After all these years it's still Liza with a zing Oct 18, 2009
With the audience demanding her return she came back for a second encore dressed in a loose Chet Baker T-shirt with make-up removed and her hair wet from sweat. She paid tribute to Allen by looking skywards and saying thank you. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Entertainment)
Elvis Costello performs to sell-out gig in Singapore Oct 11, 2009
I've had my songs sung by Chet Baker, George Jones and Roy Orbison, Johnny Cash so that's a pretty good collection of people," said Costello. After Singapore, Costello flies to Australia for eight more performances. Then he's off to Europe, where he takes over family duties from his wife, Canadian singer Diana Krall, as she embarks on a European tour. "Being married to another working musician who tours even more than I do. we share the responsibility for bringing up two very active... (Channelnewsasia.com)
Bruce takes us all home safely, we hope Sep 26, 2009
John Coltrane, Billie Holiday, Chet Baker, Dexter Gordon the list goes on. Drugs have always seemed to be a staple of the creative musician, ever heard of Dion or Ray Charles both were drug addicts and way before your so-called drug culture. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Opinion)
Entertainer Spotlight on John Proulx (1) Aug 16, 2009
For his performance at Vicky s, Proulx, whose voice has been compared to jazz singer and trumpeter Chet Baker, will start out his set singing with the very able trio of Bob Corwin on piano, Jeff Stover on bass and drummer/leader Allen Goodman ... There s a new CD in the works called Baker s Dozen - A Tribute to Chet Baker, featuring New York trumpet player Dominic Faranacci, which is due for release in July. (Desert Entertainer, CA)
* RESTAURANTS : Palace Aug 7, 2009
The sounds of such jazz greats as Chet Baker and Ella Fitzgerald round out the lounge bar vibe. With decor like this, one could be forgiven for expecting to be passed a whiskey menu, rather than the lunch and dinner menu consisting of French, American and Italian-style dishes that we received. (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- World)
Somerville Rock & Roll Yard Sale has something for everyone Jul 31, 2009
There s one record I looked for a long time: a Chet Baker and Art Pepper jazz record called Playboys. It has a topless model on the cover, and she s holding these two hand-puppet stuffed animals in front of her breasts. (Boston Globe)
My Friends, My Loves Jul 20, 2009
Mathias and Audrey meet in his bookshop, where they bond over conversations about Diderot, Montesquieu, Saint-Exupery and her passion for Chet Baker. Sadly, however, her musical taste isn't shared by whoever wrote the score. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Entertainment)
Entertainer Spotlight on Julius and Sylvia (26) Jul 16, 2009
He cites early influences as Chet Baker, Miles Davis, John Coltrane and Howard Roberts. His dreams of joining the Army Band were dashed when an ulcer was discovered during an examination. (Desert Entertainer, CA)
Let me school you about preppies Jul 16, 2009
Jazz legends like Davis and Chet Baker, I have on good authority, wore preppy clothes. They didn t buy them because they were preppy - they had never heard of the word - but they liked the understatement of the clothes after the loud outfits in jazz that had preceded them. (Boston Globe)
A look at the stormy life of Lena Horne Jul 6, 2009
Gavin, who also wrote Deep in a Dream: The Long Night of Chet Baker, knows his way around a damaged artist, and Horne may be the unhappiest performer this side of Judy Garland. Still, while this is no hagiography, neither is it a hatchet job. (Boston Globe)
Bud Shank, 82; noted flutist, alto sax 'cool jazz' pioneer Apr 6, 2009
Along with Chet Baker, Gerry Mulligan, and Dave Brubeck, Mr. Shank was one of the prime creators of the West Coast school of cool, a style of jazz seen as the relaxed, melodic counterpart of California life in the 1950s. In fact, Mr. Shank disliked the isolationist term "West Coast jazz," and his spirited, energetic style belied his roots as an Ohio farm boy. (Boston Globe)
UAA's jazz week gets under way Monday Mar 16, 2009
Galper has toured extensively with Chet Baker and Cannonball Adderley. He has performed and recorded with Phil Woods, the Brecker Brothers, Lee Konitz, John Scofield, Slide Hampton to name a few and made numerous recordings as a leader and sideman. (Anchorage Daily News)
Underground Hum: White Stripes to stay up late one last time with Conan Feb 15, 2009
If Chet Baker and Betty Boop had a child, she'd sound like Blossom Dearie. Her singing style was at once sassy, flirty, but worldly and in no way naive. (Jakarta Post, Indonesia -- Features)
Singles blogs Feb 8, 2009
Jazz vocalist and trumpeter Chet Baker wrote. "You don't know what love is Until you've learned the meaning of the blues Until you've loved a love you've had to lose You don't know what love is". (Sydney Morning Herald -- Technology)
