Lets get lost 1988 is a american documentary film about the turbulent life and career of jazz trumpeter chet baker written and directed by bruce weber i saw lets get lost in leuven, i guess around 1990. Documentary on the life of jazz trumpeter and drug addict chet baker. Although frank strazzeri piano, john leftwich bass, and ralph penland drums had. His new album, dream journal, is now available to stream or download on bandcamp, spotify. Internationally renowned photographerfilmmaker bruce weber created a second stunning feature with lets get lost, his academy award nominated film about the late jazz great chet baker. Bruce webers documentary on jazz artist chet baker was nominated for an academy award. This milan compilation contains the same title as photographer and filmmakers bruce weber s biopic of chet baker, but this is not soundtrack to the film despite the fact that milan is an rcabmg subsidiary.
Subtitles italiano extra making of remastered edition tracklist lets get lost 198 is an american documentary film about the turbulent life and career of jazz trumpeter chet baker written and directed by bruce weber. May 30, 2008 since filming chet baker in let s get lost, bruce weber has searched in vain for someone with such magic. So perhaps weber kept the young beautiful visages in let s get lost to temper what would otherwise be an overly dour film. Be it still pictures or ones moving on film, weber s one of the few remaining of.
Travelling with the elusive jazz vocalist and trumpeter chet baker, bruce weber weaves together the life story of a jazz great. Fascinating series of interviews with friends, family, associates and lovers, interspersed with film from baker s. The title is derived from the song lets get lost by jimmy mchugh and frank loesser from the 1943 film happy go lucky, which baker recorded for pacific records. 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.
December 23, 1929 may, 1988 was an american jazz trumpeter and vocalist. But theres a more complex elegiac resonance to bruce webers music documentary that is. Renowned photographer bruce weber directs this artful portrait of legendary trumpeter chet baker. Released briefly in 1988, bruce weber s breakthrough blackandwhite documentary about jazz trumpeter and singer chet baker shot during the last year of baker s downbeat life is a combination. I made the film with chet because i wanted to have my own story about him. Chet baker lets get lost 20 bluray 1080p avc dtshd. But out of his life came some of the most lyrical trumpet playing and jazz. Jazz historian dave gelly described the promise of baker s early career as james dean, sinatra, and bix, rolled into one. The film uses excerpts from italian b movies, rare performance footage and candid interviews with baker, musicians, friends, battling exwives and his children in what turned out to be the last year of his life.
Chet baker lets get lost listen full album youtube. The combination of extremely stylized bruce weber aesthetic, and the sad chet baker story, really pack a punch. With chet baker, carol baker, vera baker, paul baker. 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. A group of baker fans, ranging from exassociates to exwives and children, talk about the man. The title is derived from a song by jimmy mchugh and frank loesser from the 1943 film happy go lucky which baker recorded for pacific records. With a title borrowed from the song by jimmy mchugh and frank loesser in the 1943 film happy go lucky which baker recorded for pacific records, webers doc remains the best, most revered look at the singing trumpeters late era. T everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders.
Weber s gift for gorgeous black and white photography made him famous. Actors and directors of chet baker lets get lost directed by. Download chet baker mp3 songs and albums music downloads. May 22, 2012 chet baker let s get lost chet baker let s get lost skip navigation sign in. Bruce weber s documentary on jazz artist chet baker was nominated for an academy award. The soundtrack may very well contain chet baker s last recordings, included are such memorable songs as imagination, my one and only love, almost blue and youre my thrill. Bruce weber talks dvd reissue of classic chet baker doc. Let s get lost 1988 chet baker let s get lost by bruce weber watch online download subtitles searcher. Lets get lost executive producer nan bush film director bruce weber.
Let s get lost chet baker doucumentary by bruce weber. Following baker on the road for a year, the film also includes. A mixture of interviews from 1987 shot months before baker died from falling out a hotel window in amsterdam and archive. Chet baker lets get lost bruce weber part 2 youtube. 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. The best of chet baker sings by chet baker on deezer. Director bruce weber on filming chet baker music the guardian. When mulligan was arrested in 1953, chet led the group until 1955, when he went to europe. Let s get lost is a penetrating oscarnominated documentary on the life of jazz trumpeter chet baker 19291988. The director remembers a musician who wanted to be as free as a bird.
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. 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. Released april 21st, 1989, let s get lost stars chet baker, carol baker, ruth young, diane vavra the movie has a runtime of about 1 hr 59 min, and received a score of 85 out of 100 on. He became famous with the gerry mulligan quartet in 1952. Jun 02, 20 chet baker lets get lost streamy 2 june 20 jazz, soundtrack lindsay planer. In association with director bruce weber s lets get lost, british designer paul smith has produced a tshirt to tribute the 1988 critically acclaimed documentary on musician chet baker. With music streaming on deezer you can discover more than 56 million tracks, create your own playlists, and share your favourite tracks with your friends. Buy lets get lost chet baker in a film by bruce weber english with french subtitles in singapore,singapore. Jewish photographer bruce weber was fascinated by jazz musician chet baker, who was known as a gay icon in the 1950s and whose sexuality was often questioned. Weber found the perfect subject in baker, a remarkably photogenic figure. Chet baker greatest hits full album chet baker legend songs duration. Chet baker diane 1985 music jazzplanet chet baker chet eac sflac cueuf music. Chet baker sings and plays from the film lets get lost.
The film uses excerpts from italian b movies, rare performance footage, and candid interviews with baker, musicians, friends, battling exwives and his children in what turned out to be the last year of his life. Chet bakers life plays out like a kerouac creation, as did his death. Finally making its region 1 dvd debut in time for its 25th anniversary, bruce weber s oscarnominated documentary portrait of jazz legend chet baker, let s get lost, arrives both as part of a fourmovie weber retrospective box set and as a standalone disc. 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. Of the many contrasts in bruce webers haunting jazz documentary, the first you notice is also the most heartbreaking. Chet baker has been a weak spot for me ever since, because i now knew how much suffering was hiding behind that vulnerable voice. Baker s is a tragic story particularly when you know that not long after the film was finished, he died after falling from his hotel room window in amsterdam. Bruce weber x paul smith lets get lost tshirt hypebeast. The music found on this collection dates back to the 1950s, when baker was first beginning his career as both a member of gerry mulligans quartet and as a solo artist. Traveling with the elusive jazz vocalist and trumpeter chet baker, the filmmaker bruce weber weaves together the life story of a jazz great. Chet baker trumpet, vocals, russ freeman piano, carson smith bass, bob neel drums from the album deep in a dream the ultimate chet.
Studio album 37 compilation 8 live 5 sings and plays with bud shank, russ freeman and strings. The easiest way to caption and translate any video, with crowdsourcing, volunteers, and professional services. Lets get lost 1988 subtitles for highdefinition movie. Stream adfree with amazon music unlimited on mobile, desktop, and tablet. You could turn off the sound and just watch the images. Lets get lost 1989 stream and watch online moviefone. Bruce weber talks dvd reissue of classic chet baker doc, let. Lets get lost was a sensation at several international film festivals, including the 1989 new directorsnew films series at the. His sophomore effort, let s get lost 1988, a documentary about the tumultuous life and career of jazz trumpeter chet baker, was well received by critics and was nominated for an academy award for best documentary feature, which he shared with nan bush. The title is derived from a song by jimmy mchugh and frank loesser from the 1943 film happy go lucky which baker recorded.
We see the young baker, he of the beautiful face, in california and in italy, where he appeared in at least one movie and at least one jail cell for drug possession. Webers gift for gorgeous black and white photography made him famous. Bruce webers oscarnominated documentary portrait of jazz legend chet baker. December 23, 1929 may, 1988 was an american jazz trumpeter, flugelhornist and vocalist. Fascinating series of interviews with friends, family, associates and lovers, interspersed with film from baker s earlier life and some modernday performances. Chet baker, flea, carroll baker, chris isaak, lisa marie, carey lowell, rodney harvey, louie leonardo. Apr 29, 2020 documentary on the life of jazz trumpeter and drug addict chet baker. Rent lets get lost 1988 on dvd and bluray dvd netflix. Robert mitchum was chets and my favorite actor, so when i finished lets get lost, i started to work on a musical film about bob. Baker earned much attention and critical praise through the 1950s, particularly for albums featuring his vocals chet baker sings, it could happen to you. In 2001, the album received the grammy hall of fame award. So he produced a documentary that includes interviews with his musicians, children, exwife and so many girlfriends.
Chet baker chet baker sings and plays from the film let. Let s get lost is an american documentary film about the turbulent life and career of jazz trumpeter chet baker written and directed by bruce weber. Chet baker lets get lost 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. This disc includes music used in let s 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. May, 20 lets get lost was shot in 1987 and its release the following year, to a rapturous audience and critical response, was undeniably leant immense poignancy by the death of its subject, jazz legend chet baker, a couple of months before the premiere. English, british lets get lost chet baker documentary. Chet baker lets get lost by bruce weber watch online download subtitles searcher. His solo in my funny valentine is a classic of the west coast jazz in the fifties. Jul 15, 2014 chet baker lets get lost 20 bluray 1080p avc dtshd ma 2. Chet baker chet baker sings and plays from the film lets. Looking again for chet in all the familiar places executive producer nan bush film director bruce weber.
Let s get lost 1988 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. I say in the film, everybody has a story about chet baker. After a generous amount of screen time devoted to baker s american career, from his days with charlie bird parker and gerry mulligan to the formation of his own combo, the film dwells upon baker s lengthy tenure in europe. Chet baker sings is the debut vocal album by jazz musician chet baker, released in 1954 by pacific jazz records.
Weber captures some of baker s last recording sessions and weaves together excerpts from italian bmovies starring the handsome young chet, rare performance footage, and candid interviews with baker, musicians, friends, battling exwives and children. Lets get lost chet baker in a film by bruce weber english with. Watch let s get lost online full hd free documentary about jazz great chet baker that intercuts footage from the 1950s, when he was part of west coast cool, and from his last years. Let s get lost chet baker documentary 1 follower 1593 lines a documentary film by bruce weber. Subtitles italiano extra making of remastered edition tracklist let s get lost 198 is an american documentary film about the turbulent life and career of jazz trumpeter chet baker written and directed by bruce weber. Lets get lost is a 1988 american documentary film about the. My quest for lets get lost chet baker by bruce weber. 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. As was the case during many of baker s final sessions, the artist performs with a makeshift combo of relative unknowns. Get all the lyrics to songs on chet baker sings and plays from the film let s get lost and join the genius community of music scholars to learn the meaning behind the lyrics. His oscarnominated documentary about jazz trumpeter chet baker,lets get lost. Rent let s get lost 1988 starring chet baker and carol baker on dvd and bluray.
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