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.
jazz
drug addiction
jazz singer or musician
interview
historical figure
archive footage
music history
instrumental jazz
trumpet player
old footage
portrait of an artist
famous people
music documentary
jazz history
life and career
drug addict
testimony
famous song
documentary portrait