WHAT'S SO GREAT ABOUT CHET BAKER? Jazz Tactics #15

Simple is not easy. When you listen to Chet Baker, you don’t hear harmonic or rhythmic complexity on the level of Charlie Parker or Clifford Brown. He didn’t have virtuoso trumpet or vocal chops like Dizzy Gillespie or Ella Fitzgerald. He didn’t push the boundaries of music like Miles Davis or Ornette Coleman. Some will argue that Chet Baker should not be considered in the same league as these innovators—that is the view from the eye of the beholder and it is a valid argument.

What is clear is that Chet had an innate respect for and understanding of how to create and phrase a melody that endeared him to jazz fans and non-jazz fans alike. In that, he is an excellent study for anyone who strives to gain insight into the jazz language. This video, one of a sequence on solo transcription, seeks to provide examples in support of that view.

ABOUT THIS SERIES
This is the 15th video in the Jazz Tactics series, exploring elements of playing jazz music, especially improvisation, based on my book of the same name and a university course that I’ve taught for over thirty years. The sequential videos in this series will provide a solid foundation of understanding of the principles and practices of jazz improvisation, on both and aural and intellectual levels. Below are some suggestions to get you started:

Do You Speak Jazz?    • YOU ALREADY KNOW HOW TO IMPROVISE / J...  
What Makes Jazz Jazz?    • TRADING FOURS WITH FREDDIE HUBBARD (S...  
Why I Can't Teach You Jazz    • WHY I CAN'T TEACH YOU JAZZ (a theoret...  
What's So Great About Chet Baker?    • TRADING FOURS WITH FREDDIE HUBBARD (S...  
Trading Fours With Freddie Hubbard    • TRADING FOURS WITH FREDDIE HUBBARD (S...  
Improvising on Autumn Leaves    • IMPROVISING ON AUTUMN LEAVES Jazz Tac...  
Improvising on Rhythm Changes    • IMPROVISING ON RHYTHM CHANGES Jazz Ta...  

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