http://joys.net/530/my-funny-valentine/ Bringing Joys and Happiness Fri, 13 Mar 2020 09:48:42 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5.2 http://joys.net/530/my-funny-valentine/#comment-478 Elskabar Sat, 22 Dec 2012 23:47:19 +0000 http://joys.net/530/my-funny-valentine/#comment-478 Silent yearning This musical recording astounded me during a visit to a friend’s home for supper. I enjoyed it so much, that I forgot I was there to eat. One can easily sink into a chair while listening to Chet and forget why one IS. Chet’s vocal delivery is voluptious, enrapturing, warm, and invites you to protect. It is as if words became tears and laughter doused by irony. I highly recommend this album for your most special gatherings, or for those times when you just want to be alone with your thoughts. It is perfect for listening to, or background music. I look forward to creating a collection of this man’s wonderful work.

]]> http://joys.net/530/my-funny-valentine/#comment-477 rash67 Sat, 22 Dec 2012 23:41:24 +0000 http://joys.net/530/my-funny-valentine/#comment-477 Chet’s most popular vocal album Chet Baker was already a budding jazz trumpet star when he decided to try vocals, the natural extension of his close-to-the-melodic-line trumpet style.

]]> http://joys.net/530/my-funny-valentine/#comment-476 MOVIE MAVEN Sat, 22 Dec 2012 23:22:33 +0000 http://joys.net/530/my-funny-valentine/#comment-476 MY INTRODUCTION TO CHET BAKER This CD was my first introduction to Chet Baker’s vocals and trumpet playing and it is still my favorite. What a gorgeous recording. Compiled from several different collections recorded from 1953 to 1956, Baker’s voice is so pure, so vulnerable and sweet….Mel Torme-like in its “foggy” quality, but also lighter than Torme, a boy/man tenor. His trumpet is, as always, exquisite.

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