Where stands the music of Chet Baker with you?

Thanks to all for your thoughts. For what it's worth, when it came to drugs...Mr. Davis was a major player.

01-23-12: Whatjd
Thanks to all for your thoughts. For what it's worth, when it came to drugs...Mr. Davis was a major player.

Surely you jest !!!!! :)

Lets see, gone early at age 59 with 150+ albums in leadership roles performing with(to scratch the surface)Getz, Parker, Mulligan, Jim Hall, Elvis Costello, Lee Konitz, Chico Hamilton, Max Roach, Jimmy Guiffre, Joe Pass, Kenny Burrell, Hank Jones, Jack Nitsche, Barney Kessel, Keith Jarrett, Charlie Haden, Don Sebesky, Ron Carter, Hubert Laws, John Scofield, Michael Brecker, Astrud Gilberto, Billy Cobham, Niels-Henning Orted Pedersen, Enrico Pieranunzi, Bill Frisell, Kenny Barron, Paul Bley, Tom Harrell, Billy Higgins, Archie Shepp..

All while carrying a monkey on his back. Now that's mediocrity!
AGREE. For me he goes down as one of the great players.

I think he was a talented performer and like him well enough to have one CD of his, “Chet Baker Sings” (his best release IMO). I love most jazz and find his unique, laid back but still swinging style interesting and enjoyable, but only enough so to have just the one release. I did add one of my favorite songs not originally on this CD, “Let’s Get Lost”, to the CD as my own special bonus track. I also enjoyed the documentary, “Let’s Get Lost”, even though it is painful to watch, due to his self abuse. Sad.