[TPIN] Clip of Chet Baker

[William Graham]

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From: "Bob Romans" <cellblk7 at comcast.net>
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Date: Fri, 01 Dec 2006 08:27:05 -0500
From: "Richard S. Meyer" <rsm2 at only.arl.psu.edu>
Subject: RE: [TPIN] Was Chet, who doesn't read at all
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While we're on the subject of Chet, here's a nice video clip of him
playing his signature tune, My Funny Valentine.

http://www.chetbakertribute.com/wmv/Tokyo5-WM-Hi.wmv

Many more clips at that site.

Best,
Richard


Hi Listmates...
Chet has been around for a long time...but...why don't they just say, 
"here's a Video clip of Chet playing a bunch of notes to the chord changes 
of My Funny Valentine? That is one of my fav tunes, but there was NO MELODY 
that was recognizable...
What on earth happened melody?
Showing my ignorance of modern jazz in Lodi...
Warmest regards,
Bob Romans,
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I agree with you 100% - Bakers playing is pleasant, and easy to listen to, 
but it bears little resemblance to the tune, "My Funny Valentine". There is 
a lot of so called, "jazz" that is like that. I like quiet, intimate 
club-style jazz, and listen to a fair amount of it, but the tunes are seldom 
recognizable......It has good rhythm, and good accompaniment, but the melody 
is missing, or at least, changed to the point that it is unrecognizable, and 
usually not different from the song played before, or the one they intend to 
play immediately afterward.