I'm lonely...I know...music is the language of emotion. I know that, for sure. I've gotten my share of standing ovations. But I left everything 15 years ago to come to this place and care for my dear mother, who just died last October. We never thought she'd live this long! ha ha...but I took care of her till the end. She got her wish; she got to die in her sleep, in her own bed, in her house. God Bless my mom, Agnes...which means "Lamb Of God"...now she's gone. Every morning I wake up thinking I have something share with her...then look for her...and finally realize...she's gone. Sometimes I think I hear her calling my name. I know...this will all eventually pass...but I bet I can play the blues better than any 19-25 year old! ha ha...
“There’s a girl here and she’s almost you” “All those things you promised with your eyes, I see in hers too” Sadness isn’t looking at grey skies it seems, but remembering they were once blue.
@@jorgecolin1717 I was high as fuck when I listened to this video, I don’t know what I was thinking busting out some quote type shit like I’m Mark Twain or something 😂
its January 6th 2024, its currently 3:01 am in Baghdad Iraq, I am listening to this with my laptop with a video call on my phone enjoying this music with the girl I love, the weather is cold and my feet are freezing yet I am enjoying this masterpiece and my girls is asking why it takes so long for me to write this comment, enjoy the life people, enjoy love, enjoy the sadness and feel accepted, the meaning is all around you you just have to see through it.
First of all, I hope you're safe. I'm in deepest French countryside cooking a curry, listening to this waiting for my girl to arrive. This music goes with our sodden landscape right now. Bleak and wet. It carries me away.
My sister lived in Baghdad with her husband Faris and their 5 kids. They managed to get out before it all went bad, lost their home and everything, why am I rambling on when I just wanted to say Chet Baker touches your soul
Dear rami It's March 8th , it's currently 7:33 pm , im in tripoli libya , I can see the sunset through the window while laying on the couch alone in the house . Having thoughts of despair and loneliness not because I'm alone but because I have so much going on in my life that I can't share with anyone ... I know deep down that I need help yet I keep pretending to be strong. I am strong and I am capable but sometimes admiting that we need help is all we need. Kindest regards ❤ I hope this letter finds u well and loved
Dude doesn't start singing till 5 minutes in. He establishes the mood and tone. Then he tells you what all the previous 5 minutes was about. It's so good. Like watching a silent film and then talking about the plot, but with song.
My 18-year-old son died 61 days ago. He loves chet Baker very much, so I love listening to him now. His separation is killing me. He is an artist, guitarist, painter, and graphic designer, but unfortunately, he decided to leave and leave the pain in my heart.
We all are going to leave, sooner or later. This world isn’t the world your son had aimed for. He’s in a better place and is doing very well by Allah’s Mercy and Grace. My sincere condolences to you ..
iltulipano ,I Really Appreciate This Most Important Information.I Have Been Searching For All The Musicians Who Played On This Track.Particularly And Specifically The Piano Player.Harold Danko Is Truly A Virtuoso!!
@83scalpel Chet Baker's and BB King's Thrill is gone have not a thing to do with one another. I mean they are not the same composition. Two totally different pieces of music. Not a version or rendition or anything like that. Nothing in common. allmusic: "From Chet Baker's first vocal recording session in 1953 (Chet Baker Sings [1953]) comes this cool West Coast jazz treatment of an old Tin Pan Alley song, not to be confused with the B.B. King blues hit from 1970. "wiki: Chet Baker's cover of 'the thrill is gone' by BB King??? i have no idea what you are talking about.
Corue This is actually very common in Jazz and is known as call and response. The instruments speak to each other, taking turns, in a conversational tone. Some songs catch the intonation of the human voice in a more obvious manner than others. This is one such song.
@@alyssabowen9297 can you suggest me a book about jazz that is popular? (because i can't understand english very well especially if its written in a therotical type maybe one that you will suggest has been translated to my language.)
It is currently 6:08pm here in the UK and I am sat with my cat Smudge on my lap who will unfortunately be put to sleep in an hour due to poor health, this will forever be our song. I love you Smudge, there will be no other like you. Thanks for being my best friend and the best cat anyone could have ever asked for.
When you start to feel sad, dont fight it. Embrace it. Feel as sad as you possibly can. Dive as deep as you can into the darkness and realize youre still alive. Realize how normal it feels and youre not alone, no matter if you feel so alone. Embrace the darkness. Outlive the depression
@eva Spinaci acknowledge it. Live it. Cry. Dig deep. With my own depression, I ignore it until I can't. I think it would help if I regularly intervened and acknowledged and expressed it. And attended to it. Being physically active is the best counter-measure. I say this from experience (I fail at practicing tho), and from my uni classes.
My life is falling apart, my only brother has died 4 months ago, my parents are getting divorce because my father is making very bad actions, I must take care of my two nephews, and the things in my work aren't so well. I've been listening Chet all day long, cause, this is the only thing that's making me feel a little better.
Chet Baker has a memorial plaque in Amsterdam that says "Trumpet player and singer Chet Baker died here on May 13th, 1988 He will live on in his music for anyone willing to listen and feel"
Only Jesus can heal you. Beware of false doctrines, new age spirit and such like. Jesus is coming soon. Heaven and hell exist. Repent, receive His forgiveness and ask Him to take His rightful place in your life as your Savior and Lord. Jesus died the painful death our sins deserve. John 3:17 says, “God did not send the Son into the world to condemn the world, but in order that the world might be saved through him.” By sacrificing himself for us on the cross, he took the punishment for all of our sins at once. Matthew 4:17 From that time Jesus began to preach, and to say, Repent: for the kingdom of heaven is at hand. Luke 13:24 Strive to enter through the narrow gate, for many, I say to you, will seek to enter and will not be able. 1 John 1:7 But if we walk in the light, as he is in the light, we have fellowship one with another, and the blood of Jesus Christ his Son cleanseth us from all sin.
This is not depressing. This is the sound of life The sound of every winter and spring that we shared together The sound of laughter Fading away Achieving their purpose In tears Sadness Thank You Chet You re immortal
A number of years ago I spent a year in New York. One weekend, I don't remember the hotel I was staying in, but I had found a really good jazz station. I had just fixed myself a drink when this song came on. I stood there, drink in hand, looking out on the city as a soft rain was falling. Of course it would have been better if a semi-nude woman had been beckoning to come back to bed. But it was real life not a movie. The mood was just right with the drink and Chet Baker on the radio. I've never forgot that moment. And everytime I hear this song, I'm back in that hotel room. Sometimes life just gives you that perfect moment you can keep in mind forever. Thanks for posting this awesome song... Greetings from Iran
what a delightfully charming way to describe the moment. One must be careful as life imitates art, imitates life, imitates art...it's all a movie. Are you Persian or just visiting? I would guess Persian, as I have never met a Persian man that did not have polite judgments, weren't wildly romantic, and all delighted in making one feel like a delicate flower. Pleased to greet another aficianato
@@pameladewinter8724 Madame, many thanks for your kind words. I'm Persian from Teheran with many american friends, since i was working for Merrill Lynch...
God he was so hurt. And you can hear it through his trumpet and sorrowful voice. My fave singer of all time. A voice where you can literally feel and resonate with his sadness.
Only Jesus can heal you. Beware of false doctrines, new age spirit and such like. Jesus is coming soon. Heaven and hell exist. Repent, receive His forgiveness and ask Him to take His rightful place in your life as your Savior and Lord. Jesus died the painful death our sins deserve. John 3:17 says, “God did not send the Son into the world to condemn the world, but in order that the world might be saved through him.” By sacrificing himself for us on the cross, he took the punishment for all of our sins at once. Matthew 4:17 From that time Jesus began to preach, and to say, Repent: for the kingdom of heaven is at hand. Luke 13:24 Strive to enter through the narrow gate, for many, I say to you, will seek to enter and will not be able. 1 John 1:7 But if we walk in the light, as he is in the light, we have fellowship one with another, and the blood of Jesus Christ his Son cleanseth us from all sin.
One of the most famous jazz musicians of all time, Chet Baker was an iconic cool jazz trumpeter and singer. In truth, Baker’s voice was unusual. Mellow, sonorous, and defined by a somnolent languidness, it also had a mysterious androgynous quality. Chet Baker rose to fame in the late 1950s as part of the West Coast Jazz movement; a more calm, cool and restrained take on jazz music. 5:35 [Famuse Talent; Jazzfuel; Journal Philistine Toronto]
@knickertwistcopperby6066I used to watch an old man singing this song in my local pub on karaoke night every Friday. In Elvis Costello style. Completely drunk and he sang beautifully. Always the same song until he died
I lived on South and Lombard in Baltimore for years. I'd listen to this song while it was raining with the windows open. The combination of the music and wet traffic was incredible
No matter how much I try, I can't escape the feels. I always seem to be captured by a cloak melancholy. Not quite depressed, not unhappy, but missing something or someone I need. The spirit of this song, Chet Baker , such a sad soul. I keep coming back to let this song speak for the way I feel. ALMOST BLUE
This version is amazing! Recorded live in Tokyo in June 1987, less than one year before Chet's death. Chet was in great shape that night in Tokyo. There is a double CD of the concert... for anyone willing to listen and feel... Other musicians are: Bass - Hein Van de Geyn Drums -John Engels Piano - Harold Danko The video is also available here on RUclips. Enjoy!
yea. I hate it when people have nothing music related to say and say the most random sh*t in music videos, like their spouse, their parent, their pet died and the song reminds them of it.. If you have nothing to say about the instruments, the arrangement, the mix or the performance, better don't comment and just enjoy?
@@joy1essmusic is supposed to evoke memories and emotions, so it’s definitely related. also no casual listener knows anything about arrangement or mixing
I think the depression or the loneliness is a opportunity to be absolutely free, its a opportunity that not many people get.. Be courageous and thankful everything will make sense in a while, just trust the process and you will see what an amazing artist god is =) I really found my self in the dark and now Im in love with the darkness. Its sad that so many people are so afraid of the darkness... I hope y'all have a nice day and don't forget to smile to at least yourself, be proud of yourself you came a long way
We cannot feel joy unless we’re willing to feel grief. Life itself includes all these feelings that make us human. Great art is made out of it. It’s not entertainment. It’s a reflection of life’s unfathomable richness and complexity, and an attempt to understand the meaning of it all. This may be my favorite song, but I don’t have the strength to listen very often.
My father was a jazz musician he played the saxophone. He was never in my life just came and gone. Visited like every other weekend. Then he just stopped and I never saw him again. He's passed away in my twenty's didn't really feel hurt by him being gone though. I do how ever have a love for jazz soul blues and anything with a saxophone. I guess I am drawn to this type of music but inside it makes me feel closer to my father. Who I have come to miss and dearly love over the years despite him not being alive. A son will always need his father even in death. Love you dad.
Chet Baker always lived against the grain. While the world was still ecstatic about fast and rhythmic bebop jazz, he defined an emotional and melancholy style that didn’t seem to correspond to the spirit of the time: “cool jazz”. He was one of the most unique singers in jazz and just as good a trumpet player. 6:16 [Ivy Style; Vialma Jazz]
Only Jesus can heal you. Beware of false doctrines, new age spirit and such like. Jesus is coming soon. Heaven and hell exist. Repent, receive His forgiveness and ask Him to take His rightful place in your life as your Savior and Lord. Jesus died the painful death our sins deserve. John 3:17 says, “God did not send the Son into the world to condemn the world, but in order that the world might be saved through him.” By sacrificing himself for us on the cross, he took the punishment for all of our sins at once. Matthew 4:17 From that time Jesus began to preach, and to say, Repent: for the kingdom of heaven is at hand. Luke 13:24 Strive to enter through the narrow gate, for many, I say to you, will seek to enter and will not be able. 1 John 1:7 But if we walk in the light, as he is in the light, we have fellowship one with another, and the blood of Jesus Christ his Son cleanseth us from all sin.
Scrolling through this comments section while listening to this masterpiece makes me wanna give each and everyone of you a warm hug, a blanket and a cupcake. Beautiful, sensitive, poetic souls here. I love you all. Greetings from Switzerland EDIT (May 2022): Wow. I come back here 3 years later and the world is now in a pandemic, which makes this thread even more special and beautiful to me. Thank you so much🥰. I also love reading where everyone is writing from 😍🌎 ! We might never have the chance to meet each other but I'm grateful for this connexion we share, right here. Please remember that you are worthy and you are loved. Always. See you in 3 years my friends.
@@bulletsunderpressure What are you talking about? He died because he fell off his hotel balcony in Amsterdam; this has been public knowledge for decades.
@@thebellcurve3437 From his heroine use! Years before pulled out his gold fillings for money. Heroine stole so much talent in music from us. It gave us nothing!
This song speaks to me in a language I didn't know I understood so perfectly clear. I am left speechless and agitated afterwards. Rare for a piece to touch me so deeply. Beautiful... Now If I could only not feel whatever it is I'm feeling right now
This song is his expression of "own destruction". Just because of his personality, he and others are able to touch our Souls... if chet were just simple music student, you really think he can do music like this?? Just People with broken wings, broken lifes and broken hearts can put that much passion into art
@@BK-lq1qz That's a ridiculously simplified way of looking at things. Don't defend mistakes. I love his music and empathize with him, but there's a firm line I have marked. Sun Ra, Herbie Hancock, Pandit Jasraj, Charles Mingus, will you deny the monumental beauty of their music?
@@joadariu9005 I get what you mean but I think he is referring to this song particularly...and I would agree with that, the way it sounds buddy...it's like there are tears dripping out this trumpet...You can feel the sadness, the regrets, the pain and all the shit that cross a man's heart.
In that case, this song makes me feel like I am looking into the eyes of that perfect mate that only appears once in your life, and then vanishes only to remain like a surreal painting in the profound chambers of your soul echoing through time like a bittersweet memory that both delights and destroys any semblance of complete happiness in this existence...what? Never mind, it's very nice music.
It's Monday morning. This is playing in a cafe built in the 30's. Its 7:15am, raining gently outside, still dark. No customers yet but each table has a candle just waiting for each new person to arrive. My coworker and I are ready to open in 15 minutes. We both take a breath and a sip from the day's first cup of coffee. We look out at the dark, rainy streets as people, one by one, pass under the street lights on their way to where they need to be. Those 15 minutes between now and opening are pure peace.
We should all be so happy that drugs exist and are freely available: they shortened Chet's life considerably and for that small mercy we should be eternally grateful
@@Manumanu-ul1qd: Chet Baker's shortened life due to drugs is a tragedy. But that does not change the fact that he was extremely talented. Personally, I feel that the world would be better without drugs. I have seen too many people's lives shortened due to them. PEACE!
Otakanime Well, we ALL have a “shelf life”.. an “expiration date”. One day you and I will travel that way too BUT, for me......though I will go through the “shadow of death”, I will fear no evil because of JESUS CHRIST.
@@josephmarina2883 How true. I had never really thought about it that way, but he has been an integral part of my life for nearly as long as I can remember. Thanks for stating such a not-always-obvious truth.
This is what true art sounds like. What it elicits from you whilst you listen to it is the very definition of what art, great art, aspires to do. The comments you read here are a testament to the fact that even amidst this most insipid of musical eras great art will always endure. If you ever find yourself in despair at the culture of the day take some solace from the fact that over a long enough period of time genius always perseveres and mediocrity always perishes, Its just a matter of time. Longevity is the ultimate measure of art and by that standard Chet Baker is immortal.
I am a recent Jazz convert at the age of 65. I just cant get enough of this stuff. It reaches deep into my soul. I have found so many artists that I like but Chet has got to be the best or bloody close to it.
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Tonic for a weary soul. So interesting how art can turn hardship and sadness into something this lovely and expressive. It allows one to not wallow in their sad feelings, but rather to hear them reflected back as a universal part of the human condition, and to transcend them for a short time. It really is like a medicine for the aching soul.
If one wishes to engage Art at it's core Truth - The ability to heal - it is mandatory to know the mechanics of Pain and have a desire above all other's to see others set free of it's dark & icy grip. Art is of The Light and only Light can cut The Darkness and make it bleed.
There is NOTHING like listening to this tune on a rainy night in Los Angeles while driving down Hollywood Boulevard. It really adds to the atmosphere; makes you feel like you're the last person on earth left alone with your deepest, darkest thoughts and feelings.
It's like the trompet is a voice that is trying to cry and tell me it's problems, and the piano is recomforting me with it's sweet melody, saying that everything can be beautiful and alright...
Absolutely breathtaking. As a 22 year old man, masterpieces like this make me feel like i've loved for a thousand lifetimes, and been heartbroken equally as much. To be able to feel such emotion and connection from sheer sound, comes once every so often, and every musician that took part in this performance should be completely proud that they made that happen for so many people, including myself.
Now is the perfect time to die for you young man. ..George thorogood said "Just 22 and I don't mind dying " ...I had on piece of paper in my wallet, written, to play that song at my funeral "who do you love"....despite my wrecklessness it never happened for me at 22...shame.....
Lyrics Almost blue Almost doing things we used to do There's a girl here and she's almost you Almost all the things that you promised with your eyes I see in hers too Now your eyes are red from crying Almost blue Flirting with this disaster became me It named me as the fool who only aimed to be Almost blue Almost touching it will almost do There's a part of me that's always true...always All the things that you promised with your eyes I see in hers too Now your eyes are red from crying Almost you Almost me Almost blue
*The Legend Who Sings Like His Trumpet* One with his instrument and the piano is so on point in this production, its almost unbelievable how well performed this arrangement is. Masterpiece 💙
@@Kaffe23 What you suggest are trolls, when people are honest, hopefully you can tell the difference one day. You are the fake "edgy" someone fighting the "power" for no cause.
no, that's false. Not always you are in a mood for this kind of music, or music in general. It doesn't touch me the way it touched you, but I can still appreciate it.
A couple of years after losing my Wife and best friend, I saw a woman walk past me as I was sitting at a coffee shop. She bore a striking resemblance. My heart almost leapt out of my chest. Then the pain. The storyline of this song came to mind……
have you tried practicing this? i mean it's good but if you want to really look at his skill try summertime or something. this song isn't a good example of him really giving his all. it's a beautiful song nonetheless.
I've never played an instrument before in my life. But being a sucker for the horns and being a Jazz head, and a huge Chet fan, his work influences me to want to learn how to play. Chet is a master of his craft. And he plays with soo much soul.
Beautiful... Makes me want to smoke a cigarette while looking out of some half open venetian blinds on to a rainy street and internally explain my story of lust greed and betrayal.
shit u listen to raury and jazz and doom. we have the same tastes. can u check my soundcloud? criticisms appreciated, im a producer, rapper, artist, ect. Soundcloud.com/pnnnto
Chet plays his soul. His trumpet is expressing the soul of his heart. The despair in his heart. The loneliness in his heart. The love he has to give in his heart. Chet's trumpet is his soul and his ambition. His trumpet is his way of expressing his life to the world, his way of letting the world know who he is!
This is what loneliness and despair sounds like when there is little hope left, but the memory still burns in the distance with a faint glimmer, yet we still grasp, we still cling to what was but sadly will never be.
@@dekecumberland6349 it seems you need a life, if the best thing you can do is respond to all of the 1000 comments to call them “losers”. What a low life.
Sitting here tears rolling down. this beautiful song is making it better, but I can relate to the softness and the heart of the song. I thank God for Baker , Coltrane and the rest of the greats. Love is a wonderful thing but some of us are bound to get crushed. Hang in there people we'll be all right. Love, Tim
I guess I understand what you mean... It is just touching too much to hear this music. All the best, my dear!!! Keep your head up high and try to be thankful for every good moment in your life.
I'm really trying to figure things out right now... as I try to get deep into reasons, reasons cut my soul and lives a feeling of uncertainty. Life is hard to understand that much I know until now, not that I didn't know before but it feels different now as I grow older. Songs like this sets the mood for a night of thinking and lets you try to understand maybe a little more.
In the hush of midnight's shadowed tune, Chet's trumpet weeps beneath the moon. Notes like teardrops softly fall, Echoes of a melancholy call. In smoky rooms where shadows dance, Chet's horn weaves a forlorn romance. A solitary sigh, a lonesome cry, As melodies of heartache amplify. His trumpet whispers tales untold, Of love that's young, and love grown old. Through muted brass, a mournful plea, A requiem for lost ecstasy. A lonely street, a dim-lit bar, Chet's music drifts like a fading star. In every chord, a soul laid bare, A sonnet of sorrow suspended in air. Each breath he takes, a heavy sigh, A wistful echo, a muted goodbye. Through amber notes, the pain unfolds, A symphony of sorrows, stories untold. The night embraces the mournful sound, As Chet's trumpet weeps, unbound. A ballad etched in shadows deep, In the music of Chet, the sadness seeps.
This mastery of melancholic music is absolutely incredible. I can feel the sorrow. I can see the sadness. It's amazing to live in this time where we have unparalleled access to a time no longer with us. All those who say you were born in the wrong generation. Think again. These times are unrivaled with regard to access to music, and information. Absolutely brilliant!
Why do so many super talents like Chet Baker live short and unhappy lives while entertaining us to the max with songs like this? It is fashionable to think that the conflicted artist is necessary to entertain at the 'as-good-as-it-gets' level as does this trumpet player; but I don't think so myself. At any rate, thank you, Chet Baker.
+Yassine Taoudi I don't think that is true, Yassine. Many of the classical composers were well-rounded people and produced super work. Saint Seans comes to mind. For sure, there were conflicted composers as well (Puccini comes to mind). it just seems more jazz greats muddle their lives than in other genres.......
+Cecil Williams It's true that we can find examples that prove I could be wrong.. But still, I believe that it depends on what you like.. If you- like me- like sad music, you'll love the romantic composers such as Chopin or Rachmaninov... And guess what, Rachmaninov composed his most famous piece (second piano concerto) after 3 years of deep sadness... Same story for beethoven's moonlight sonata, he was in love with a girl that didn't love him... So as I said, those extraordinary musics which are extremely sad wouldn't have been composed if the composers were living "cool" lives...
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My husband of 54 years died 3 days ago. He was a trumpet player. I'm enjoying the vibe
rest in peace🤍
Sorry for your loss. My dad was a trumpet player too. Very dedicated and a very interesting man xx
I hope you're doing well. I imagine how much it must hurt
Sorry for your loss.
🙏🏼
The universal language isn't love or music; it's loneliness.
No one needs to be lonely.
....poetic. Amen.
Underrated comment
I'm lonely...I know...music is the language of emotion. I know that, for sure. I've gotten my share of standing ovations. But I left everything 15 years ago to come to this place and care for my dear mother, who just died last October. We never thought she'd live this long! ha ha...but I took care of her till the end. She got her wish; she got to die in her sleep, in her own bed, in her house. God Bless my mom, Agnes...which means "Lamb Of God"...now she's gone. Every morning I wake up thinking I have something share with her...then look for her...and finally realize...she's gone. Sometimes I think I hear her calling my name. I know...this will all eventually pass...but I bet I can play the blues better than any 19-25 year old! ha ha...
@@MrCrossbones2008 Glad she lived a lot.
The same shadows that surrounded her will one day surround me.
Rest in peace Agnes.
“There’s a girl here and she’s almost you”
“All those things you promised with your eyes, I see in hers too”
Sadness isn’t looking at grey skies it seems, but remembering they were once blue.
❤
Damn bro that's deep
I d say : he .. but deep still remains
@@jorgecolin1717 I was high as fuck when I listened to this video, I don’t know what I was thinking busting out some quote type shit like I’m Mark Twain or something 😂
@@TheJackster-tl8oi In that case, whatever you were on - I want some.
its January 6th 2024, its currently 3:01 am in Baghdad Iraq, I am listening to this with my laptop with a video call on my phone enjoying this music with the girl I love, the weather is cold and my feet are freezing yet I am enjoying this masterpiece and my girls is asking why it takes so long for me to write this comment, enjoy the life people, enjoy love, enjoy the sadness and feel accepted, the meaning is all around you you just have to see through it.
First of all, I hope you're safe. I'm in deepest French countryside cooking a curry, listening to this waiting for my girl to arrive. This music goes with our sodden landscape right now. Bleak and wet. It carries me away.
❤❤❤
Nice picture painted
My sister lived in Baghdad with her husband Faris and their 5 kids. They managed to get out before it all went bad, lost their home and everything, why am I rambling on when I just wanted to say Chet Baker touches your soul
Dear rami
It's March 8th , it's currently 7:33 pm , im in tripoli libya , I can see the sunset through the window while laying on the couch alone in the house .
Having thoughts of despair and loneliness not because I'm alone but because I have so much going on in my life that I can't share with anyone ...
I know deep down that I need help yet I keep pretending to be strong.
I am strong and I am capable but sometimes admiting that we need help is all we need.
Kindest regards ❤ I hope this letter finds u well and loved
Trumpet: I am sad...
Piano: thats ok, it will fade...
Wow its like if the instruments really do say this
And the bass?
The bass died from leukemia that’s why they’re sad
@@jovit195 rip bass 💀
Funny how a comment months ago said the same thing, but with more words.
Dude doesn't start singing till 5 minutes in. He establishes the mood and tone. Then he tells you what all the previous 5 minutes was about. It's so good. Like watching a silent film and then talking about the plot, but with song.
That is why he is a genius .
you re genius logan bro!
Puckoooooooooooooooooooooo!
Chet, baby!.
well put.
The "almost blue" feeling is the worst one a person can go through. Not depressed not sad just deeply unsatisfied and drowned. I love this song
Well said 👏
Blue are the words I say
And what I think
Blue are the feelings...
THAT LIVE INSIDE ME
“Deeply unsatisfied and drowned” that sounds like depression bro
@@Emanuel-bm9vn could be
I don’t know, I’d rather feel unsatisfied than how I feel regularly. But every feeling is considered. I just… can’t explain.
My 18-year-old son died 61 days ago. He loves chet Baker very much, so I love listening to him now. His separation is killing me. He is an artist, guitarist, painter, and graphic designer, but unfortunately, he decided to leave and leave the pain in my heart.
We all are going to leave, sooner or later. This world isn’t the world your son had aimed for. He’s in a better place and is doing very well by Allah’s Mercy and Grace. My sincere condolences to you ..
LI am the Highway@@MuhammedSultan-tc1vt
My condolences
How sad. Deepest sympathies to you and yours. I can't imagine that kind of pain and sorrow.
Feel srry to hear that . Hope You stay calm and reasonable 😊👍
This song is crazy, but damn, that drummer has got to be vibeing on a different level. It almost sounds like rain. Amazing.
drum brushes ..?
@@serotonic596 must be, maybe one could find a live performance and have a peek.
That's what I was thinking.
Yr right On!
Well said sir.
Chet Baker - Vocals, Trumpet
Harold Danko - Piano
Hein Van Der Geyn - Bass
John Engels - Drums
iltulipano ,I Really Appreciate This Most Important Information.I Have Been Searching For All The Musicians Who Played On This Track.Particularly And Specifically The Piano Player.Harold Danko Is Truly A Virtuoso!!
@83scalpel Thank You everyone for the synopsis. CMJ Canada
Thank you for this. I don't know much about chet baker. Never knew he sang his songs too.
Nice that Hein Van Der Geyn is dutch. Gives me hopes
@83scalpel Chet Baker's and BB King's Thrill is gone have not a thing to do with one another. I mean they are not the same composition. Two totally different pieces of music. Not a version or rendition or anything like that. Nothing in common. allmusic: "From Chet Baker's first vocal recording session in 1953 (Chet Baker Sings [1953]) comes this cool West Coast jazz treatment of an old Tin Pan Alley song, not to be confused with the B.B. King blues hit from 1970. "wiki: Chet Baker's cover of 'the thrill is gone' by BB King??? i have no idea what you are talking about.
I don't know why, but it sounds as if the instruments are talking to each other.
The trumpet is sad, the piano comforts it, etc.
Corue This is actually very common in Jazz and is known as call and response. The instruments speak to each other, taking turns, in a conversational tone. Some songs catch the intonation of the human voice in a more obvious manner than others. This is one such song.
Man, i saw one comment about what you said about it. And i either think the same.
@@alyssabowen9297 can you suggest me a book about jazz that is popular? (because i can't understand english very well especially if its written in a therotical type maybe one that you will suggest has been translated to my language.)
Pygmalion read geoff dyer’s ‘but beautiful’. it has a chapter on chet.
That's the magic of music my friend
It is currently 6:08pm here in the UK and I am sat with my cat Smudge on my lap who will unfortunately be put to sleep in an hour due to poor health, this will forever be our song.
I love you Smudge, there will be no other like you. Thanks for being my best friend and the best cat anyone could have ever asked for.
RIP smodge
I’m so sorry friend 😢
I feel with you
😢💔
RIP Smidgeon
When you start to feel sad, dont fight it. Embrace it. Feel as sad as you possibly can. Dive as deep as you can into the darkness and realize youre still alive. Realize how normal it feels and youre not alone, no matter if you feel so alone. Embrace the darkness. Outlive the depression
This comment. All the feelings.
I never agreed so much.
@eva Spinaci acknowledge it. Live it. Cry. Dig deep. With my own depression, I ignore it until I can't. I think it would help if I regularly intervened and acknowledged and expressed it. And attended to it. Being physically active is the best counter-measure. I say this from experience (I fail at practicing tho), and from my uni classes.
Ok Sasuke
I needed to read that. Thank u
not a bad thing to listen to on Valentine's day
Not at all...
Komm süsser tod spotfy's playlist
Why would it be bad
you forgot the other essential, a bottle of jack or tequila
My favourite
My life is falling apart, my only brother has died 4 months ago, my parents are getting divorce because my father is making very bad actions, I must take care of my two nephews, and the things in my work aren't so well.
I've been listening Chet all day long, cause, this is the only thing that's making me feel a little better.
Have faith in yourself, random person
I hope it gets better for you, much love
Hope things will get better. You're strong 💖✨
I hope everything goes the right way very soon
Just stay strong, more beautiful days are waiting for you 🖤
This too shall pass Bren.
ohh man, this is really how sadness speaks, straight to the depths of the soul
We should send Chet discography in space just to let the whole universe know that we are capable of something beautiful after all
Yes Indeed
Beautiful by the interpretation of human ears. Aliens might just find it to be white noise for all we know.
best youtube comment, ever
definitely best comment ever
in space, no one can hear you play jazz
Scary how much we share under this endless blue sky, isn't it?
like hell
Ah yes, quite.
Sheldon i must agree with you sir. It truly is painfully pleasant
Mine is grey
Kérian Fiter through those grey clouds there is a mighty blue sky and a bright, golden sun. Don’t worry. Their time will come to appear
Chet Baker has a memorial plaque in Amsterdam that says
"Trumpet player and singer
Chet Baker
died here on May 13th, 1988
He will live on in his music
for anyone willing
to listen and feel"
any idea where? I'd love to go check it out!
@@gkpdougiiieee Hotel Prins Hendrik, Prins Hendrikkade 52-58, Amsterdam, www.hotel-prinshendrik.nl/en/
Died because he was locked out of his room, tried to cross from the balcony of the adjacent room to the balcony of his room, and fell in the process.
@@whatthecello42 He fell because he was doped up on coke and heroin.
@@whatthecello42 ass hole
2024 check. Just about every Sunday night would be appropriate to listen to this melancholy orchestration of most excellent jazz artistry.
Only Jesus can heal you. Beware of false doctrines, new age spirit and such like.
Jesus is coming soon.
Heaven and hell exist.
Repent, receive His forgiveness and ask Him to take His rightful place in your life as your Savior and Lord.
Jesus died the painful death our sins deserve. John 3:17 says, “God did not send the Son into the world to condemn the world, but in order that the world might be saved through him.” By sacrificing himself for us on the cross, he took the punishment for all of our sins at once.
Matthew 4:17
From that time Jesus began to preach, and to say, Repent: for the kingdom of heaven is at hand.
Luke 13:24
Strive to enter through the narrow gate, for many, I say to you, will seek to enter and will not be able.
1 John 1:7
But if we walk in the light, as he is in the light, we have fellowship one with another, and the blood of Jesus Christ his Son cleanseth us from all sin.
This is where sadness meets with sophistication
And then you showed up...
I couldn't have said it more eloquently. Thank you. 🌹
Just sadness....
@@deedeekreep9139 😢
@@Manumanu-ul1qd lmao
This is not depressing.
This is the sound of life
The sound of every winter and spring that we shared together
The sound of laughter
Fading away
Achieving their purpose
In tears
Sadness
Thank You Chet
You re immortal
Thankyou for posting this I’m gonna get this tattooed
Yessssss
Estoy de acuerdo. No es deprimente. Es simplemente bella y melancólica
These words moved me ...thank you
💎
A number of years ago I spent a year in New York. One weekend, I don't remember the hotel I was staying in, but I had found a really good jazz station. I had just fixed myself a drink when this song came on. I stood there, drink in hand, looking out on the city as a soft rain was falling. Of course it would have been better if a semi-nude woman had been beckoning to come back to bed. But it was real life not a movie. The mood was just right with the drink and Chet Baker on the radio. I've never forgot that moment. And everytime I hear this song, I'm back in that hotel room. Sometimes life just gives you that perfect moment you can keep in mind forever. Thanks for posting this awesome song... Greetings from Iran
...real life not a movie....
God bless you for these words
Wow. Nice to read you again after all this time, Mr Kerouack. Hey, it's not you? It's your soul, though.
what a delightfully charming way to describe the moment. One must be careful as life imitates art, imitates life, imitates art...it's all a movie. Are you Persian or just visiting? I would guess Persian, as I have never met a Persian man that did not have polite judgments, weren't wildly romantic, and all delighted in making one feel like a delicate flower. Pleased to greet another aficianato
aficionado LOL Greetings from the East Coast, USA
@@pameladewinter8724
Madame, many thanks for your kind words. I'm Persian from Teheran with many american friends, since i was working for Merrill Lynch...
God he was so hurt. And you can hear it through his trumpet and sorrowful voice. My fave singer of all time. A voice where you can literally feel and resonate with his sadness.
Yes :( So much pain...
V@@xoen6❤
❤
@dionne,5758 ❤
Only Jesus can heal you. Beware of false doctrines, new age spirit and such like.
Jesus is coming soon.
Heaven and hell exist.
Repent, receive His forgiveness and ask Him to take His rightful place in your life as your Savior and Lord.
Jesus died the painful death our sins deserve. John 3:17 says, “God did not send the Son into the world to condemn the world, but in order that the world might be saved through him.” By sacrificing himself for us on the cross, he took the punishment for all of our sins at once.
Matthew 4:17
From that time Jesus began to preach, and to say, Repent: for the kingdom of heaven is at hand.
Luke 13:24
Strive to enter through the narrow gate, for many, I say to you, will seek to enter and will not be able.
1 John 1:7
But if we walk in the light, as he is in the light, we have fellowship one with another, and the blood of Jesus Christ his Son cleanseth us from all sin.
How cruel is life when a sound as delcate as the finest glass comes from a man just as fragile.
Thank you, Chet Baker
Why are you talking to him he is dead live home da Fock alone
@@violettegauvrit5835 lol shut up
You're pretentious gibberish shows what a pathetic loser you are.
@@dekecumberland6349 so sorry man i was going trough a dark place in my mind it was actualy a joke don't come at me like that please
We are all fragile when we fall two stories to the sidewalk below.
No one quite captured melancholy the way Chet did. He was a genius.
One of the most famous jazz musicians of all time, Chet Baker was an iconic cool jazz trumpeter and singer. In truth, Baker’s voice was unusual. Mellow, sonorous, and defined by a somnolent languidness, it also had a mysterious androgynous quality. Chet Baker rose to fame in the late 1950s as part of the West Coast Jazz movement; a more calm, cool and restrained take on jazz music. 5:35 [Famuse Talent; Jazzfuel; Journal Philistine Toronto]
@Edoardo Bonel Bill Evans was an exceptional pianist. One of the absolute best.
@@TrinidadJamesWoods YESSS
Amen to that
@knickertwistcopperby6066I used to watch an old man singing this song in my local pub on karaoke night every Friday. In Elvis Costello style. Completely drunk and he sang beautifully. Always the same song until he died
The song for the mornings who had no nights.
Got me thinking ab lots and lots of stuffs. Here's to your nights, sir
Couldn't of said it Better myself...
@@TH-dl9qi And To The Nights, That Had No Mornings...To You As Well, Kind Sir....
Perfectly worded, and appreciated
Actually, it is the songs of the nights that has no mornings...
I lived on South and Lombard in Baltimore for years. I'd listen to this song while it was raining with the windows open. The combination of the music and wet traffic was incredible
No matter how much I try, I can't escape the feels. I always seem to be captured by a cloak melancholy. Not quite depressed, not unhappy, but missing something or someone I need.
The spirit of this song, Chet Baker , such a sad soul. I keep coming back to let this song speak for the way I feel. ALMOST BLUE
Someone will fill your soul and make you complete one day...
it's my go to song mostly when i drink a lot and i dont know why....my heart is torn apart and i can't put it back together...so i drink and play this
Same.
@@stiofanmac3376 lol fucking lame, get a therapist
You should get close to God. Gain spirituality.
This version is amazing! Recorded live in Tokyo in June 1987, less than one year before Chet's death.
Chet was in great shape that night in Tokyo.
There is a double CD of the concert... for anyone willing to listen and feel...
Other musicians are:
Bass - Hein Van de Geyn
Drums -John Engels
Piano - Harold Danko
The video is also available here on RUclips. Enjoy!
Thank you very much.
Thank you, so beautiful song.
tanks
Thank you.
Thank you, buddy
I'm not depressed, i'm not missing someone I'm just enjoying this masterpiece
im all 3
yea. I hate it when people have nothing music related to say and say the most random sh*t in music videos, like their spouse, their parent, their pet died and the song reminds them of it.. If you have nothing to say about the instruments, the arrangement, the mix or the performance, better don't comment and just enjoy?
@@joy1essmusic is supposed to evoke memories and emotions, so it’s definitely related. also no casual listener knows anything about arrangement or mixing
@@Thestoicrevolution-v5o I doubt a lot of those comments are even real.. they all seem really generic and copy n paste
CHET BAKER! AND THIS SONG AMONGST SONG AFTER SONG TIME AFTER TIME@ I LOVE HIM❤❤❤
I think the depression or the loneliness is a opportunity to be absolutely free, its a opportunity that not many people get.. Be courageous and thankful everything will make sense in a while, just trust the process and you will see what an amazing artist god is =) I really found my self in the dark and now Im in love with the darkness. Its sad that so many people are so afraid of the darkness... I hope y'all have a nice day and don't forget to smile to at least yourself, be proud of yourself you came a long way
So you are in love the the darkness? How does that feel?
We cannot feel joy unless we’re willing to feel grief. Life itself includes all these feelings that make us human. Great art is made out of it. It’s not entertainment. It’s a reflection of life’s unfathomable richness and complexity, and an attempt to understand the meaning of it all. This may be my favorite song, but I don’t have the strength to listen very often.
It baffles me why isn't this on Spotify...
Search : ionn blignault - almost blue
Regalit0 you sir are a godsend. I found this song a few minutes ago and was worried I wouldn’t be able to have it on Spotify.
@@regalit0304 my man
@@mattgonzalez1053 had the same issue a few days ago , im glad to help you guys
@@regalit0304 aaaa thank you so much!
My father was a jazz musician he played the saxophone. He was never in my life just came and gone. Visited like every other weekend. Then he just stopped and I never saw him again. He's passed away in my twenty's didn't really feel hurt by him being gone though. I do how ever have a love for jazz soul blues and anything with a saxophone. I guess I am drawn to this type of music but inside it makes me feel closer to my father. Who I have come to miss and dearly love over the years despite him not being alive. A son will always need his father even in death. Love you dad.
God bless you chris
Your Dad loves you back. You know.
You are beautiful
Feel him note for note from Turkey
You are a good man brother, God and your Mother have made good to you between now and forever. But the unseen and pain is the real teacher…
Chet Baker can break your heart, make you fall in love, contemplate everything, and make you smile like a child.
Chet Baker always lived against the grain. While the world was still ecstatic about fast and rhythmic bebop jazz, he defined an emotional and melancholy style that didn’t seem to correspond to the spirit of the time: “cool jazz”.
He was one of the most unique singers in jazz and just as good a trumpet player. 6:16 [Ivy Style; Vialma Jazz]
@@Gurci28❤❤❤
That is such a beautiful way to put what I’m feeling, thank you Elvis Costello for showing me Chet XXX
Blue, or almost blue, he played beautiful, sang beautiful, and he was beautiful💧💙💗💔💞
Only Jesus can heal you. Beware of false doctrines, new age spirit and such like.
Jesus is coming soon.
Heaven and hell exist.
Repent, receive His forgiveness and ask Him to take His rightful place in your life as your Savior and Lord.
Jesus died the painful death our sins deserve. John 3:17 says, “God did not send the Son into the world to condemn the world, but in order that the world might be saved through him.” By sacrificing himself for us on the cross, he took the punishment for all of our sins at once.
Matthew 4:17
From that time Jesus began to preach, and to say, Repent: for the kingdom of heaven is at hand.
Luke 13:24
Strive to enter through the narrow gate, for many, I say to you, will seek to enter and will not be able.
1 John 1:7
But if we walk in the light, as he is in the light, we have fellowship one with another, and the blood of Jesus Christ his Son cleanseth us from all sin.
Solitude can be a beautiful thing
This makes me so happy and so sad at the same time
exactly the same!
I might add peace?......
maybe just thinking ...time is running... I don't know why but it reminds me something about the Time with a ''T''
I hear you buddy
i call it calmness....peace..
Scrolling through this comments section while listening to this masterpiece makes me wanna give each and everyone of you a warm hug, a blanket and a cupcake. Beautiful, sensitive, poetic souls here. I love you all. Greetings from Switzerland
EDIT (May 2022):
Wow. I come back here 3 years later and the world is now in a pandemic, which makes this thread even more special and beautiful to me. Thank you so much🥰. I also love reading where everyone is writing from 😍🌎 ! We might never have the chance to meet each other but I'm grateful for this connexion we share, right here. Please remember that you are worthy and you are loved. Always.
See you in 3 years my friends.
Natinat 🖤🖤🖤🖤🖤
Thank you🙏
OooRah~
Natinat Thank you! I agree with you. Chet Baker is tops! Come to New Orleans.
Natinat Greetings from Morocco!
RIP Chet Baker (December 23, 1929 - May 13, 1988), aged 58
You will be remembered as a legend.
Same age. Respect. First time but not the last!
Died to heroine of all things. Not even his wikipedia page says what happened to him. RIP chet.
@@bulletsunderpressure What are you talking about? He died because he fell off his hotel balcony in Amsterdam; this has been public knowledge for decades.
👍
@@thebellcurve3437 From his heroine use! Years before pulled out his gold fillings for money. Heroine stole so much talent in music from us. It gave us nothing!
I am 25 years old,I found This Guy a Couple Of year ago now...His music,Apart of being from other time,Is simply a work of art.
Read up on him.
Gifted and tragic life!😎
Loneliness has followed me my whole life. Everywhere. In bars, in cars, sidewalks, stores, everywhere.
+1 :'(
@@khaoula3758If you don't know, he's quoting a line from the movie Taxi Driver. It's worth a watch.
You sound like a heartbrolen callous middle aged detective that narrates his own life. But yeah man, me too
This is a man, who could not take it anymore.
This is...
There's no escape. I'm God's lonely man
This has to be one of my favourite comment sections on RUclips.
If pretentious drool from pathetic losers is your preferred content, then that makes perfect sense.
@@dekecumberland6349 your last name is Cumberland
@@dekecumberland6349 As opposed to "WHO'S WATCHING IN 2021? OMG WHO CAME HERE FROM TIKTOK 😩😩"
Yeah I think I prefer this comment section
that`s because the comments come from people who are feeling the hurt and pain expressed by the music....
@Solitude Zero Too funny. If you have to ask hahahaha.
This is ten miles past blue
Agree.
Kolob Canyon very true , that's how I feel when I listen to this song, far beyond blue
eh...
Almost true
Totally true
This song speaks to me in a language I didn't know I understood so perfectly clear. I am left speechless and agitated afterwards. Rare for a piece to touch me so deeply. Beautiful... Now If I could only not feel whatever it is I'm feeling right now
I hear you
My father died today....this was one his faves
Nthe Deepblue sorry to hear that
Do you feel better?
Hope you're doing alright
Sorry for your loss. May the music make your pain weaker.
Nthe Deepblue so sorry for your loss
So sad how so many talented, beautiful people are the authors of their own destruction.
This song is his expression of "own destruction". Just because of his personality, he and others are able to touch our Souls... if chet were just simple music student, you really think he can do music like this?? Just People with broken wings, broken lifes and broken hearts can put that much passion into art
@@BK-lq1qz That's a ridiculously simplified way of looking at things. Don't defend mistakes. I love his music and empathize with him, but there's a firm line I have marked. Sun Ra, Herbie Hancock, Pandit Jasraj, Charles Mingus, will you deny the monumental beauty of their music?
@@joadariu9005 I get what you mean but I think he is referring to this song particularly...and I would agree with that, the way it sounds buddy...it's like there are tears dripping out this trumpet...You can feel the sadness, the regrets, the pain and all the shit that cross a man's heart.
"It is in your nature...to destroy yourselves..."
Forget 'destruction'. From his pain came his most heartfelt music.
In that case, this song makes me feel like I am looking into the eyes of that perfect mate that only appears once in your life, and then vanishes only to remain like a surreal painting in the profound chambers of your soul echoing through time like a bittersweet memory that both delights and destroys any semblance of complete happiness in this existence...what? Never mind, it's very nice music.
Too true.
+Flu Pachi i agree
+Flu Pachi Verbose
have quoted you when posting this song on Facebook!!! haven't heard such inspiring words for ages
+Flu Pachi wish I could quote like you man.....you should consider writing
Watched “Let’s Get Lost” last night. Is such pain necessary for such beauty? Thank you for your life Chet Baker.
It's Monday morning. This is playing in a cafe built in the 30's. Its 7:15am, raining gently outside, still dark. No customers yet but each table has a candle just waiting for each new person to arrive. My coworker and I are ready to open in 15 minutes. We both take a breath and a sip from the day's first cup of coffee. We look out at the dark, rainy streets as people, one by one, pass under the street lights on their way to where they need to be. Those 15 minutes between now and opening are pure peace.
thank you :")
@@evam7431 What for? :D
CaptainSpork7 i just really liked this comment :)
Manuel Do Pazo .....and?
@@manueldopazo6014 I didn't mean my shift was in the 30s (:
The brushes in back is so enigmatic
Indeed! These brushes elevated the song to a whole new level.
Nice blindado mano KKKKKK
@@joaokennedy3757 Foi mal aí mano, mas o blindado do Tesla é pica d+
Olha os BR aí curtindo música boa!
You cant say the n word that's racist
Chet Baker is like the Rain of music. I can't really describe it, but his sound gives off the same feeling that rain does.
Very well said, exactly my sentiment.
I had to be the thumbs down. Chet was a junkie that played trumpet. He's lucky we even care.
ASMR?
Yeag dude!
Melancholy
The man could play! Chet Baker's playing can enable a person to go through so many different emotions in a single piece of music. Peace!
Well said, his music makes you go through these bittersweet feelings that only real music can.
@@DirkjeA: Great to hear from a fan of this magnificent artist. ❤
We should all be so happy that drugs exist and are freely available: they shortened Chet's life considerably and for that small mercy we should be eternally grateful
@@Manumanu-ul1qd: Chet Baker's shortened life due to drugs is a tragedy. But that does not change the fact that he was extremely talented. Personally, I feel that the world would be better without drugs. I have seen too many people's lives shortened due to them. PEACE!
"There's a girl here, and she's almost you." Great line.
Fuck man that timing i read it while chet sings it.
He died today thirty one years ago, such a shame, but an inevitable fate nonetheless. What a great artist you were, Chet.
Otakanime Well, we ALL have a “shelf life”.. an “expiration date”. One day you and I will travel that way too BUT, for me......though I will go through the “shadow of death”, I will fear no evil because of JESUS CHRIST.
you were... and are
Is this jazz?!
Remember, his pain came from never-ending efforts to beautify his music.
@@ramzimahdaoui3519 yes
Funny how Chet comes in to your life and stays there
Yes, he's in my life for good now. Just the music I was listening for.
When I found him, I kept him close to me and this is how it is!
Yeah, kinda cool, a good companion
@@josephmarina2883 How true. I had never really thought about it that way, but he has been an integral part of my life for nearly as long as I can remember. Thanks for stating such a not-always-obvious truth.
@@rogerstevenson7074 you're welcome, thnx for those vibes
This is what true art sounds like. What it elicits from you whilst you listen to it is the very definition of what art, great art, aspires to do. The comments you read here are a testament to the fact that even amidst this most insipid of musical eras great art will always endure. If you ever find yourself in despair at the culture of the day take some solace from the fact that over a long enough period of time genius always perseveres and mediocrity always perishes, Its just a matter of time. Longevity is the ultimate measure of art and by that standard Chet Baker is immortal.
Man I wish that I could have said that. Thanks!
I am a recent Jazz convert at the age of 65. I just cant get enough of this stuff.
It reaches deep into my soul. I have found so many artists that I like but Chet has got to be the best or bloody close to it.
Chris Botti “Emmanuel”is my favorite song in the entire world. You should give it a listen.
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bill evans. those two are givin me evrything
i recommend you hearing time after time by chet too
I play this song every time I chop onions..
I play this song every time I chop samples...
I play this song every time I chop my own life.
does it help with the crying?
Armel Francois played this while he chopped this thread!
I chop onions every time I listen to this song...
I wouldn't wish this feeling to anyone
Well I'm feeling it now
@@The_Man_Who_Sold_the_World. I am there with you brother , people always say it gets better but I think you just get stronger
merveille des merveilles chet baker est d une excellence
Tonic for a weary soul. So interesting how art can turn hardship and sadness into something this lovely and expressive. It allows one to not wallow in their sad feelings, but rather to hear them reflected back as a universal part of the human condition, and to transcend them for a short time. It really is like a medicine for the aching soul.
Tuan Jim beautiful words
Beautifully put sir
Your lines are so beautiful sir#
This is such a beautiful comment!
Poetically put, Tuan Jim...medicine for the aching soul, indeed.
this, miles davis' blue in green, and Coltrane's the blue train.. and madlib shades of blue.. all masterpieces.
Ayye bro you got it!
absolutely.
dude i see you legit everywhere
that's why his name is slick nick
BILL EVANS WROTE BLUE IN GREEN.
The most beautiful works of art, come with the greatest amounts of pain.
True❤
If one wishes to engage Art at it's core Truth - The ability to heal - it is mandatory to know the mechanics of Pain and have a desire above all other's to see others set free of it's dark & icy grip.
Art is of The Light and only Light can cut The Darkness and make it bleed.
It's true I tripped in art class and made a work of art
Sygg, River Guide pure poetry man . What a beautiful thought you expressed in words .
To feel pain is a way to make art too...
La sto ascoltando com gli auricolari, nel letto di notte... Mi sto perdendo tra queste note un po' tristi. Bellissima❤
Stessa cosa anche io nel letto con le auricolari
There is NOTHING like listening to this tune on a rainy night in Los Angeles while driving down Hollywood Boulevard. It really adds to the atmosphere; makes you feel like you're the last person on earth left alone with your deepest, darkest thoughts and feelings.
I should try sometime...
Missing L.A. so much!
thewaywardpoet it never fuckin rains in Hollywood
I like that feeling .
thewaywardpoet l
...almost.
It's like the trompet is a voice that is trying to cry and tell me it's problems, and the piano is recomforting me with it's sweet melody, saying that everything can be beautiful and alright...
That’s the most poetic thing I’ve ever heard
Aren't you sober?
paradoxicalman 19 I swear I'm not trippin'
Eduardo Vianna that was deep, man
Eduardo Vianna got it
Absolutely breathtaking. As a 22 year old man, masterpieces like this make me feel like i've loved for a thousand lifetimes, and been heartbroken equally as much. To be able to feel such emotion and connection from sheer sound, comes once every so often, and every musician that took part in this performance should be completely proud that they made that happen for so many people, including myself.
CoMa I
That's pretty good for 22.
Now is the perfect time to die for you young man. ..George thorogood said "Just 22 and I don't mind dying " ...I had on piece of paper in my wallet, written, to play that song at my funeral "who do you love"....despite my wrecklessness it never happened for me at 22...shame.....
@@TheCoatneyadkins the fuck you talm bout
As a who cares just listen to the music
Mellow sadness, mixed with an undertow of regret. Utterly beautiful.
Lyrics
Almost blue
Almost doing things we used to do
There's a girl here and she's almost you
Almost all the things that you promised with your eyes I see in hers too
Now your eyes are red from crying
Almost blue
Flirting with this disaster became me
It named me as the fool who only aimed to be
Almost blue
Almost touching it will almost do
There's a part of me that's always true...always
All the things that you promised with your eyes I see in hers too
Now your eyes are red from crying
Almost you
Almost me
Almost blue
Thank you so much for posting this. It is essential for insight and personal reflection...
Thank you.❤
Saw him perform in Los Angeles in the’80s. Masterful emotional sounds!
that's beautiful bro
Thanks
This makes me want to take a walk on a rainy night
DoyouevenPraisetheSun? \[T]/
Me too, today would be perfect especially for all the thinking i have to do right now. It’s rainy and I’m at a major turning point in my life
@@xcarmx4747 Do tell?
Without an umbrella 💜💜💜💜
You won't.
This music is a drug. Can’t stop listening to it once it’s begun.
Facundo Parodi thank you!
careful drug hurt don't be addicted ;)
Hi
*The Legend Who Sings Like His Trumpet* One with his instrument and the piano is so on point in this production, its almost unbelievable how well performed this arrangement is.
Masterpiece 💙
I’ve watched thousands of RUclips videos and have never seen a comments section like this
The perfection of this brings out the truth in people
This is the blue corner of www...
Valeriae, u r very wise.
GREAT post.
So well said.
if this aint a masterpiece then what is.
"is" unnecessary
you are absolutely right. my thought process changed while writing it. thank you. will remove it
"unnecessary" unnecesarry
+Paul Dirac what do you mean?
fuck you
@tim jones
Good for sleeping, also crying.
Dont cry Kathy
🌛🌜
Omg so edgy
indeed
@@Kaffe23 What you suggest are trolls, when people are honest, hopefully you can tell the difference one day. You are the fake "edgy" someone fighting the "power" for no cause.
An unbelievably great song.
A glass of wine and a glass of my tears
Makes two of us
Make that 3. Cheers!
makes 5? two glasses of my tears 😭
San Nervosa xD
rite. same to you LOL
If this doesn't cut to your soul, you have no soul to cut to.
facts and logic
Truth
I`M CUT
no, that's false. Not always you are in a mood for this kind of music, or music in general. It doesn't touch me the way it touched you, but I can still appreciate it.
Bagatur I agreed
Sitting here at 3am.
Lights dimmed.
Rain outside lashing at the window.
This playing.
Bliss.
I fell asleep to this on repeat while it was raining too. Was amazing.
Paulie & Mikey Palmice are there with you.. 😅🤣😂
Right now its just about to go 4am.
I really wanna to join you but I can't lol
@Dm Tv What a wonderful way to connect, through Chet’s timeless music. So amazing.
A couple of years after losing my Wife and best friend, I saw a woman walk past me as I was sitting at a coffee shop. She bore a striking resemblance. My heart almost leapt out of my chest. Then the pain. The storyline of this song came to mind……
...man....
As a trumpet player, in terms of tone quality, the strength and clarity of it, and also his timing, he's in a league of his own. No one can touch him.
have you tried practicing this?
i mean it's good but if you want to really look at his skill try summertime or something.
this song isn't a good example of him really giving his all.
it's a beautiful song nonetheless.
As a trumpet player as well, the tone for this is so driving. It’s almost impossible to recreate
So sorrowfully peaceful, so expressively tender,
I think Miles Dewey Davis is up there with Chet.
I've never played an instrument before in my life. But being a sucker for the horns and being a Jazz head, and a huge Chet fan, his work influences me to want to learn how to play. Chet is a master of his craft. And he plays with soo much soul.
Only miles davis
Bartender.. I didn’t order a double shot of heart break.
Rt
just leave the bottle would ya
ya did...or ya wouldn't be here my friend.
But ye DID, Blanche!
Oh, sir... It was from that lady
Beautiful... Makes me want to smoke a cigarette while looking out of some half open venetian blinds on to a rainy street and internally explain my story of lust greed and betrayal.
thinking the exact same thing
PulseCode Music amazing! I'm gonna use this!
shit u listen to raury and jazz and doom. we have the same tastes. can u check my soundcloud? criticisms appreciated, im a producer, rapper, artist, ect. Soundcloud.com/pnnnto
I can only think of your description in a Noir film scene of the forties or fifties
Yeah I can't find that comment. I'd greatly appreciate it if you repost it here +Johnny Trash
The universal language is emotion, that includes the blues.
Chet plays his soul. His trumpet is expressing the soul of his heart. The despair in his heart. The loneliness in his heart. The love he has to give in his heart. Chet's trumpet is his soul and his ambition. His trumpet is his way of expressing his life to the world, his way of letting the world know who he is!
❤
👍
This is what loneliness and despair sounds like when there is little hope left, but the memory still burns in the distance with a faint glimmer, yet we still grasp, we still cling to what was but sadly will never be.
👍🇨🇦
Get a life, you pathetic loser.
@@dekecumberland6349 it seems you need a life, if the best thing you can do is respond to all of the 1000 comments to call them “losers”. What a low life.
Facts.💯
Sitting here tears rolling down. this beautiful song is making it better, but I can relate to the softness and the heart of the song. I thank God for Baker , Coltrane and the rest of the greats. Love is a wonderful thing but some of us are bound to get crushed. Hang in there people we'll be all right. Love, Tim
I second the Brigadier's comment. Well done.
great words.Thanks and stay cool!
have another drink
Amen!!! MEATLOAF3, this song is just so full of feelings ty for sharing
MEATLOAF 3 I hope so, but at least we do have beautiful things like this.
Simply beautiful
This 7 minutes of my life was worth it.
Annaliza Bendal I made it an hour... on repeat
Ah Chet I grew to adult Age listening to you. Thanks for getting me through the hard times
Only 7? Haha
I can't even begin to think how stupid the rest of your life must be if this pathetic drool is the best that ever happened to you.
I've been listening to nothing but Chet Baker since 2023 began. I'm not sure if it's making me feel better, or worse...but I love it
However it makes you feel, you will always be listening to music made with passion and full of emotion
I guess I understand what you mean... It is just touching too much to hear this music. All the best, my dear!!! Keep your head up high and try to be thankful for every good moment in your life.
It can only do you good.
Fella was the Radiohead of his times
@Wonderhussy blessings to see you here
I just want to meet and have a deep conversation with everybody at this comment section while listening to Chet Baker
And you never will, because people who listen to this stupid drool are pathetic losers
@@dekecumberland6349 what an absolute cretin you are.
I'm really trying to figure things out right now... as I try to get deep into reasons, reasons cut my soul and lives a feeling of uncertainty. Life is hard to understand that much I know until now, not that I didn't know before but it feels different now as I grow older. Songs like this sets the mood for a night of thinking and lets you try to understand maybe a little more.
@@robinlopez2660 you make me puke
Over some tea and maybe a game of chess?
In the hush of midnight's shadowed tune,
Chet's trumpet weeps beneath the moon.
Notes like teardrops softly fall,
Echoes of a melancholy call.
In smoky rooms where shadows dance,
Chet's horn weaves a forlorn romance.
A solitary sigh, a lonesome cry,
As melodies of heartache amplify.
His trumpet whispers tales untold,
Of love that's young, and love grown old.
Through muted brass, a mournful plea,
A requiem for lost ecstasy.
A lonely street, a dim-lit bar,
Chet's music drifts like a fading star.
In every chord, a soul laid bare,
A sonnet of sorrow suspended in air.
Each breath he takes, a heavy sigh,
A wistful echo, a muted goodbye.
Through amber notes, the pain unfolds,
A symphony of sorrows, stories untold.
The night embraces the mournful sound,
As Chet's trumpet weeps, unbound.
A ballad etched in shadows deep,
In the music of Chet, the sadness seeps.
That's beautiful :)
I am glad there is someone out there who understands . . .
Lovely words
This mastery of melancholic music is absolutely incredible. I can feel the sorrow. I can see the sadness. It's amazing to live in this time where we have unparalleled access to a time no longer with us. All those who say you were born in the wrong generation. Think again. These times are unrivaled with regard to access to music, and information. Absolutely brilliant!
Thanks for your view. Thats a nice point to look down from.
@@extol2247- yes, I'm torn between the idea of being in the audience when this music was being performed live and having unlimited access to it! 😲
A écouter au petit matin, bien installé dans sa voiture, tandis que la pluie tombe et que l'on roule doucement quand la ville dort encore.
Sublime !
Muszę tak spróbować koniecznie.Satysfakcja gwarantowana.
Ça fait toujours son effet 👌
Vous êtes un poète
Is exactly what I am doing ❤
Oui j'imagine ❤
The pianist seems to share the sensitivity and whimsical subtlety of Chet's musical mood. They are connected inextricably in purpose.
Ted Murphree that's what I was thinking. Do you know who is?
Harold Danko
gracias :)
Like jerry n brent
quelle tendresse, et détresse, mélangées , bel enregistrement et respect pour les musiciens, participant et respectant ce moment exceptionnel
this song makes you realize how sweet a broken heart can be.
How broken a broken man can be and how it translates into exceptionally beautiful art..
This song is about his heroin addiction 🤔
Chet loved jazz and scag, the only time he was broken hearted was when he was clean.
buiiiiiiiiina poeta xd
You've got a song title there.
Why do so many super talents like Chet Baker live short and unhappy lives while entertaining us to the max with songs like this? It is fashionable to think that the conflicted artist is necessary to entertain at the 'as-good-as-it-gets' level as does this trumpet player; but I don't think so myself. At any rate, thank you, Chet Baker.
+Cecil Williams If they had lived happy lives, they wouldn't have produced so good music :D
+Cecil Williams If they had lived happy lives, they wouldn't have produced so good music :D
+Yassine Taoudi I don't think that is true, Yassine. Many of the classical composers were well-rounded people and produced super work. Saint Seans comes to mind. For sure, there were conflicted composers as well (Puccini comes to mind). it just seems more jazz greats muddle their lives than in other genres.......
+Cecil Williams It's true that we can find examples that prove I could be wrong.. But still, I believe that it depends on what you like.. If you- like me- like sad music, you'll love the romantic composers such as Chopin or Rachmaninov... And guess what, Rachmaninov composed his most famous piece (second piano concerto) after 3 years of deep sadness... Same story for beethoven's moonlight sonata, he was in love with a girl that didn't love him... So as I said, those extraordinary musics which are extremely sad wouldn't have been composed if the composers were living "cool" lives...
+Yassine Taoudi Mozart lived his life like a modern rock star equivelant TBH. Sounds pretty darn cool...
“Chet Baker can get you with just one note”
-Randy Brecker
This man led a wild life, but what a calming talent he possessed. Amazing irony; Dark Beauty at its finest. 💛