20.6.07

Cop Some Jazz

This past weekend I went to see Let's Get Lost by Bruce Weber at the Film Forum. Its a documentary on Chet Baker's rise as an amazing jazz musician and his battle with addiction. The film was produced in 1988 and won an Academy Award for Best Documentary in 1989. It features footage of Baker before his death(on May 13, 1988) and interviews with angry, disenfranchised ex-wives juxtaposed with images from the prime of his career/life.
He played the trumpet and sang in the same soft yet solid style. Very unique. I could go on and on but you can see the film , check out the music, read the wiki entries... In my opinion its worth the time.

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