Music let s get lost song, a classic jazz song by jimmy mchugh and frank loesser from the 1943 film happy go lucky, recorded by chet baker and others. My quest for lets get lost chet baker by bruce weber. An illustration of a computer application window wayback machine an illustration of an open book. Perdiamoci let s get lost 198 chet baker documentary divx english hardsub italian mircrew tnt village perdiamoci let s get lost 198 chet baker titolo originale let s get lost lingua originale inglese paese di produzione usa anno 1988 durata 120 min, 103 min germania ovest, festival di berlino colore bianco e nero. Baker was photographed by william claxton for his book young chet. Italian bmovie roles and sellout concerts were his for the taking. Chet baker sings and plays from the film lets get lost. Print and download lets get lost sheet music by chet baker. Watch the video for let s get lost from chet baker s the best of chet baker sings for free, and see the artwork, lyrics and similar artists. You could turn off the sound and just watch the images. 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 documentary festival archive. Jun 03, 2007 the jazz musician chet baker, who wanders through the documentary lets get lost with the eerie deliberateness of a somnambulist, appears to be a man who knows a thing or two about dreams.
Lets get lost, an oscarnominated documentary about jazz trumpeter chet baker. Weber found the perfect subject in baker, a remarkably photogenic figure. The film noir feel to the documentary is evoked from the beginning with a sublimely beautiful shot of bakers old and wizened face while sitting in the back of a. Soundtrack to the critically acclaimed 1988 documentary on the life of the tragic jazz trumpeter. This superb documentary originally made in 1988 deals with the legendary chet baker, a musician who was hailed as a genius for his trumpet playing when he started. Let s get lost is an atmospheric blackandwhite portrait of a jazz trumpet player, an exemplar of west coast cool jazz in the age when rapidfire bebop was hot, whose life, career and face were. Fascinating series of interviews with friends, family, associates and lovers, interspersed with film from bakers earlier life and some modernday performances. Soundtrack to the critically acclaimed 1988 documentary on the life of the tragic jazz trumpetervocalist. Perdiamoci lets get lost 198 chet baker documentary divx english hardsub italian mircrew tnt village perdiamoci lets get lost 198 chet baker titolo originale lets get lost lingua originale inglese paese di produzione usa anno 1988 durata 120 min, 103 min germania ovest, festival di berlino colore bianco e nero. They do showcase a lot of clips of his songs in there and.
Let s get lost lost in each other s 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. Music lets get lost song, a classic jazz song by jimmy mchugh and frank loesser from the 1943 film happy go lucky, recorded by chet baker and others lets get lost, a song by beck and bat for lashes from the twilight saga. 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. Bruce weber spent six months on the road with chet baker in 1987 to catch a glimpse of the enigmatic and ultimately elusive musician. Oct 15, 2016 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. Lets get lost is a film as sweet, seductive and heartbreaking as the sound of chet bakers trumpet the story of a man for whom music came easy, but life came hard.
Chet baker, 58, is recording jimmy van heusen and johnny burke s imagination. Chet baker lets get lost the best of chet baker sings. An academy awardnominated 1988 documentary about baker, let s get lost, portrays him as a cultural icon of the 1950s, but juxtaposes this with his later image. Documentary on the life of jazz trumpeter and drug addict chet baker. The film uses excerpts from italian b movies, rare performance footage and candid interviews with baker. Travelling with the elusive jazz vocalist and trumpeter chet baker, bruce weber weaves together the life story of a jazz great. Chet baker has been a weak spot for me ever since, because i now knew how much suffering was hiding behind that vulnerable voice. Since filming chet baker in lets get lost, bruce weber has searched in vain for someone with such magic. Download chet baker mp3 songs and albums music downloads.
Let s get lost, an oscarnominated documentary about jazz trumpeter chet baker. 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. Song information for lets get lost chet baker on allmusic allmusic. Lets get lost is a jazz standard with music written by jimmy mchugh and lyrics by frank loesser the song was first performed in 1943 by mary martin and was included in the 1943 film happy go lucky. Song information for let s get lost chet baker on allmusic. Chet baker, carol baker, vera baker, paul baker, dean baker, missy baker, dick bock. His voice isnt quite as soft and papery as it used to be, but the image like every shot of baker in bruce weber s let s get lost is about the face, not so much the music.
His voice isnt quite as soft and papery as it used to be, but the image like every shot of baker in bruce webers lets get lost is about the face, not so much the music. Lets get lost chet baker documental subtitulado youtube. An academy awardnominated 1988 documentary about baker, lets get lost, portrays him as a cultural icon of the 1950s, but juxtaposes this with his later image as a drug addict. Lets get lost 1988 is a american documentary film about the turbulent life and career of jazz trumpeter chet baker.
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Lets get lost lost in each others arms lets get lost let them send out alarms and though theyll think us rather rude lets tell the world were in that crazy. Lets get lost chet baker documentary by bruce weber 120 min there will never be another you a remembrance of chet baker by bruce weber see also. Archival footage of the jazz trumpeter and singer chet baker in lets get lost, a documentary of his life shot by bruce weber in 1987. 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. Vimeo is an amazing video service for original creative work, but its also a company with real human employees. 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. In the film lets get lost, baker said an acquaintance attempted to rob him but backed off, only to return the next night with a group of. Fascinating series of interviews with friends, family, associates and lovers, interspersed. The song has since been recorded by many notable artists, including chet baker, russ morgan and his orchestra, johnny nash, vince jones, vaughn monroe, susannah mccorkle, the ralph sharon quartet. Stream adfree with amazon music unlimited on mobile, desktop, and tablet.
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