YouTubers Dig Chet Baker

Every so often, I come across talented kids on YouTube playing the music of favorite jazz artists on their instruments. Either they're playing transcriptions of artists' solos or they're playing along to their records. What unites them is a clear passion for the music's beauty and swing. In the past, I've featured kids playing pianist Red Garland (here) and guitarist Barry Galbraith (here). Today, young, inspired Chet Baker fans worldwide get a chance to hear how it sounded to be the cool-jazz trumpeter:

Here's Adam Warnke playing There Will Never Be Another You...

Here's Marina Glass playing Look for the Silver Lining...

Here's Marina playing I Fall in Love Too Easily...

Here's Mr. Jotape playing It's Only You...

Here's Brigitte Benson playing Autumn Leaves...

Here's Brigitte playing There Will Never Be Another You...

Here's Mk6Flute playing Chet's solo on How Deep Is the Ocean on his flute...

Here's Giancarlo Romani playing Lady Bird...

Here's María Zerpa singing But Not for Me...

Here's Patricia Navarro singing the same song...

And here's Uwade singing and playing It's Always You on her guitar...