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Time after Time: The Chet Baker Project, written by playwright James O'Reilly, toured Canada in 2001. [48] Jeroen de Valk has written a biography of Baker; Chet Baker: His Life and Music is the English translation. [49] Other biographies of him include James Gavin's Deep in a Dream—The Long Night of Chet Baker, and Matthew Ruddick's Funny ...
The film score features performances by Baker from the 1950s and 1960s along with newly recorded performances from 1987 and the soundtrack album was released on the RCA Novus label (full title Chet Baker Sings and Plays from the Film "Let's Get Lost") in 1989. [20] [21] [22] "Baker is my favourite vocalist of the century," Björk told Q.
Sheldon appeared in an Oscar-nominated documentary film Let's Get Lost about the life of fellow jazz trumpeter Chet Baker.He made an appearance in the 1994 film Radioland Murders as the ill-fated trumpet player Ruffles Reedy, who becomes a victim of the gruesome goings-on during a 1939 radio show.
Chet Baker in Tokyo is a live album by jazz trumpeter and singer Chet Baker, recorded at Showa Women's University's Hitomi Memorial Hall. Released only eleven months before his death, it has been hailed as, "A glorious moment in Chet Baker's twilight."
Christy toured one final time in 1988, again with Shorty Rogers. Her final performance was sharing the stage with Chet Baker. [14] Christy died at her home in Sherman Oaks, California, of kidney failure on June 21, 1990, at the age of 64. [11]
After Baker's death in 1988, Frank wrote and published a biography of Baker titled Chet Baker: The Missing Years, which was notable for its "conversational narrative" and extensive knowledge of previously unknown details about Baker. The book focuses on Baker's comeback from 1967–1971 and the later years the two toured and recorded two live ...
Diane is an album by trumpeter Chet Baker and pianist Paul Bley recorded in Denmark in 1985 and released on the SteepleChase label. [3] Critical reception
Twardzik also played professionally with Chet Baker and Lionel Hampton. He recorded with Baker and Chaloff in 1954 and 1955. [1] In his teenage years, Twardzik became addicted to heroin. [2] He died October 21, 1955, at age 24, from a heroin overdose [3] while on tour with Chet Baker in Europe. [2]