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Showing posts with label Chet Baker. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Chet Baker. Show all posts
Monday, 4 May 2026
Tuesday, 31 March 2026
On the Road
We see Baker walking slowly on the balcony of his hotel room, warming up on his trumpet, then packing it up and checking out how he looks before he goes to the gig. We cut to old TV footage of a young Baker in San Remo in 1956 and then back to him, now in close-up. The sense of how lonely life can be on the road is palpable.
The Enduring Enigma of Chet Baker
Steve Provizer
The Arts Fuse
2025
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Chet Baker
https://artsfuse.org/320300/jazz-commentary-the-enduring-enigma-of-chet-baker/
Sunday, 22 March 2026
More Film Gris - Borderline Noir
Blood on the Moon
Deep Blue Sea (2011)
12 Angry Men
Ironweed
The Devil and Daniel Webster
All the Presidents Men
The Fugitive (1947)
Born to Be Blue
Le Notti Bianche
Save the Tiger
Tragedy of Macbeth
Far from Heaven (2002)
Pickpocket
Nights of Cabria
After Hours
All the Kings Men (1949)
Cool Hand Luke
Ox Bow Incident
In the Mood for Love
The Train
New York, New York
Tuesday, 17 February 2026
Human Being Becomes
Utterly usurped by his addictions, he was a nightmare to behold, particularly in his last decades - his toenails long and filthy, hair unkempt and unwashed, teeth unbrushed ; he did not like to bathe. Drugs twisted his character too, forced him to lie, cheat, sell his instruments even. Mostly he could be counted on to be conniving and apathetic, what a human being becomes deep into drugs. Still his music arose out of this muck, like a lotus springs from mud.
Chet Baker and His Abandoned Shadows
Arya F. Jenkins
jerryjazzmusiciam.com
2016
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David Diehl
Friday, 6 February 2026
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He had no home, not even a bank account. I always called him the high-class hobo.
Evert Hekkema (Baker's landlord)
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Chet Baker ; His Life and Music
Jeroen de Valk
2017
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William Boulay
Saturday, 10 January 2026
More Film gris - Borderline Noir
Bird
Blood on the Moon
Tragedy of MacBeth
Far from Heaven
The Grave - Twilight Zone
Passionate Friends
Chet
L'Avventura
Rumblefish
Cabaret
Brief Encounter
Ironweed
The Fugitive (1947)
In the Mood for Love
Le Notti Bianchi
Ox Bow Incident
Tuesday, 11 November 2025
Monday, 3 November 2025
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After playing with Baker in his pre-Mulligan days, bebop pioneer Charlie Parker told his trumpet protege Miles Davis, "There's a little white cat out on the coast who's gonna eat you up".
Geoffrey Smith
BBC music
2024
Saturday, 31 May 2025
More Film Gris - Borderline Noir
Long Voyage Home
Great Gatsby (2013)
Streetcar Named Desire
Duel
Passionate Friends
Bonnie and Clyde
La Notti Bianchi
Born to Be Blue
Twelve Angry Men
Save the Tiger
Pickpocket
Night of the Generals
Brief Encounter
Music of Chance
Hud
After Hours
La Strada
Public Eye
Goodnight and Good Luck
Bird
Exiles
Hard Times
Champion
Scandal
In other words - Dark themes, stylish images, etc, but maybe not as fatalistic as the full blown Noir ?
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