This version of Almost Blue is just the best thing I've heard in my entire life.

00:30 Stella by starlight 11:25 For minors only 19:50 You'd be so nice to come home to 30:30 Arborway 44:27 Four 52:40 Almost blue 1:00:52 Beatrice 1:07:46 My funny valentine 1:20:39 Seven steps to heaven

Well I am 73 and have been a fan of Chet Baker for 25+ years......never get tired of listening to his artistry with the horn ! Rest in Peace Chet !!!

The color of his sound, the technique, the expressiveness in the simple way of bending notes, the phrasing. There has never been anything close to Chet Baker. Many have come close but it was simply a gift from God given to this man to play this way. He heard things that nobody else heard, almost like voices coming to him as he played through the pain of his every day life. Beautiful, sad and simply amazing. Thanks Chet, I will always love you.

Almost Blue, mi compañera en estas últimas noches de insomnio, me arrulla y me quedo dormido mientras a volumen bajito la escucho y me lleva a sueños bellos, gracias Chet

almost blue.... an absolutely soul chilling experience of the best kind

It's difficult to believe he had less than a year to live at this concert, such a great talent from a sometimes-tortured soul who had the talent of 10,000 musicians. In his singing here, around 20:00 you can tell he "tongues" with his voice like he does on the trumpet! Such inner talent -- remarkable. Superb jazz from all the players, at this concert. I would have loved to have jammed with these guys! THANK YOU FOR POSTING THIS so we can continue to enjoy Chet -- though he is gone, his great talent and his music lingers on.

i was 24 when i started listening jazz.i was 25 when i heard Chet Baker firstly.now i am 29 and i know that it is never enough of Chet .THANKS for upload . peace from Hungary

Notable, grandioso, la esencia pura de su espíritu se siente en esta presentación. Llega hasta lo más profundo del alma, se disfruta y se sufre. Lo máximo Chet

Capolavoro immenso. Chet Baker, un genio musicale. Come La Fenice risorge dalle ceneri, Chet attraverso la sua musica, la sua tromba, risorge dalle ceneri e brilla ancora ed ancora. Spettacolo!

I love Chet Baker, but every time i listen to him i just can feel his loneliness and sadness, I just want to hugh him and tell him everything will be allright (guess it's too late)

One of the all time great live performances of any genre. Listening to this its like Chet managed to rewind time back to the 50s he is absolutely flawless here.

I found Chet's music by accident and I'm now a big fan! Just ordered one of his albums and my parents think its kinda weird that a sixteen year old is listening to jazz

Started listening to chet when i was a teenager in minneapolis in 1958. I was 14 years old. Brubeck, miles, chet, ahmad etc.started my lifelong love of jazz. l Was lucky enough to see chet live in the mid eighties in san francisco (about the time of this concert). When i walked into the club i couldnt believe his beautiful sound it filled the club. I did'nt know he had such a big sound! Their will only be one Chet. A true master artist who is sorely missed!!

Chet Baker, una leyenda del Jazz. Descanse en paz.

Chet, good memories, they don´t die.

Exquisitely beautiful version of Elvis Costello’s Almost Blue - the definitive version of this song.

Chet has never played better than on this glorious night in Tokyo, he was absolutely flawless! And the band was fantastic, too, of course.

Every trumpeter aspires to be this good. He made it look easy this night. Wow!

As smooth as it gets. RIP Chet. Your wonderful music lives on forever.

I really like to cruise through Paris streets at night while listening to this music..

Chet sounds great!!! So brilliant!!

I listen to Chet Baker almost daily, never tire of him. This is him at his best !

man muss ihn doch lieben, es geht nicht anders.

Giant chiil pianist Harold Danko, bassist Hein Van Der Geyn and drummer John Engels

Chet's in the zone on this one!

harold danko n'a jamais été aussi génial .album LUMINEUX

I'm 43 and one birthday my older sister gave me a Chet baker cassette for my 15th birthday What a gift. Chet has always felt so sincere. So real. When you play an Intrument with the experiences of life ringing through with a unique such a unique talent. It's real. Real life. Real emotion can't be fabricated. This performance shows his wounds. Fantastic. Tears. So good. Love him at this point in his life. You can't duplicate this. Thank you Chet. Thank you.

This version of My Funny Valentine gives me goosebumps. Absolutely amazing.

just found Chet by watching his movie with eithan hawke damn my soul left my body some of the best music I heard and i am new to jazz what a way to start thank you Chet Baker for finding my lost soul

What a beautiful concert!! 😢

Im Chet fan and and I pass by the place where he found his death almost every day. What inspiration he knows how to put it into his tones

Chet Baker. One of the greatest jazz musicians of all time. Playing the trumpet.And he can sing!

This stuff lives on. I dig it.

I was 20 and Chet was back. Now i'm near 50 and the feeling still the same

90 minutes in 9 songs... god i love jazz ❤️ 😊

So happy to discover this video. It has been one of my favorite albums for 30 years.

Самый красивый,душевный джазмен и джентельмен Чет Бейкер!все,что Чет пережил и чувствовал -это в его игре,в звуке!❤это надо слушать!спасибо вам великий Чет!люблю вас❤❤❤вы всегда со мной!

Huge Chet fan here. But that bass player is awesome.

Chet Baker was a giant of jazz. Watching this video is really astonishing admire how he managed playing and singing so incredibly well and in a such easy way in the latest years of his carrer, when he was suffering serious problems of health. Everyone should have in own's home this legendary double cd. The musicians are simply fantastic, especially Harold Danko on piano. Thanks a lot for posting.

He came to my hometown, Kumamoto in between 85-87. Don’t remember exactly but he was frustrated about the piano player and said ‘I don’t need you’. Everything’s marvelous apart from that. I was shocked when he died shortly after that. He is still alive in our mind.

Bass - Hein Van de Geyn Drums - John Engels Piano - Harold Danko Trumpet - Chet Baker Vocals - Chet Baker

Can´t be better....pure feeling, just....listen...

I’m so green listening to gifted jazz musician Chet first time . What a talent

Never a smoooother trumpet player, and that includes Miles... gentle, delicate tones.

Hein van der Geijn on bass gives depth to Chet's magic. One of the best bassmen in jazz ever

It,s so beautifull !!

Just an amazing concert! I came looking for silver and found gold!

John freakin" Engels! One of Chet's favorite drummers, which is saying quite alot!

Chet's music continues to inspire all these years later. SO thankful to have seen and met this LEGEND at The Jazz Showcase. I sat through two sets, completely in AWE of this amazingly lyrical musician. Mr. Baker graciously autographed three albums I'd brought to his gig. His albums are on the wall of my music practice room all these years later, providing inspiration.

Chet & the band are extraordinary on this night.

What a wonderful night! personnel: pianist Harold Danko, bassist Hein Van Der Geyn and drummer John Engels.

GLI SONO STATO AMICO, GLI HO VOLUTO BENE E , DOPO TRENTA ANNI LO RICORDO CON AMORE. UN GRANDISSIMO UOMO....DISPERATO....E IMMENSO TROMBETTISTA E MUSICISTA. FA PARTE DELLA STORIA DEL JAZZ!!!!!

Probably one of his BEST concerts in the latter days of his life! His extraordinary ability was able to put him up for a musicale' such as this. Thanks for the posting, no one has come along siince to repalce him, and I don't think anyone can in our lifetime!

Less than a year before his death and he created those amazing phrases. Unbelievable career. Thanks for the post. Love Chet. Check Bruce Weber's film "Let's get Lost" and the Robert Budreau's "Born to be Blue". Beautiful.

I have the cd version. i'm really happy to have the pics with it now. Chet is a real master of melody. thanks for the post.

The illuminating, nicely paced bio by Jeroen de Valk reckons this record contains CB’s “best work ever.”

I wish I was sitting in the audience how bless are they

The best Chet's sounded. Tokyo was one of his best performances!!!

Wonderful musicians. It is a great performance by Chet Baker. He played beautifully.

Que capacidad tiene Baker para crear un ambiente agradable para beber... es un increíble y melancólico ser...

Long Live Chet Baker!!! Thank you for sharing

GIANT OF JAZZ... RIP Mister CHET !

Un Client Anglais m'a offert il y a 5 /6 ans le CD de ce Live. Je l'écoute souvent en bossant à mon bureau , Je découvre la vidéo et les figures des 3 autres musiciens qui sont vraiment au top.La jeunesse de la voix de Chet m'a toujours étonné

I put on the CD of this show this morning, and Chet started playing "Stella", and his tone was so mellow and darkly rich I started wondering if he was playing flugelhorn. Had to come over to KZfaq and check! But no, as the video makes clear, it's just Chet weaving his tender magic spells with a trumpet.

Lovely man, just love listening to him...:)

people actually went out on a friday or saturday night in 1987 tokyo, and this was the entertainment. it's too hot to handle.

Вот это мастера своего дела.Спасибо

the pure genius, boggles the mind, reading Deep in a Dream, a fantastic bio that has you crying all the way through, always blue

One of Chets best later performances, he looks good and unusually for this period is in a suit and that first class rhythm section led by Harold Danko superb .

I needed this tonight. THANK YOU. Dearest Chet. Reverence ✨️ ❤️

Bello, bellissimo.

Thanks you shared video. Immortal Chet Baker.

La trompeta lírica de Baker. Sentimiento y virtuosismo en cada nota. Uno de los grandes maestros del jazz. Histórico Baker. Excelente sonido.

I love how he started his first note here. the day before I had turned 27 and decided to leave Narita for New York for the first time.

I love the Rock 60 and part of 70, but when I listen to jazz and especially Chet Baker I realize how wonderful that music, great Chet

Wow! I have to agree that Chet is sounding as good or better than ever. Thanks, I'm so glad I found this video performance of him. I just saw a screening of the new movie on Chet Baker, "Born to be Blue" and have say I highly recommend it. Unlike movies like "Whiplash" which to me is a Hollywood dramatized portrayal of a jazz musician's life, and probably most musicians would agree is 50% bull, this is a very honest and straight ahead depiction of Chet's struggles in mid-life and his constant battle with heroin addiction. Ethan Hawke, who was a guest at the screening said the movie was based on "It’s a movie about the intersection of professional triumph and personal failure" and Ethan said Seymour Hoffman (who he worked with and admired had died of a cocaine and heroin overdose a year earlier and made a big impact what he portrayed Chet in this movie about how many great artists who have early fame often fall into depression) Anyway, Ethan Hawke did a lot of research (by watching youtube interviews with Chet as well as live performances like this one) to really get into the character and style of Chet and in my opinion does a really first rate job of it. The movie is on the sad side but is pretty honest attempt to be true to the reality of his life, which was a battle between his love for music and his addiction to Heroin which led to his death at 59 years old in 1988 a year after this live performance. It's so great to see him playing so great all the way to the end.

Takes away my pain. Sooo good!

This set is so amazing!

We need a remaster of it.

Cool Jazz and Chet Baker are synonymous. I'm so, so sorry that he left too soon. Thank you very much for this post. He really had it together for this concert. He's pretty smooth.

Chet at the top of his game. He will always be in our memory.

I'm still keep seeing this cool cat on live. The favorite live muzik legacy. Greetings from Jazzman Kuala Lumpur.

Chet Baker - Trumpet / Vocals Harold Danko - Piano Hein van de Geijn - Bass John Engels - Drums

Chet finally found peace. A great Trumpet player and Vocalist.... But we will always have him.........

Chet is just the best of all time. I'm sorry, there's no debate. We are blessed that his music survived and we get to experience it. Life might suck, but it's nowhere near as bad as Chet's blowing is good. RIP Chesney. Thanks for the music.

we love you Chet!

Майлз написал музыку к фильму "лифт на эшафот"-неплохо,а вот Chet Baker - гениально!

Grew up listening to Jazz like (Oscar Petersen) in the sixties...My father and all my uncles were Jazz 🎷 musos... Love CB...he's up there with the best...Love Jazz.

This is a fantastic concert, what a bless to be able to see this video ! Thank you so much

Perfecto Chet!! This was so amazing!

I love this presentation! It's the Best

Bueno , maravilloso excelentes músicos En piano , base y drums excelentes !!!! 👏👏👏👏👏 In love of Chet 🤓 and his music it's the Jazz I love to hear, never get tired of listening him In 🙏heaven for always Master 👏 🙆 🙌 👏👏👏👏👏♥️

Perfeição. Chet Baker é invencivelmente eterno.

Never heard him In better condition. He was In Top, Top form on that night. Chet Baker fans needed about 50 more albums from the Master before his death. So sad!!! R.I. P. Chet and Thank you very much for your career. Luv ya baby!!!

these four are 4 monsters!!

All the way from 1:10 through 1:15, Chet has an amazing run, where he showed what he could do. And Diane had him looking sharp. He was very well dressed for this concert as well as being in top, top form. We miss you Chet and always will. Thanks for recording so many great albums. R.I.P. Chet. And to Diane, thanks for taking care of him and helping him at every turn. You and God only know what you had to put up with. God bless you Diane!

Una musica ineguagliabile, sofferta e piena di cuore.

Fantastic! and Beautiful!

Tausend Dank für's Hochladen! Ein Juwel!