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Educational Resources for Jazz Programs in Higher Education

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Table of Contente »

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Discography 3 •

Introduction : 4

But Not Por Me 6

Dancing on thè Ceiling 10

Do It The Hard Way 12

Eveiything Happens To Me 14

It Could Happen To You 16

Just Friends 17

You Make Me Feel So Young 20

This Is Always 22
 Discography

1. "Just Friends" - Stan Getz and Chet Baker, Line For Lyons. Gazell LP, GJ 1006,
1983. ~

2. "It Could Happen To You" - It Could Happen To You/Chet Baker Sings,

Riverside CD,RLP- 1120, 1958.

3. "Dancing On The Ceiling" - Same as above.

4. "You Make Me Feel So Young" - Same as above.

5. "Do It The Hard Way" - Same as above.

6. "This Is Always" - Chet Baker, TwoADay. Drefus Jazz CD, FDM 36508-2,
1980.

7. "But Not For Me" - Chet Baker, The Touch Of Your Lips. Steeplechase CD
SCCD-31122, 1979.

8. "Everything Happens To Me (1)" - Chet Baker, Verve Jazz Masters 32. Verve CD
314516939-2,1955.

9. "Everything Happens To Me (2) - Chet Baker Sings And Plays From thè Film Let's
GetLost. Novus CD 3054-2-N, 1989.
 Introduction

As a student of jazz, I long ago began studying Chet Baker's trumpet solos, having been
deeply moved by his airy,-economica!, expressive tone. His solos didn't require massive
technical chops to play them, which also appealed to me. In a process of gle.ming through my
Chet CD's and LP's I ran out of trumpet solos to learn and, quite by accideni:, turned to his
vocal scat solos, which I had previously disregarded. What struck me was how similar in
rhythm, harmony, tone, and phrasing thè scat solos were to thè trumpet soloi». It occurred to
me that here was a player who has something deep inside to express, and th€ vehicle of
transmission was of secondary importance. Speaking to this point, Chet saicl of himself, "I
don't know whether l'm a trumpet player who sings or a singer who plays thè trumpet."

In thè same way that Chet's emotive and breathy trumpet sound is uniquely his own, so also
is his distinctive language for scat singing. His scat vocabulary made predominant use of
syllables beginning with thè letter "D." My inventory of thè solos in this book resulted in
twenty four variants of syllables beginning with "D." Syllables beginning with "B," "E" and
"Y" occur much less often. This raises thè question of tone - what was it abotit "D" syllables
that appealed to this trumpet player who also wanted to vocally improvise? ^/Vhatever it was,
Chet relied on thè same vocabulary throughout his entire career, as seen in thè two versions of
thè bridge of "Everything Happens To Me" that were recorded some thirty years apart.

Maybe without realizing it, Chet, who didn't read music and disdained practicing, produced a
personalized scat vocabulary that captured thè reserved and disarming style cme also feels in
his trumpet playing. Yet, this style raised controversy among both critics and listeners. Some
believed of Chet's vocal stylings that there was a whole lot of nothing going e n. Others
suggested that listening to Chet sing is like "being sweet talked by thè void." Omette
Coleman asked regarding Chet, "Have you ever heard someone who couldn't sing but did
something to you emotionally?" From a technical standpoint, it may be argua ble as to
whether or not Chet could sing. Yet from a West Coast Cool standpoint, which ranked feci
higher than technique, there was great emotional energy in his subdued, almctst weightless
understatement.

Chet was more than a pop music romantic crooner who expresses thè hurt of tie loser in love,
though he achieved icon status in thè fifties for just that reason. More importantly, he had a
naturai spirit for expressing thè warm, intimate and discreet side of jazz. His >cat solos reflect
this intimate charm as well as a mature concepì for improvising be-bop lines.

Such qualities make these nine vocal solos wonderful pieces to use for thè stuiy of phrasing,
scat vocabulary, and be-bop lines of one thè greatest of thè West Coast school of players. I
had originally transcribed thè scat solos as exercises for studying phrasing for my guitar
students and myself. They are so rich in their instructive value that it is truly u joy for me to
offer them in published form to ali singers and players.
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Some notes about thè transcriptions: Each is written an octave higher than it se unds. None
are written with key signatures and each accidental is marked. Syllablcs are written and
spelled to express as closely as possible thè vowel sound being used. Some rh}'thms may
appear to be indistinti, out of time, or even totally wrong when compared to thè recording.
When there was a discrepancy between thè rhythm of thè vocal line and thè rest of thè band,
1 have attempted to notate thè inner rhythm of thè vocal line with written instr jctions when
necessary. Western musical notation is, at best, an approximation of jazz rhytlim. If you run
into problems let thè recording talee precedence over thè notation. "This Is Always" is a
ballad, but thè solo goes into doublé time. I have written it in doublé time and have doubled
thè number of measures so that thè notes and rhythms are easier to read. The b'allad tempo is
approximately quarter note equals forty-six, and thè doublé lime is quarter note equals
ninety-two.

Edited by John Alexander

Jim Bastian currently lives near Providence, Rhode Island where he is an

active performer on both guitar and electric bass. Mr. Bastian received thè
Master of Arts in guitar performance from Indiana University of Pennsylvania in
1986, and thè Master of Divinity degree from thè Methodist Theological School in
Ohio in 1990. In his diverse career, Mr. Bastian has been a drug and alcohol
rehabilitation counselor, a youth minister, a designer, and most recently, a
coliege-level jazz program director and professor. He continues to author
resource materials for college-leve! jazz programs.
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Det 'n dèh dah 'n duh. dìt dah dah dah-

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yeh deh det 'n deh dit 'n deh dee ee. day doo ee doo

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Medium Swing «Lio4 It Could Happen To You Chet Baker Solo

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