Movie Music Documentary
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. 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). And, we see the aged Baker, detached, indifferent, his face a ruin. Includes interviews with his children and ex-wife, women companions, and musicians.
Chet Baker Carol Baker Vera Baker Paul Baker Dean Baker Missy Baker Dick Bock William Claxton Flea Hersh Hamel Chris Isaak Lisa Marie Andy Minsker Jack Sheldon Lawrence Trimble Joyce Night Tucker Cherry Vanilla Diane Vavra Ruth Young Brigitte Bergner Joanna Bree Robbi Chong Scott Coffey Tony Coleman Marco De Conciliis David M. Donald Kevin Drinkwater Sohela Farokhi Catherine Fontenot Chris Frohoff Isabelle Gamain Tim Geary Jennifer Gimenez Ron Grace Rodney Harvey Chris Ketner Louie Leonardo Mitchell Lichtenstein Olga Liriano Carey Lowell Bonnie Maller Doug Martin Rosetta Millington Viggo Mortensen Ica Mueller Amy Orsatti Noon Orsatti Chris Pederson Hugh Pritchard Ted Robinson Russ Short Tim Thornton Tony Ward Christopher Young
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