And this year, one of his most powerful and beguiling features lets get lost celebrates its 25th anniversary. Lets get lost, a valentine to trumpeter and singer chet baker by bruce weber, was first released in 1988. Scopri chet baker sings and plays from the film lets get lost di chet baker su amazon music. He was dependent on them, yet at the same time, mistreated them. Frank discussed his book in a radio interview with james paris, and he made some provocative statements about bakers end. He claimed that baker contacted him before he died and said he was being followed. Documentary on the making of chet baker lets get lost.
Lets get lost was released on vhs and laserdisc in japan by nippon columbia on november 21, 1993. Book depository books with free delivery worldwide. Born to be blue tells the tragic and trueish story of. Its likely that if chet baker had not discovered the trumpet, his fate would have been to embody one of those rebel idols that the immortal james dean gave life to on the big screen. If you are new to the joy that is chet baker, you best start with chet. Baker died on may, 1988 at the age of 59 in amsterdam. Travelling with the elusive jazz vocalist and trumpeter chet baker, bruce weber weaves together the life story of a jazz great. Print and download lets get lost sheet music from happy go lucky arranged for trumpet or voice. Transpose, print or convert, download jazz pdf and learn to play trumpet score in minutes. On this page, we are showing you the essential albums and collections to get, if you wish to add his legacy to your music archive.
Chet baker the essential albums of the jazz legend. Chet baker lets get lost sheet music pdf notes, chords. According to various sources in james gavins book, deep in a dream. Director bruce weber on filming chet baker music the guardian. Ralph penland drums tracks 1, 36 nicola stilo guitar track 8 home media. Since filming chet baker in lets get lost, bruce weber has searched in vain for someone with such magic. In our view, all of the below is a must have for every fan of jazz and should not be missed.
Get chet baker lets get lost sheet music notes, chords. With chet baker, carol baker, vera baker, paul baker. In 1983, elvis costello played with baker on his song shipbuilding, from punch the clock album. Instrumentvocalchords, and transcribed solo in d major. Chet baker lets get lost the jazzomat research project. Buy chet bakers album titled lets get lost to enjoy in your home or car, or gift it to another. Rentals include 30 days to start watching this video and 24 hours to finish once started. Fascinating series of interviews with friends, family, associates and lovers, interspersed with film from baker s earlier life and some modernday performances. Born to be blue tells the tragic and trueish story of chet baker. Chet also was the focus of a documentary that chronicled the trumpeters music career and drug addiction entitled lets get lost, released in 1988. Frank said that chets widow also believed her wayward hubby was murdered.
James gavins book about chet baker, the jazz singer and trumpeter who first gained fame in the early fifties and who, only a few years later and for the rest of his life. Chet baker sings and plays from the film lets get lost. Chet baker sings and plays from the film lets get lost discogs. Lets get lost is a 1988 american documentary film about the turbulent life and career of jazz trumpeter chet baker written and directed by. Lets get lost could have so easily been done badly.
While our physical stores are temporarily closed, we welcome and appreciate all your online orders. Lets get lost by chet baker 4547366222432 cd barnes. After landing gigs with charlie parker and gerry mulligan, baker soon found himself a solo star and bandleader. Lets get lost, is a 1988 documentary film about the turbulent life and career of jazz trumpeter chet baker, it was written and directed by bruce weber. The late eighties was a time when jazz was enjoying one of its periodic revivals some. The long night of chet baker, bakers feelings toward women had always been violently ambivalent. Lets get lost is a penetrating oscarnominated documentary on the life of jazz trumpeter chet baker 19291988.
Baker continued to feature in elvis costellos songs. Scarce weber title published as a companion to the film. Lets get lost chet baker documentary by bruce weber 120 min there will never be another you a remembrance of chet baker by bruce weber see also. Once chet baker arrived in california from his native oklahoma, his career exploded. Chet baker lets get lost the best of chet baker sings cd. Chet baker one night in tokyo 1987 remastered 2007 19. Early on in lets get lost, bruce webers 1989 documentary about chet baker, the jazz trumpeter is asked if hed like a glass of wine. Lets get lost lost in each others arms lets get lost let them send out alarms and though theyll think us rather rude lets tell the world. Director bruce weber on filming chet baker music the. So to mark the occasion, next friday youll be able to see the film in all its glory, with a beautiful new black and white 35mm print of the documentary, that explores the complex life of jazz legend chet baker. The music on this cd puts baker on the scene not just as a brilliant jazz trumpeter, but.
Since filming chet baker in lets get lost, bruce weber has searched in. Documentary on the making of chet baker lets get lost the is a community guidelines protected video. Chet bakers place in the annals of jazz remains undisputed. A most handsome example of this lovely, uncommon item that was originally available for sale only briefly at the time of the films release at arcana. Solar music rights management, emi music publishing, bmi broadcast music inc. Chet baker lets get lost sheet music notes, chords. Fascinating series of interviews with friends, family, associates and lovers, interspersed with film from bakers earlier life and some modernday performances. After a generous amount of screen time devoted to bakers american career, from his days with charlie bird parker and gerry mulligan to the formation of his own combo, the film dwells upon bakers lengthy tenure in europe. The best of chet baker sings by chet baker on amazon music. Its tough about the ugly facts of chet bakers life as a liar, user, and junkie. Documentary on the life of jazz trumpeter and drug addict chet baker. A mixture of interviews from 1987 shot months before baker died from falling out a hotel window in amsterdam and archive. The director remembers a musician who wanted to be as free as a bird. Bakers lost memoirs are available in the book as though i had wings, which includes an introduction by carol baker.
He later recorded a song for lets get lost, a documentary about his life. Frank stewart, carol friedman, and carol rieff many published in book form here for the first time. This first edition book was published in new york by little bear films as a companion to the film. It profiles bakers heady rise to fame and his decline as heroin took its inevitable toll on his music and personal life. Lets get lost captures the allure of chet baker the boston globe. Bakers life was troubled his drug addiction is legendary, and ultimately caused his death, directly or. Chet bakers performances from the bruce weber documentary lets get lost, a bittersweet film highlighting the earlycareer highs and lateinlife lows of one of jazzs sweetest, smokiest crooners and trumpet players.
Download chet baker lets get lost sheet music notes and chords for clarinet. Lets get lost from happy go lucky sheet music in d. The movie, a haunting tribute to troubled jazz great chet baker, was lets get lost directed by bruce weber. Product information lets get lost from happy go lucky digital sheet. This collection compiles the best of chet bakers recordings as a vocalist. The conflict in deep in a dream stems from my being a giant chet baker fan.
You may be prompted to give your permission before you are allowed to view it. Finally making its region 1 dvd debut in time for its 25th anniversary, bruce webers oscarnominated documentary portrait of jazz legend chet baker, lets get lost, arrives both as part of a fourmovie weber retrospective box set and as a standalone disc. Let s get lost lost in each others arms let s get lost let them send out alarms and though theyll think us rather rude let s tell the world were in that crazy. Chet baker was one of the main exponents of the cool style. An academy awardnominated 1988 documentary about baker, lets get lost, portrays him as a cultural icon of the 1950s, but juxtaposes this with his later image as a drug addict. This album consists of the tracks baker recorded especially for the bruce weber documentary lets get lost a retrospective of the life of the great horn player and vocalist. Really enjoyed the film at the time and havent given it.
His fragile voice and nonchalant trumpet were juxtaposed with his rebelwithoutacause look. Chet baker one night in tokyo 1987 remastered 2007 19 download. Intense fandom doesnt often make for objectivity, and the tragicartistgonetoseed narrative is so, so tired. Stan getz and chet baker just friends 1983 duration. Baker was photographed by william claxton for his book young chet. I dont think johnny ever read that book and he never made that film.