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As Though I Had Wings : The Lost Memoir by Chet Baker and Baker Baker (1997, Hardcover)

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PublisherSt. Martin's Press
ISBN-100312167970
ISBN-139780312167974
eBay Product ID (ePID)806480

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Edition1
Book TitleAs Though I Had Wings : the Lost Memoir
Number of Pages118 Pages
LanguageEnglish
Publication Year1997
TopicComposers & Musicians, General
FeaturesRevised
GenreBiography & Autobiography
AuthorChet Baker, Baker Baker
FormatHardcover

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Item Height0.6 in
Item Weight9.8 Oz
Item Length8.5 in
Item Width5.8 in

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LCCN97-014685
Dewey Edition21
Dewey Decimal788.9/2/165/092
Edition DescriptionRevised edition
SynopsisThe late jazz legend offers his memories of the jazz scene of the 1950s and his decline from drug use in the early 1960s., A startling literary find: the writings and musings of the late jazz great Chet Baker rediscoveredChet Baker, legendary trumpeter and singer, dominated the jazz scene of the 1950s. His career began in army bands, but soon enough fate brought him together with Charlie Parker, and so began his initiation into the hazy world of jazz, and the establishment of the now infamous California Cool scene of the 1950s. This is his account.These memoirs begin with a sketch of his early childhood, and then launches into a full-bodied and lush account of his jazz-driven journey to self-awareness. His reticent, balladic rendition of My Funny Valentine brought him instant fame, but by the 1960s, owing to his drug addiction, his career became increasingly erratic. In the '70s and '80s he reinvented himself, took a new musical direction, and began to function as a progenitor of an art form again. He was the subject of the lauded Bruce Weber documentary "Let's Get Lost" in 1987. He died under mysterious circumstances in 1988.Chet Baker articulates his struggles and triumphs here in this tender, emotional memoir. His many fans are straining to hear his voice.
LC Classification NumberML419.B14A3 1997

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