Lets get lost by bruce weber bruce weber, paul baker. Chet baker one night in tokyo 1987 remastered 2007 19 download. 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 could have so easily been done badly. Instrumentvocalchords, and transcribed solo in d major. 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.
Lets get lost from happy go lucky sheet music in d. Chet bakers place in the annals of jazz remains undisputed. Lets get lost was released on vhs and laserdisc in japan by nippon columbia on november 21, 1993. The late eighties was a time when jazz was enjoying one of its periodic revivals some.
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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. Born to be blue tells the tragic and trueish story of. Chet baker the essential albums of the jazz legend. 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. 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. His fragile voice and nonchalant trumpet were juxtaposed with his rebelwithoutacause look. Once chet baker arrived in california from his native oklahoma, his career exploded. Lets get lost is a penetrating oscarnominated documentary on the life of jazz trumpeter chet baker 19291988. 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.
This first edition book was published in new york by little bear films as a companion to the film. Chet baker sings and plays from the film lets get lost discogs. While our physical stores are temporarily closed, we welcome and appreciate all your online orders. Lets get lost captures the allure of chet baker the boston globe. Lets get lost is a 1988 american documentary film about the turbulent life and career of jazz trumpeter chet baker written and directed by.
Scarce weber title published as a companion to the film. In 1983, elvis costello played with baker on his song shipbuilding, from punch the clock album. Since filming chet baker in lets get lost, bruce weber has searched in. This collection compiles the best of chet bakers recordings as a vocalist.
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. Download chet baker lets get lost sheet music notes and chords for clarinet. Baker was photographed by william claxton for his book young chet. 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. Really enjoyed the film at the time and havent given it. 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. Rentals include 30 days to start watching this video and 24 hours to finish once started.
According to various sources in james gavins book, deep in a dream. Frank said that chets widow also believed her wayward hubby was murdered. Born to be blue tells the tragic and trueish story of chet baker. A mixture of interviews from 1987 shot months before baker died from falling out a hotel window in amsterdam and archive. And this year, one of his most powerful and beguiling features lets get lost celebrates its 25th anniversary. Its tough about the ugly facts of chet bakers life as a liar, user, and junkie. He was dependent on them, yet at the same time, mistreated them. 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. 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. Frank discussed his book in a radio interview with james paris, and he made some provocative statements about bakers end. In our view, all of the below is a must have for every fan of jazz and should not be missed. Chet baker one night in tokyo 1987 remastered 2007 19. Chet also was the focus of a documentary that chronicled the trumpeters music career and drug addiction entitled lets get lost, released in 1988. Bakers life was troubled his drug addiction is legendary, and ultimately caused his death, directly or.
Print and download lets get lost sheet music from happy go lucky arranged for trumpet or voice. Fascinating series of interviews with friends, family, associates and lovers, interspersed with film from baker s earlier life and some modernday performances. Director bruce weber on filming chet baker music the. I dont think johnny ever read that book and he never made that film. 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. Frank stewart, carol friedman, and carol rieff many published in book form here for the first time.
The movie, a haunting tribute to troubled jazz great chet baker, was lets get lost directed by bruce weber. The music on this cd puts baker on the scene not just as a brilliant jazz trumpeter, but. Chet baker was one of the main exponents of the cool style. Chet baker lets get lost sheet music notes, chords. Get chet baker lets get lost sheet music notes, chords.
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. Documentary on the life of jazz trumpeter and drug addict chet baker. The best of chet baker sings by chet baker on amazon music. Buy chet bakers album titled lets get lost to enjoy in your home or car, or gift it to another. Transpose, print or convert, download jazz pdf and learn to play trumpet score in minutes. Archival footage of the jazz trumpeter and singer chet baker in lets get lost, a documentary of his life shot by bruce weber in 1987. Bakers lost memoirs are available in the book as though i had wings, which includes an introduction by carol baker. Lets get lost, a valentine to trumpeter and singer chet baker by bruce weber, was first released in 1988. Book depository books with free delivery worldwide. Chet baker lets get lost the jazzomat research project. Travelling with the elusive jazz vocalist and trumpeter chet baker, bruce weber weaves together the life story of a jazz great. The long night of chet baker, bakers feelings toward women had always been violently ambivalent.
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. 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. Ralph penland drums tracks 1, 36 nicola stilo guitar track 8 home media. Baker died on may, 1988 at the age of 59 in amsterdam. He later recorded a song for lets get lost, a documentary about his life. Chet baker lets get lost sheet music pdf notes, chords. If you are new to the joy that is chet baker, you best start with chet.
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. Intense fandom doesnt often make for objectivity, and the tragicartistgonetoseed narrative is so, so tired. Solar music rights management, emi music publishing, bmi broadcast music inc. He claimed that baker contacted him before he died and said he was being followed. Product information lets get lost from happy go lucky digital sheet.