my KZread feed. Giants playing TOGETHER.

Anyone know what year this was?

@thomaslaplante-goulet940

9 жыл бұрын

insaneintherainmusic I strangely find you in every kind of videos ahahaha... I'm a big fan :)

@MarkTarmannPianoCheck_it_out

9 жыл бұрын

Thomas Laplante-Goulet i am a man of varied tastes, strongly held opinions, and i have no life outside youtube comments :p

@ln7813

3 жыл бұрын

The graphics dont looks so good so pretty early i would guess, but the audio is amazing, AMAZING!

@gabethebabe8187

3 жыл бұрын

Oh hey dad!

@ln7813

3 жыл бұрын

@@gabethebabe8187 hi

A superb performance by some of the greatest jazzmen of their time. Sweetness that rocks and drives home the uniqueness of each.

@arturolarios7941

7 жыл бұрын

John Perks the coolest jazz musician of all time

@mv9787

3 жыл бұрын

Of all time. Their playing is so many levels up, that most people don’t ever get it

well i came to this party late but the best timing ive ever heard plus extraordinary tones ive ever heard a jazz masterpiece played by greatness what a privlige to hear this

Як на мене це найкраще виконання цього дуже популярного джазового стандарту. Джазовий діамант!