Almost blue elvis costello sheet music for piano, trumpet. Born to be blue benefits from a highlightreel performance from ethan hawke and an impressionistic, nonhagiographic approach to chet bakers life and times. The chet baker biopic born to be blue was a big hit on the art house and film festival circuit in 2016 starring ethan hawke as the man with the golden trumpet who was superbly talented both as a trumpeter and a singer and an undisputed master of the jazz ballad. Almost blue is a song recorded by english group elvis costello and the attractions from their sixth studio album, imperial bedroom 1982. Written by costello and produced by geoff emerick, the track shares the name of the groups previous 1981 studio album. Find highquality chet baker stock photos and editorial news pictures from getty images. On this page, we are showing you the essential albums and collections to get, if you wish to add his legacy to your music archive. Warner chappell, aresa, audiam publishing, sony atv.
Music from the motion picture features braids ensemble performing several timeless classics that were staples in bakers catalog, including over the rainbow, a small hotel and my funny valentine, which is the first of two songs that feature hawke on vocals. From 18thcentury composers to hiphop legends the 30 best music biopics of all time. In born to be blue, budreau focuses on two years in bakers life, 1966 and 1967, a period in america when jazz was dying and. I wrote him off as just a pretty boy playing a trumpet. Born to be blue is perhaps a tooclever fictionalised take on the life of the jazz trumpeter chet baker, although ethan hawkes performance as the musician is as compelling as it is painful. Starring ethan hawke as baker and directed by robert budreau, born to be blue is a semifictitious retelling of bakers life set during his career comeback in the 1960s. Then i got the jazz icons with chet baker, and i had to see and hear more. Chet baker, american cool jazz trumpeter died this day aged from head injuries sustained in a fall from a hotel window in amsterdam chet baker in a promo shot for bruce webers film lets get lost, 1988 see chet baker pictures, photo shoots, and listen online to the latest music. Apr 01, 2016 ethan hawke as chet baker in born to be blue. Carmen ejogo on playing chet bakers girlfriend in born to be blue. In this watchable biopic, the troubled jazz trumpeter makes a tempestuous comeback, embracing drugs, sex. This collection of fifteen songs, by chet baker on trumpet, and bill evans on piano, was recorded over four days back in 1958 and 1959. I wrote it in 1981 after spending a lot of time with a couple of chet bakers vocal albums.
Born to be blue original soundtrack various artists. A blog supreme bakers legacy may be debated, but his artistry shouldnt be. Our new desktop experience was built to be your music destination. Almost blue almost doing things we used to do theres a girl here and shes almost you almost all the things that your. Filmed in europe 15 years apart, these two shows seen together provide an overview of bakers illustrious career. Born to be blue jumps between this era and the late 60s a lifetime later for baker, now ravaged by drugs and attempting to make a comeback. Starring ethan hawke as baker and directed by robert budreau, born to be blue is a semifictitious retelling of baker s life set during his career comeback in the 1960s. Blessed with movie star good looks, a warm, lyrical trumpet style, and an equally supple voice, baker was a jazz star during the 50s. If you still havent found what youre looking for, please send to us. Born to be blue is a 2015 internationally coproduced drama film directed, produced and written by robert budreau.
When people become icons they become a deity of sorts, and they cease to. Traduzione born to be blue chet baker testo della canzone. Using baker s classic 1952 recording of my funny valentine and the version recorded a month before his death off the last great concert as melancholy bookends, shout factory has put together a solid anthology of the iconic artists recordings. Mar 21, 2016 filming born to be blue, in which he portrays jazz icon chet baker, the challenge was largely for my costar, carmen ejogo, who had the dressing room next to me and was on the same floor as my. Born to be blue an intriguing and partly fictionalized portrait of jazz legend chet baker runs on an inventive structure and a strong central performance from ethan hawke. On the eve of a new biopic starring ethan hawke, heres an. Jazz historian dave gelly described the promise of bakers early career as james dean, sinatra, and bix, rolled into one. Hi gents, i am discovering these days the work of chet baker.
Ethan hawke on playing legend chet baker in born to be. John coltrane blue train music matters mono 2014 duration. Add robert budreaus intimate snapshot of chet baker, born to be blue, to the everevolving shortlist. Find chet baker discography, albums and singles on allmusic. Daily, we added a hundreds of new songs with chords and tabs, just for you. Listen free to chet baker born to be blue there is no greater love, summertime and more. Born to be blue official trailer i hd i ifc films youtube. Download premium images you cant get anywhere else. Thankfully, the upcoming not quitebiopic born to be blue acts as an entry point for those. Born to be blue is a 2015 internationally coproduced drama film directed, produced and.
In born to be blue, budreau focuses on two years in bakers life, 1966 and 1967, a. Baker earned much attention and critical praise through the 1950s, particularly for albums featuring his vocals chet baker sings, it could happen to you. Song information for born to be blue chet baker on allmusic. My version of almost blue was recorded for the album read more. Some folks were meant to live in clover but they are such a chosen few and clovers being green is something ive never seen cause i was bor. If you would be so kind could you please share with me on which album can i find the song almost blue. My side, john ridleys 20 biopic of rockguitar icon jimi hendrix that relied on a degree.
Ifc films ethan hawkes first introduction to chet baker was bruce webers documentary lets get lost, which came out right around the time. Ethan hawke lights up the screen as jazz legend chet baker, whose. A blog supreme baker s legacy may be debated, but his artistry shouldnt be. Discover more music, concerts, videos, and pictures with the largest catalogue online at. Ethan hawke on playing legend chet baker in born to be blue. The first show is a haunting 1964 performance in a belgian tv studio with a quartet including longtime sidemen saxophonist jacques pelzer and french pianist rene urtreger.
The soundtrack album features a number of chet baker standards, newly. While there are numerous collections of trumpetervocalist chet baker s work, none have attempted to cover his entire career. It was shown in the special presentations section of the 2015 toronto international film festival. Born to be blue e um filme canadense dirigido por robert budreau. Billed as an antibiopic and featuring the talents of the incomparable ethan hawke. Nov 30, 2009 baby breeze 1965 chet baker, vocals bobby scott, piano kenny burrell, guitar born to be blue, as sung by baker, is a compliment to the composer, singer mel torme. On the eve of a new biopic starring ethan hawke, heres an introduction to the. Ethan hawke lights up the screen as jazz legend chet baker, whose tumultuous life is thrillingly reimagined with wit, verve, and style to burn. He was the hypnotic trumpeter with a divine voice who lost it all to heroin. As ethan hawke plays chet baker in born to be blue, he talks about perfection versus charisma and the perils of. Song information for born to be blue chet baker on allmusic allmusic. Rather than try to chronicle the entirety of bakers life and career, the movie focuses on a brief period when the brilliant, yet tragic musician recovered from an. Some folks were meant to live in clover but they are such a chosen few and clover being green is something ive never seen cause i.
The best new culture, style, and beauty stories from vogue, delivered. Chet baker the essential albums of the jazz legend. That explanation of his heroin addiction, voiced by the jazz trumpeter and singer chet baker ethan hawke in robert budreaus moody biographical fantasia, born to be blue, says it all. Filming born to be blue, in which he portrays jazz icon chet baker, the challenge was largely for my costar, carmen ejogo, who had the dressing room. Rb there are no chet baker recordings in the movie.
Baby breeze 1965 chet baker, vocals bobby scott, piano kenny burrell, guitar born to be blue, as sung by baker, is a compliment to the composer, singer mel torme. By the 1960s, he was all but washed up, his career and personal life in shambles due to years of heroin addiction. Soulful born to be blue is a poignant chet baker biopic. Filmed in europe 15 years apart, these two shows seen together provide an overview of bakera s illustrious career. I fell in love with the brownhenderson composition the thrill is gone and resolved to write a song modeled on chets rendition of it. In born to be blue, ethan hawke plays the heroinaddicted jazz trumpeter chet baker as a kind of guy version of marilyn monroe breathy, fragile, a country naif struggling to stay. Some folks were meant to live in clover but they are such a chosen few and clovers being green is something ive never seen cause i was born to be blue when. December 23, 1929 may, 1988 was an american jazz trumpeter, flugelhornist and vocalist. December 23, 1929 may, 1988 was an american jazz trumpeter and vocalist. The soundtrack to the 2015 jazz biopic born to be blue features music that strongly evinces, but never quite lives up to, the sound of the films main protagonist, the late trumpetervocalist chet baker. Chet baker the trumpet artistry of chet baker blue note 1954. Born to be blue calls itself a reimagining of chet bakers comeback in the late 1960s, as both a trumpeter and a singer with a druggie, epicene voice that found him a new audience.
The actor, who plays chet baker in born to be blue, is a fan of the trumpeter, of course, but also likes miles davis, nina simone and hampton hawes. Jul 08, 2017 born to be blue is a 2015 internationally coproduced drama film directed, produced and written by robert budreau. Hawke stars as chet baker in born to be blue, a melancholy story about the heartthrob trumpeter and singers struggle to regain his oncepopular career. Born to be blue tells the tragic and trueish story of chet baker the. In our view, all of the below is a must have for every fan of jazz and should not be missed. Chet baker was someone i kind of passed over in my education of jazz. Find out where to watch, buy, and rent born to be blue online on moviefone. Ethan hawke stars in a film based on the troubled life of jazz trumpet player chet baker. Chet baker almost blue best of chet baker music skip to main content. To connect with born to be blue, join facebook today. Born to be blue 2015 18 1h 37m biographical dramas this unconventional biopic tunes into the life of iconic trumpeter and jazz legend chet baker, capturing his passion and his struggles with addiction. It was released on 2 july 1982 along with the rest of imperial bedroom, and would later be included on side two of the best of elvis. I watched the movie born to be blue this weekend, the stylish film depicting a specific period in the life of jazz trumpet great chet baker.
Mar 25, 2016 add robert budreaus intimate snapshot of chet baker, born to be blue, to the everevolving shortlist. Blue in green chet baker by amer hussein published on 20806t08. The film is about american jazz musician chet baker, portrayed by hawke. I purchased my first cds with chet, and i realized how wrong i was. Feb 19, 2016 born to be blue chet baker lyrics thu nguyen. All structured data from the file and property namespaces is available under the creative commons cc0 license. Great soundtrack for the highly anticipated movie of the american jazz icon. Stream blue in green chet baker by amer hussein from desktop or your mobile device.
Ethan hawke plays jazz icon chet baker in born to be blue the. Files are available under licenses specified on their description page. Born to be blue 2016 stream and watch online moviefone. Chet baker features two concerts by the foremost interpreter of the west coast school of cool jazz. In the 1950s, chet baker ethan hawke was one of the most famous trumpeters in the world, renowned as both a pioneer of the west coast jazz scene and an icon of cool. Jan 06, 2009 amazing jazz song almost blue by chet baker composed by costello lyrics.
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