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@Allen: Understand that. But you know that Chet sang/played this song. And it´s legitmate to interpret it as a kind of melody of his life. @duaneiac Wholly reasonable, too. After Bruce Weber´s fabulous documentary "Let´s get lost" (another song title of CBs repertoire like "Born to be blue") you surely can say. A movie? So what. But...I´ve seen Budreau´s short cut "Deaths of CB" about his fall from a hotel window in Amsterdam and how it came about. And I must say: Sparse,atmospheric, acurate as far as I can say. The story with his teeth: I can understand your reservations. But it´s stuff for drama - in life and above all in a movie. You can imagine what it means for a trumpeter to lose his teeth. Baker had to practice for years before he could play again - IMO more beautifullly than ever. Especially those forgotten years have been out of focus in his life story Although I have my own reservations about biopcs that are no pure documentary I´m gonna see that film. Please don´t misunderstand me. I don´t want to be an advocate for this film. On the other hand: I´m far too curious what they made of it..

After Miles here´s your Chet Baker movie. http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/born-be-blue-trailer-ethan-865331 And that´s a comparison http://www.musictimes.com/articles/65296/20160215/born-blue-miles-ahead-trailers-jazz-legend-biopic-movie.htm

Sviatoslav Richter: Schumann - Piano Concerto in A Minor (Deutsche Grammophon)

Walter Arlen: Kammermusik & Lieder "Die letzte Blaue" (Gramola)

The Art of Christa Ludwig (EMI box) Disc 1 Brahms Lieder

Villa-Lobos - Complete Works for Violin and Piano - Paul Klinck, Claude Koppens (Cypres)

Damocles Trio - Trio Brasileiros: Villa-Lobos & Fernandez (Claves)

Christa Ludwig - The Art of Christa Ludwig (Warner Classics,box) CD 3 Schubert-Lieder

Beethoven Trio op. 11, Brahms Trio op 114, Weber Grand duo op 48 (Harmonia Mundi) Jon Manasse (cl), Jon Nakamatsu (pn), Clive Greensmith (clo)

Brahms Clarinet Sonatas 1 & 2 (Harmonia Mundi) Jon Manasse & Jon Nakamatsu

Kyle Bielfield (tenor), Lachlan Glen (pn), Michael Samis (clo) Stopping by (Delos)

Lukas Genusias - Emancipation of Consonance (Melodiya)

Javier Perianes plays Mendelssohn Lieder ohne Worte/Songs without words (Harmonia Mundi)

Matthias Goerne, Helmut Deutsch, Eric Scheider - Schubert: Wanderers Nachtlied (Harmonia Mundi)

Ian Venables - The Song of the Severn:Roderick Williams (baritone), Graham Lloyd (Piano) & Carducci String Quartet (Signum)

GIorgio Gaslini - Incanti Piano Solo (Camjazz) Faure, Tschaikovsky, Monteverdi, Bartok, Handel, Elgar - and one piece Porter (one of the most ravishing interpretations of Everytime we say Goodbye) - that´s why I file it under this thread. But it doesn´t matter if its jazz or classical music because this is a fantastic recital. Gaslini was really a master of the piano and an artist of the highest caliber. Worth checking it our while it´s still available.

Lorraine Hunt Lieberson & Julius Drake - Songs by Brahms and Schumann (Wigmore Hall Live)

Flavio Apro - The Brazilian Guitar (Brilliant Classics)

Barber - The Complete Songs (Deutsche Grammophon) Those songs are fascinating stuff. Overall Thomas Hampson does better but Cheryl Studer is gorgous on the earlier songs (disc 1). Pianist John Browning plays in a class of its own - magnificent.

Discovered Paul Bley with his otherworldly duo "Diane" with Chet Baker, Later I realiised how early he began to play magnificent music by way of Fresh Sound releases. Then I got back to later work on Steeplechase. It could go on this way forever. I´m not finished by far. What an amzaing artistic cosmos. One of the last really great jazz artists has left this planet. His music will remain. Thank you for that, Paul Bley!

Max Greger

True, Bill. Thats why he´s been nicknamed "Vice President"

Paul Quinichette - You belong to me

Movie coming soon http://www.slashfilm.com/born-to-be-blue-clip/ BTW: short film "The Deaths of CB" is an atmospheric play from different angles about how Chet might have come to death in Amsterdam´s hotel Prins Henrik.

Make me smile - Steve Harley & Cockney Rebel