[Dixielandjazz] Fw: [TPIN] Clip of Chet Baker

[Bob Romans]

Here's a internet conversation I had because I commented on the wonderful 
Chet Baker...I purposely didn't put the name of the trumpet player who 
answered my post, but I thought it was very interesting and bulls-eyed my 
thoughts...
Bob Romans

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> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Bob Romans" <cellblk7 at comcast.net>
> To: <tpin at tpin.okcu.edu>
> Sent: Friday, December 01, 2006 10:28 AM
> Subject: [TPIN] Clip of Chet Baker
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> Message: 11
> Date: Fri, 01 Dec 2006 08:27:05 -0500
> From: "Richard S. Meyer" <rsm2 at only.arl.psu.edu>
> Subject: RE: [TPIN] Was Chet, who doesn't read at all
> To: tpin at tpin.okcu.edu
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> While we're on the subject of Chet, here's a nice video clip of him
> playing his signature tune, My Funny Valentine.
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> http://www.chetbakertribute.com/wmv/Tokyo5-WM-Hi.wmv
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> Many more clips at that site.
>
> Best,
> Richard
>

Here are MY comments...after listening to the clip of "My Funny 
Valentine"...one of the greatest tunes, words and all...
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> Hi Listmates...
> Chet has been around for a long time...but...why don't they just say, 
> "here's a Video clip of Chet playing a bunch of notes to the chord changes 
> of My Funny Valentine? That is one of my fav tunes, but there was NO 
> MELODY that was recognizable...
> What on earth happened melody?
> Showing my ignorance of modern jazz in Lodi...
> Warmest regards,
> Bob Romans,
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> Lodi, Calif., 95242
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> I agree with you 100% - Bakers playing is pleasant, and easy to listen to, 
> but it bears little resemblance to the tune, "My Funny Valentine". There 
> is a lot of so called, "jazz" that is like that. I like quiet, intimate 
> club-style jazz, and listen to a fair amount of it, but the tunes are 
> seldom recognizable......It has good rhythm, and good accompaniment, but 
> the melody is missing, or at least, changed to the point that it is 
> unrecognizable, and usually not different from the song played before, or 
> the one they intend to play immediately afterward.
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