Chet baker chet baker sings and plays from the film let. Thirty great minutes of chet baker playing and being interviewed by bassist red mitchellpassed on recently. The title is derived from the song lets get lost by jimmy mchugh and frank loesser from the 1943 film happy go. He is considered an exponent of cool jazz, and is often associated with romantic ballads, although he also recorded some funky swinging records for example picture of heath. Chet baker playing nardis miles davis live in a relaxed session in the sone record library lidingo, sweden. On the eve of a new biopic starring ethan hawke, heres an. Hawke doesnt really have the beauty baker did as a young man, but by the late 1970s.
Chet baker was a primary exponent of the west coast school of cool jazz in the early and mid50s. Join facebook to connect with candy baker and others you may know. A reimagining of jazz legend chet baker s musical comeback in the late 60s. As a trumpeter, he had a generally restrained, intimate playing style and he attracted attention beyond jazz for his photogenic looks and singing.
His solo in my funny valentine is a classic of the west coast jazz in the fifties. December 23, 1929 may, 1988 was an american jazz trumpeter and vocalist. Select this result to view candy bakers phone number, address, and more. December 23, 1929 may, 1988 was an american jazz trumpeter, flugelhornist and vocalist. Jazz historian dave gelly described the promise of bakers early career as james dean, sinatra, and bix, rolled into one. With ethan hawke, carmen ejogo, callum keith rennie, tony nappo. The film follows baker and his music over the years and includes musicians from. Ethan hawke will play chet baker in born to be blue the. Gazell records ab this long unavailable video of chet baker playing a relaxed session in the sonet record library in lidingo, sweden, with the highly compatible support of french pianist michael graillier and belgian. It was shown in the special presentations section of the 2015 toronto international film festival. As was the case during many of bakers final sessions, the artist performs with a makeshift combo of relative unknowns.
He is known for his major innovations within the cool jazz subgenre leading him to be nicknamed the prince of cool baker earned much attention and critical praise through the 1950s, particularly for albums featuring his vocals chet baker sings, it could happen to you. We have information on 167 results for candy baker, including phone numbers and addresses. Chet baker at the blue note, new york by david redfern. Baker earned much attention and critical praise through the 1950s, particularly for albums featuring his vocals chet baker sings, it. As a lifelong fan of both miles davis and chet baker, when i found out that. Stockholm, sweden, june 30, 1985 chet baker trio with van morrison live at ronnie scotts. Chet baker the trumpet artistry of chet baker compositions and arrangements by jack montrose.
Although frank strazzeri piano, john leftwich bass, and ralph penland drums had. There are long passages in the film soundtracks from. Baker rises from his theatric stupor, complaining about authenticity. Baker earned much attention and critical praise through the 1950s, particularly for albums featuring his vocals chet baker sings, it could happen to you. Hawke says, i always imagine if you laid down in your room and put on a. Chet baker plays candy full performance and interview, 1985. Few musicians have embodied the romantic, and ultimately tragic, jazz figure as totally as chesney chet baker 192988. Chet baker quartet music, videos, stats, and photos. Rocknroll reprobates from keef to kurt and beyond pale into pastyfaced insignificance when compared with the james dean of jazz, the trumpeter chet baker. Lets get lost, a valentine to trumpeter and singer chet baker by bruce weber, was first released in 1988.
Jazz trumpeters miles davis and chet baker dueling. In the film, hawke stars in the role of chet baker in a remarkably creative reimagining of the singertrumpeters struggle to overcome his demons and stage a comeback in the late 60s. Some say that love is sweet as a rose some say its honey and the bee well sit right down and let me tell you what my love is to me candy. It was recorded in a lounge at the sonet studio at lidingo. Born to be blue is a 2015 internationally coproduced drama film directed, produced and written by robert budreau. A 1985 video recording features legendary jazz trumpeter chet baker joined by michel graillier and red mitchell on piano and jeanlouis rassinfosse on bass.
Increasingly, drug addiction hampered his output and performances, especially in the 1960s. Baker performed with vido musso and stan getz before being chosen by. You also enjoy a very fine bass player and appreciate jazz piano artist michel graillier who is very underrated and seldom seen on film. Ethan hawke as chet baker in born to be blue, a film directed by robert budreau. Billed as an antibiopic by the director robert budreau, born to be blue provides a compelling snapshot of the jazz trumpet player chet baker played by ethan hawke during the late 1960s. The film is about american jazz musician chet baker, portrayed by hawke. We have to be grateful to iconic fashion photographer bruce weber, for giving us this perfect film about the timeless jazz singer and trumpeter, chet baker. The late eighties was a time when jazz was enjoying one of its periodic revivals some. Candy m baker, age 45, chandler, az 85225 view full report known locations. Long unavailable video of chet baker playing a relaxed session in the sone record library lidingo, sweden, with the highly compatible. Up there with the music matters releases in overall quality.
Chet baker was a jazz trumpeter and vocalist, born in oklahoma in 1929. Not really an interview but a sit down and rap with red mitchell. 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. Baker rose to prominence six few years before the release of chet when he joined the gerry mulligan quarter, and found almost instant fame on a recording of my funny valentine, where he played a. This presents performances of a legendary jazz trumpeter chet baker joined by michel graillier and red mitchell on piano and jeanlouis rassinfosse on bass. Get all the lyrics to songs on chet baker sings and plays from the film lets get lost and join the genius community of music scholars to learn the meaning behind the lyrics. Born to be blue journal of american history oxford. December 23, 1929 may, 1988 was an american jazz trumpeter, flugelhornist and vocalist baker earned much attention and critical praise through the 1950s, particularly for albums featuring his vocals chet baker sings, it could happen to you. Jazz historian david gelly described the promise of bakers early career as james dean, sinatra, and bix. Candy baker phone, address, background info whitepages. This is the soundtrack to the movie of the same name done by bruce weber. Chet baker sings and plays from the film lets get lost amazon. Highlights of the seven trio tracks are a fine version of miles daviss haunting composition nardis, bud powells tempis fugit and a near10 minute version of love for. When mulligan was arrested in 1953, chet led the group until 1955, when he went to europe.
The film score features performances by baker from the 1950s and 1960s along with newly recorded performances from 1987 and the soundtrack album was released on the rca novus label full title chet baker sings and plays from the film lets get lost in 1989 chet baker s recording of chettys lullaby with ennio morricone as conductor of his orchestra was also featured in the film. Some say that love is sweet as a rose some say its honey and the bee well sit right down and let me tell you what my love is to me candy i call my sugar candy. As ethan hawke plays chet baker in born to be blue, he talks about perfection versus charisma and the perils of early success joe queenan wed. Candy is a 1985 album by jazz trumpeter chet baker, released by swedish company sonet records. Chet baker little girl blue by musikgetsthebestofme. Budreau has ignited his tale with a brilliant film withina film gambit, only the film in questiona mid60s biopic wherein baker plays himselfwas only proposed in reality, never completed. The musicians sound great and the film makers keep it simple. Unschooled yet eloquent in his music, and a fast liver who somehow managed to survive for nearly six decades, the baker mystique has only reinforced one of the most haunting trumpet styles and ingenuous approaches to jazz singing. A lmost to the end of his life, despite the ravages of heroin addiction, chet baker could play like an angel. Now canadian filmmaker robert budreau who previously made a 2009 short film on bakers death titled the deaths of chet baker is writing and directing a film about bakers late 1970s comeback, starring the resurgent ethan hawke as the jazz icon. Chandler az, 85225, mesa az 85207, ocilla ga 31774 possible relatives. He became famous with the gerry mulligan quartet in 1952. Chet baker sings and plays from the film lets get lost. Some say that love is sweet as a rose, some say its honey and the bee, well sit right down and let me tell you what my love is to me.
Later, weber spent more than a year making a documentary on the trumpeter, a strange, compellingly watchable film charting bakers final descent called lets get lost. Trumpeter chet baker192988 recorded this excellent album for sonet in stockholm, sweden on june 30, 1985 with pianist michel graillier and bassist jean louis rassinfosse. This disc includes music used in lets get lost 1989, the bruce weber directed biopic centering on the tragic life and times of the west coast cool jazz icon chet baker trumpetvocal. Baker, a leader in west coast jazz, developed a major following during the 1950s that reached far beyond the expected circle of jazz aficionados. The third result is candy baker age 60s in milton, fl. Stan getz, chet baker stan meets chet full album by massimo casulini. A blog supreme bakers legacy may be debated, but his artistry shouldnt be. Chet baker, mit burgerlichem namen chesney henry baker jr. This presents performances of a legendary jazz trumpeter chet baker joined by michel graillier and red.