Up there with the music matters releases in overall quality. The film is about american jazz musician chet baker, portrayed by hawke. Baby breeze 1965 chet baker, vocals bobby scott, piano kenny burrell, guitar born to be blue, as sung by baker, is a compliment to the composer, singer mel torme. Watch ethan hawke as chet baker in born to be blue. See new and popular chet baker songs, uploaded by musescore users, connect with a community of musicians who love to write and play music. December 23, 1929 may, 1988 was an american jazz trumpeter and vocalist. Ethan hawke stars as legendary jazz trumpeter chet baker in robert budreaus born to be blue. If you still havent found what youre looking for, please send to us. In born to be blue, chet baker gets lost and found. December 23, 1929 may, 1988 was an american jazz trumpeter, flugelhornist and vocalist. Chet baker blue bossa by jazz and blues experience. Born to be blue 2015 18 1h 37m biographical dramas this unconventional biopic tunes into the life of iconic trumpeter and jazz legend chet baker, capturing his passion and his struggles with addiction. A blog supreme bakers legacy may be debated, but his artistry shouldnt be. Born in oklahoma and reared in california from age 10, baker began playing.
The music is featured in the upcoming film about baker that stars ethan hawke, who sings lead vocals on two of the songs. On the eve of a new biopic starring ethan hawke, heres an introduction to the. Chet baker almost blue by ionn blignault soundcloud. Find out whats playing at your local movie theatre at canadas. Among the greats celebrated in new biopics are miles davis in miles ahead april 15, nina simone in nina on vod april 22, and ethan hawke as chet baker in robert budreaus born to be blue. Check out born to be blue by chet baker on amazon music. He was the hypnotic trumpeter with a divine voice who lost it all to heroin. Discover more music, concerts, videos, and pictures with the largest catalogue online at. I get chet is a 1956 french lp trumpetervocalist chet baker recorded for the barclay label in 19551956 while. Chet baker, the inspiration behind movies like born to be blue.
The chet baker biopic born to be blue was a big hit on the art house and film festival circuit in 2016 starring ethan hawke as the man with the golden trumpet who was superbly talented both as a trumpeter and a singer and an undisputed master of the jazz ballad. In our catalog, you can find chet baker sheet music for piano, drums, flute, saxophone, trumpet, guitar and almost any other instrument. He began his career in the early 1950s and played together with charlie parker and gerry mulligan. Some folks were meant to live in clover but they are such a chosen few and clovers being green is something ive never seen cause i was bor. Bakers rise in the music scene and perilous fall is natural fodder for a biopic, and born to be blue is a particularly resonant story, providing a meaty role for ethan hawke, a veteran. Bundreaus newest film, a featurelength biopic titled born to be blue, will premiere at the toronto film festival on 9, and stars ethan hawke as baker in the latter half of the 1960s. Baker earned much attention and critical praise through the 1950s, particularly for albums featuring his vocals chet baker sings, it could happen to you. On october 10, 2015, chet baker jazz festival was inaugurated in the honour of chet baker, in yale, oklahoma. Ethan hawke plays chet baker, and i was a little unsure as to what id think. Warner chappell, aresa, audiam publishing, sony atv. Listen free to chet baker born to be blue there is no greater love, summertime and more. Chet baker carson city by jazz and blues experience.
Born to be blue critics consensus born to be blue benefits from a highlightreel performance from ethan hawke and an impressionistic, nonhagiographic approach to chet bakers life and times. Chet features performances by baker with flautist herbie mann, saxophonist pepper adams, pianist bill evans, guitarist kenny burrell, bassist paul chambers, and either connie kay or philly joe jones on drums. Chet baker ethan hawke in robert budreaus born to be blue. Stream chet baker almost blue by ionn blignault from desktop or your mobile device.
Baker earned much attention and critical praise through the. Provided to youtube by universal music group born to be blue chet baker baby breeze. Some folks were meant to live in clover but they are such a chosen few and clovers being green is something ive never seen cause i was born to be blue when. It was shown in the special presentations section of the 2015 toronto international film festival. A blog supreme baker s legacy may be debated, but his artistry shouldnt be. Born to be blue is a 2015 internationally coproduced drama film directed, produced and written by robert budreau. I havent been terribly impressed by hawke, despite liking him in his movies. In 2016, his biopic born to be blue was released in theatres. Chet baker sheet music free download in pdf or midi on. Theres a scene in born to be blue where dizzy gillespie tells chet baker to stick to the horn.
December 23, 1929 may, 1988 was an american jazz trumpeter, flugelhornist, and vocalist. Caitlin cronenbergifc filmsso, this rendition of baker has baker making a fictitious thespian go of it, playing himself. Born to be blue takes similar liberties with the timeline of its subjects comeback and. Born to be blue follows famed jazz musician chet baker as he struggles with both losing and attempting to regain his ability to play the trumpet, as well as quitting his addiction to heroin. The biopic centers around the time in the late sixties when hed fallen into a selfdestructive. Mosaic mr5102, md3102 the complete pacific jazz and capitol recordings of the original gerry mulligan quartet and tentette with chet baker pacific jazz pj8, st20140 the genius of gerry mulligan blue note lt1101 gerry mulligan freeway pacific jazz 7243 8 38263 2 2 the complete pacific jazz recordings of the gerry mulligan quartet with chet baker.
Born to be blue tells of the rise and fall of jazz. Chet is an album by jazz trumpeter chet baker first released in 1959. In the new movie born to be blue, ethan hawke plays chet baker at a pivotal moment. Chet baker born december 23, 1929, yale, oklahoma, usa died may, 1988, amsterdam, netherlands was an american jazz trumpeter and singer.
Get the latest movie times, trailers and celebrity interviews. Chet baker, american jazz trumpeter and vocalist noted for the plaintive, fragile tone of both his playing and singing. He was a cult figure whose wellpublicized struggles with drug addiction curtailed a promising career. Born to be blue tells the tragic and trueish story of. Song information for born to be blue chet baker on allmusic.
Chet baker the trumpet artistry of chet baker compositions and arrangements by jack montrose. The record is sometimes subtitled the lyrical trumpet of chet baker. On the eve of a new biopic starring ethan hawke, heres an. Jazz historian dave gelly described the promise of bakers early career as james. Chet baker biography facts, childhood, family life of. Chet baker there will never be another you by jazz and blues experience. Hes in his 40s and trying to get clean so he can focus on making music again. Baker earned much attention and critical praise through the 1950s, particularly for albu. As ethan hawke plays chet baker in born to be blue, he talks about perfection versus charisma and the perils of.
You could say that born to be blue is a love triangle and the white girl wins anyone familiar with the life story of jazz trumpeter chet baker will probably know that the girl in. Chet baker milestones by jazz and blues experience. Download for free in pdf midi format, or print directly from our site. Chet baker american musician and vocalist britannica. The complete pacific jazz studio recordings of the chet baker quartet with russ freeman.
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