For those of you who don't recognize the picture that is the one and only Chesney "Chet" Baker. He is one of my favorite if not my favorite jazz musician of all time. Renown for his trumpet playing and his mournful crooning he embodies "cool" jazz made famous by the likes of Miles Davis. Miles is perhaps the reason Chet is overlooked by music fans who are only aware of more popular jazz and recognizable names like Charlie Parker, Benny Goodman, etc. As I was burning all my Chet CD's onto my computer I started to obsess a little bit and did a search for him. What I found surprised me. They are planning a movie about him for 2007 starring Josh Hartnett. I am not going to comment on the choice of actor but I am interested to see if they can make an exceptional movie. If you don't know Chet Baker's music then find out.
Check out this link to my webpage where I have an audio clip of Chet for your enjoyment.
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