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Chet Baker In Tokyo
''Chet Baker in Tokyo'' is a live album by jazz trumpeter and Singing, singer Chet Baker, recorded at Showa Women's University's Hitomi Memorial Hall. Released only eleven months before his death, it has been hailed as, "A glorious moment in Chet Baker's twilight." Reception John Vinocur of The New York Times praised the album, saying: Rick Anderson of AllMusic said the album "shows him to have still been in complete control of his musical faculties, playing not just beautifully and well, but with energy and even speed despite his deteriorating health." Track listing Source: Disc one: # "Stella by Starlight" - 10:50 # "For Minors Only" - 7:40 # Almost Blue (song), "Almost Blue" - 7:53 # "Portrait in Black and White" - 15:46 # "My Funny Valentine" - 13:14 Disc two: # Four (composition), "Four" - 7:28 # "Arborway" - 14:00 # I'm a Fool to Want You, "I'm A Fool to Want You" - 11:22 # Seven Steps to Heaven (composition), "Seven Steps to Heaven" - 7:56 # For All We Know (1934 s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Live Album
An album is a collection of audio recordings issued on compact disc (CD), Phonograph record, vinyl, audio tape, or another medium such as Digital distribution#Music, digital distribution. Albums of recorded sound were developed in the early 20th century as individual Phonograph record#78 rpm disc developments, 78 rpm records collected in a bound book resembling a photograph album; this format evolved after 1948 into single vinyl LP record, long-playing (LP) records played at revolutions per minute, rpm. The album was the dominant form of recorded music expression and consumption from the mid-1960s to the early 21st century, a period known as the album era. Vinyl LPs are still issued, though album sales in the 21st-century have mostly focused on CD and MP3 formats. The 8-track tape was the first tape format widely used alongside vinyl from 1965 until being phased out by 1983 and was gradually supplanted by the cassette tape during the 1970s and early 1980s; the populari ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hein Van De Geyn
Hein van de Geyn (born 18 July 1956) is a jazz double bassist, composer and band leader from the Netherlands. Van de Geyn also teaches double bass and music. Early life Hein van de Geyn was born in Schijndel, Netherlands on 18 July 1956. He studied classical violin for 15 years and started on electric bass guitar when a teenager. He studied classical music at a Tilburg conservatory from 1974 to 1979, and then jazz double bass at a Rotterdam conservatory until 1980. Career He lived and worked in Seattle in 1980 and San Francisco the following year. He returned to Europe in 1983. He began playing with Philip Catherine in 1985. Van de Geyn toured with Chet Baker between 1985 and 1988, including Japan in 1987. Another multi-year association was with Dee Dee Bridgewater (1988–96). In 1990 he recorded with Lee Konitz; the two also played as a duo during the following two years. In 1994 he formed the band Baseline with John Abercrombie and Joe LaBarbera. Also in 1994, Van de Geyn ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Harold Danko
Harold Danko (born June 13, 1947 in Ohio) is an American jazz pianist. Danko attended Youngstown State University. Among his credits are work in the big bands of Woody Herman and Thad Jones/Mel Lewis, as well as smaller ensembles with Gerry Mulligan, Chet Baker and Lee Konitz. He worked often with Rich Perry in the 1990s and also played with Rufus Reid, Kirk Lightsey, Jeff Hirshfield, Edward Simon, and Gregory Herbert. Discography As leader Main source: As sideman With Chet Baker *''Once Upon a Summertime'' (Artists House, 1977 980 *'' As Time Goes By'' (Timeless, 1986) *'' Cool Cat'' (Timeless, 1986 989 *'' Memories - Chet Baker in Tokyo'' (King Records, 1988) With Thad Jones and Mel Lewis *''The Thad Jones Mel Lewis Quartet'' (Artists House, 1978) With Lee Konitz *''Yes, Yes, Nonet'' (SteepleChase, 1979) *'' Dovetail'' (Sunnyside, 1983) *'' Ideal Scene'' (Soul Note, 1986) *'' The New York Album'' (Soul Note, 1988) *'' Dearly Beloved'' (SteepleChase, 1996) *''RichLee!'' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
For All We Know (1934 Song)
"For All We Know" is a popular song published in 1934, with music by J. Fred Coots and lyrics by Sam M. Lewis. Popular versions in 1934 were by Hal Kemp (vocal by Skinnay Ennis) and Isham Jones (vocal by Joe Martin). Background There are alternative verses but the main lyrics start: "For all we know we may never meet again...". Other artists' recordings * 1958 Billie Holiday 1958 Lady in Satin album By Columbia Records *The version by Dinah Washington reached No. 88 on the chart in 1962. *A version by The Spinners in 1965 gave it a more contemporary sound and was included in the 1967 LP '' The Original Spinners''. *The Donny Hathaway version from the LP ''Roberta Flack & Donny Hathaway'' (Atlantic, 1972) has become one of the standout versions of the song. *A version by jazz pianist Bill Evans was recorded in his last studio album ''We Will Meet Again'' (Warner Bros. Records, 1979). *The song has been recorded by a host of artists, including: Nina Simone, Al Martino, The ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Seven Steps To Heaven (composition)
"Seven Steps to Heaven" is a 1963 jazz composition by Victor Feldman and Miles Davis. Different lyrics to it were written much later by Cassandra Wilson and Jon Hendricks. This iconic jazz standard was introduced in 1963 by the Miles Davis Quintet. Although Feldman played and recorded with Davis in Los Angeles on ''Seven Steps to Heaven'', and he appears on half of the tracks of the album, the West Coast-based pianist did not want to follow Davis to New York, where the album version of the composition was finally recorded with Herbie Hancock on piano.Chambers, Jack. ''Milestones 2: The Music and Times of Miles Davis Since 1960'', Da Capo Press, 1998. pp. 53ff. Composition ''Seven Steps to Heaven'' is a 32-bar composition in AABA form; it has an intro, an interlude and an ending - but these are the same. It was originally played in an up-tempo swing style in the key of F Major. See also *List of post-1950 jazz standards Jazz standards are musical compositions that are widely kn ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
I'm A Fool To Want You
"I'm a Fool to Want You" is a 1951 song composed by Frank Sinatra, Jack Wolf, and Joel Herron. Frank Sinatra co-wrote the lyrics and released the song as a Columbia Records single. The Sentimental ballad, ballad is considered a popular music, pop and jazz standard. Background Frank Sinatra first recorded the song with the Ray Charles (musician, born 1918)#The Ray Charles Singers, Ray Charles Singers on March 27, 1951, in an arrangement by Axel Stordahl in New York City, New York. It was the second song recorded at the sessions that began with "I Whistle a Happy Tune" and ended with "Love Me". It is commonly thought by many listeners that Sinatra was navigating his stormy marriage to Ava Gardner at the time, but Sinatra and Gardner didn't marry until November 7, 1951, nearly 8 months after the song was recorded. It is more likely that he was melancholy about his wife, Nancy's, refusal to grant him a divorce so he could marry Gardner and his guilt for the impact his very public a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Four (composition)
"Four" is a 1954 jazz standard. It was first recorded and arranged in 1954 by jazz trumpeter Miles Davis and released on his album '' Miles Davis Quartet''. It is a 32-bar ABAC form. The song composition officially credits jazz trumpeter Miles Davis as the writer. However, there is some controversy that it may have actually been composed by someone and purchased by Davis. The American jazz saxophonist Eddie "Cleanhead" Vinson has claimed ownership for the song. Personnel *Miles Davis – trumpet *Horace Silver – piano *Percy Heath – double bass * Art Blakey – drums Recordings The following artists have covered this composition. *Miles Davis – '' Miles Davis Quartet'' (1954) * Stan Getz – ''West Coast Jazz'' (1955) * Miles Davis – ''Workin' with the Miles Davis Quintet'' (1956) * Gene Ammons – '' Jammin' in Hi Fi with Gene Ammons'' (1957) *Anita O'Day – '' Anita O'Day Sings the Winners'' (1958) *Phineas Newborn – ''The Great Jazz Piano of Phineas Newborn Jr.' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
My Funny Valentine
"My Funny Valentine" is a show tune from the 1937 Richard Rodgers and Lorenz Hart coming of age musical ''Babes in Arms'' in which it was introduced by teenaged star Mitzi Green. The song became a popular jazz standard, appearing on over 1300 albums performed by over 600 artists. One of them was Chet Baker, for whom it became his signature song. In 2015, it was announced that the Gerry Mulligan quartet featuring Chet Baker's version of the song was inducted into the Library of Congress's National Recording Registry for the song's "cultural, artistic and/or historical significance to American society and the nation’s audio legacy". Mulligan also recorded the song with his Concert Jazz Band in 1960. History ''Babes in Arms'' opened at the Shubert Theatre on Broadway, in New York City on April 14, 1937 and ran for 289 performances. In the original play, a character named Billie Smith (played by Mitzi Green) sings the song to Valentine "Val" LaMar (played by Ray Heatherton ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Almost Blue (song)
"Almost Blue" is a song recorded by English group Elvis Costello and the Attractions from their sixth studio album, ''Imperial Bedroom'' (1982). Written by Costello and produced by Geoff Emerick, the track shares the name of the group's previous 1981 studio album. It was released on 2 July 1982 along with the rest of ''Imperial Bedroom'', and would later be included on side two of '' The Best of Elvis Costello and the Attractions'' (1985). A traditional pop song, "Almost Blue" contains lyrics that compare a former relationship to a present one. Unanimously approved by music critics, "Almost Blue" was noted for being a highlight on ''Imperial Bedroom''; Emerick's production on the track was also singled out by reviewers, who acclaimed his "aftermath" approach towards its composition. The song was covered by several performers, notably Chet Baker in 1987, Gwen Stefani in 1998, and by Costello's wife Diana Krall for her seventh studio album, '' The Girl in the Other Room'' (2004) ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
AllMusic
AllMusic (previously known as All Music Guide and AMG) is an American online music database. It catalogs more than three million album entries and 30 million tracks, as well as information on musicians and bands. Initiated in 1991, the database was first made available on the Internet in 1994. AllMusic is owned by RhythmOne. History AllMusic was launched as ''All Music Guide'' by Michael Erlewine, a "compulsive archivist, noted astrologer, Buddhist scholar and musician". He became interested in using computers for his astrological work in the mid-1970s and founded a software company, Matrix, in 1977. In the early 1990s, as CDs replaced LPs as the dominant format for recorded music, Erlewine purchased what he thought was a CD of early recordings by Little Richard. After buying it he discovered it was a "flaccid latter-day rehash". Frustrated with the labeling, he researched using metadata to create a music guide. In 1990, in Big Rapids, Michigan, he founded ''All Music Guide' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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