Chet baker documentary let's get lost books

In the film lets get lost, baker said an acquaintance attempted to rob him but. Jun 05, 2008 n otwithstanding bruce weber s tireless idolatry of the young and the beautiful, his 1988 film about junkie cooljazzer chet baker stands up fantastically well even better, maybe, than the first. 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. Cool jazzs tortured king drugs, abuse marked trumpeters career. A late career surge, aided by elvis costello and bruce webers 1989 documentary film lets get lost, put the illfated chet baker back on the musical map for new generations. You may be prompted to give your permission before you are allowed to view it. Get an adfree experience with special benefits, and directly support reddit. Jan 25, 2008 early on in let s get lost, bruce weber s 1989 documentary about chet baker, the jazz trumpeter is asked if hed like a glass of wine. Chet baker lets get lost the jazzomat research project.

Mar 24, 1989 surfaces are everything in let s get lost, but they are gorgeously stylish surfaces, redolent of both contemporary notions of glamour and of the late1950 s jazz mystique of which baker was a. Very rare video and much better treatment of chet baker as far as his trumpet playing and innate and natural talent than was lets get lost. As ethan hawke plays chet baker in born to be blue, he talks about perfection versus charisma and the perils of. Jun 06, 2008 let s get lost, a valentine to trumpeter and singer chet baker by bruce weber, was first released in 1988.

Lets get lost is a 1988 american documentary film about the turbulent life and career of jazz trumpeter chet baker written and directed by bruce weber. Get your team aligned with all the tools you need on one secure, reliable video. Lets get lost has become an important document in the career of. In 1987 baker filmed the documentary on him, lets get lost, in the u.

March 20 s installment of mockumentary anthology documentary now. Lets get lost, a valentine to trumpeter and singer chet baker by bruce weber, was first released in 1988. The title is derived from the song let s get lost by jimmy mchugh and frank loesser from the 1943 film happy go lucky, which baker recorded for pacific records. Lets get lost is a penetrating oscarnominated documentary on the life of jazz trumpeter chet baker 19291988. Albuminformatie voor lets get lost from the film van chet baker. Johnny summers was 16 when he first heard the music of chet baker. Travelling with the elusive jazz vocalist and trumpeter chet baker, bruce weber weaves together the life story of a jazz great. Bakers life was troubled his drug addiction is legendary, and ultimately caused his death, directly or. He was the hypnotic trumpeter with a divine voice who lost it all to heroin. Documentary on the life of jazz trumpeter and drug addict chet baker.

Fascinating series of interviews with friends, family, associates and lovers, interspersed with film from baker s earlier life and some modernday performances. Produced in conjunction with bruce weber s first featurelength documentary film, this beautifully designed and printed largeformat edition was issued in a small, selfpublished print run to promote let s get lost the renowned fashion photographer s loveletter to the iconic late jazz musician chet baker. Yeah, he replies in that wispy exhale of a voice that. Lets get lost by bruce weber bruce weber, paul baker, dick. Lets get lost is a 1988 american documentary film about the turbulent life and career of jazz trumpeter chet baker written and directed by. 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. Let s get lost is a 1988 american documentary film about the turbulent life and career of jazz trumpeter chet baker written and directed by bruce weber. May 24, 2008 let s get lost, the american photographer bruce weber s documentary about jazz trumpeter chet baker, won critical acclaim and an oscar nomination when it was first shown 20 years ago, but did not. Executive producer nan bushfilm director bruce weber. Chet baker, 58, is recording jimmy van heusen and johnny burkes imagination. 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. Fascinating series of interviews with friends, family, associates and lovers, interspersed with film from bakers earlier life and some modernday performances. N otwithstanding bruce webers tireless idolatry of the young and the beautiful, his 1988 film about junkie cooljazzer chet baker stands up fantastically well even better, maybe, than the first. Documentary on the making of chet baker let s get lost the is a community guidelines protected video.

Like the man himself, as though i had wings starts out as a pretty little. Hes been the subject of two films 2015s born to be blue, in which ethan hawke played baker. Chet baker 19291988 once said, i dont know whether im a trumpet player who sings, or a singer who plays the trumpet. March 20s installment of mockumentary anthology documentary now. The jazz musician chet baker, who wanders through the documentary lets get lost with the eerie deliberateness of a somnambulist, appears to be a. Baker s life was troubled his drug addiction is legendary, and ultimately caused his death, directly or indirectly, as the individual chooses to view the events. Lets get lost captures the allure of chet baker the. Not unlike his signature tone as a trumpeter, chet bakers newly discovered memoir is a slight, wan, wistful effort. Since its release in 1989, lets get lost has introduced a whole new generation of jazz enthusiasts to the timeless talent of the late chet baker. Lets get lost a documentary, completed only two months before his accidental death in amsterdam, of the legendary jazz trumpeter and occasional singer, chet baker. 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 were in that crazy. Filmmaker bruce weber was still in post production on his chet baker documentary lets get lost when he got the news that the jazz trumpeter had fallen to his death from a hotel window in amsterdam. Cool jazzs tortured king drugs, abuse marked trumpeters. Lets get lost is an american documentary film about the turbulent life and career of jazz trumpeter chet baker written and directed by bruce weber.

As with many newbie jazz fans, he arrived at baker through the gateway of more mainstream artists. 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. Documentary on the making of chet baker lets get lost the is a community guidelines protected video. The long night of chet baker, author james gavin grows more disgusted with his subject with almost every page, as baker.

Dvd 21, looking again for chet in all the familiar. Jun 03, 2007 the jazz musician chet baker, who wanders through the documentary lets get lost with the eerie deliberateness of a somnambulist, appears to be a man who knows a thing or two about dreams. 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. While our physical stores are temporarily closed, we welcome and appreciate all your online orders. I dont think johnny ever read that book and he never made that film. Director bruce weber on filming chet baker music the guardian. The conflict in deep in a dream stems from my being a giant chet baker fan. Song information for let s get lost chet baker on allmusic. Born to be blue tells the tragic and trueish story of chet baker. Documentary on the making of chet baker lets get lost. Bakers lost memoirs are available in the book as though i had wings.

Baker was photographed by william claxton for his book young chet. Dec, 20 very rare video and much better treatment of chet baker as far as his trumpet playing and innate and natural talent than was let s get lost. Very rare video and much better treatment of chet baker as far as his trumpet playing and innate and natural talent than was let s get lost. Scarce weber title published as a companion to the film. Chet baker 19291988 once said, i dont know whether im a trumpet player who. Bruce webers documentary on jazz artist chet baker was nominated for an academy award. Rumors that jazz legend chet baker was murdered started shortly after his death. Bruce webers 1988 film about junkie cooljazzer chet baker stands up fantastically well. An academy awardnominated 1988 documentary about baker, let s get lost, portrays him as a cultural icon of the 1950s, but juxtaposes this with his later image. Mar, 2008 chet baker, 58, is recording jimmy van heusen and johnny burke s imagination. His voice isnt quite as soft and papery as it used to be, but the image like every shot of baker in bruce weber s let s get lost is about the face, not so much the music.

This album consists of the tracks baker recorded especially for the bruce weber documentary let s get lost a retrospective of the life of the great horn player and vocalist. Surfaces are everything in lets get lost, but they are gorgeously stylish surfaces, redolent of both contemporary notions of glamour and of. Chet baker sings and plays from the film lets get lost. Let s get lost chet baker actor, bruce weber director rated. With chet baker, carol baker, vera baker, paul baker. His voice isnt quite as soft and papery as it used to be, but the image like every shot of baker in bruce webers lets get lost is about the face, not so much the music. Let s get lost lost in each other s 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. The late eighties was a time when jazz was enjoying one of its periodic revivals some. 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 the best of chet baker sings discogs. Stream adfree with amazon music unlimited on mobile, desktop, and tablet. Let s get lost has become an important document in the career of. Jul 20, 2016 he was the hypnotic trumpeter with a divine voice who lost it all to heroin. It stars cocreator fred armisen as jazz musician rex logan and features interviews with people.

Lets get lost is an atmospheric blackandwhite portrait of a jazz trumpet player, an exemplar of west coast cool jazz in the age when rapidfire bebop was hot, whose life, career and face were. Jun 12, 2002 cool jazzs tortured king drugs, abuse marked trumpeters career. Produced in conjunction with bruce webers first featurelength documentary film, this beautifully designed and printed largeformat edition was issued in a small, selfpublished print run to promote lets get lost the renowned fashion photographers loveletter to the iconic late jazz musician chet baker. May 03, 2010 let s get lost a documentary, completed only two months before his accidental death in amsterdam, of the legendary jazz trumpeter and occasional singer, chet baker. Since filming chet baker in lets get lost, bruce weber has searched in. Calgarys johnny summers puts own spin on the work of jazz. Less than a year later, on may 10, 1988, his body was found on the sidewalk outside an amsterdam hotel. 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. Purveyors of fine new, out of print, and rare books on photography, art, fashion, design, architecture, cinema, food, and music since 1984. The long night of chet baker, author james gavin grows more disgusted.

This first edition book was published in new york by little bear films as a companion to the film. Mar 10, 2016 born to be blue tells the tragic and trueish story of chet baker. Song information for lets get lost chet baker on allmusic. Weber borrowed it for the title of a sortof documentary about trumpetersinger chet baker in 1988. Oct 02, 2011 travelling with the elusive jazz vocalist and trumpeter chet baker, bruce weber weaves together the life story of a jazz great. Lets get lost, the american photographer bruce webers documentary about jazz trumpeter chet baker, won critical acclaim and an oscar nomination when it. Produced for television in the netherlands in the early. In other words, for those unsuspecting, this is music that is simply a ripoff. It is an original staple bound paperback in near fine condition. 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. Let s get lost is an atmospheric blackandwhite portrait of a jazz trumpet player, an exemplar of west coast cool jazz in the age when rapidfire bebop was hot, whose life, career and face were. Webers gift for gorgeous black and white photography made him famous.