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.
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- contemplativerelentless
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- Chet BakerSelf
- Carol BakerSelf
- Vera BakerSelf
- Paul BakerSelf
- Dean BakerSelf
- Missy BakerSelf
- Dick BockSelf
- William ClaxtonSelf
- FleaSelf
- Hersh HamelSelf
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- Bruce WeberDirector
- Jeff PreissDirector of Photography
- Angelo CorraoEditor
- Bruce WeberProducer
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