This first major biography of the most romanticized icon in jazz thrillingly recounts his wild ride. From his emergence in the 1950s--when an uncannily beautiful young man from Oklahoma appeared on the West Coast to become, seemingly overnight, the prince of cool jazz--until his violent, drug-related death in Amsterdam in 1988, Chet Baker lived a life that has become an American myth. Here, drawing on hundreds of interviews and previously untapped sources, James Gavin gives a hair-raising account of the trumpeter's dark journey.
“A landmark in entertainment biography.” —Tony Gieske,Hollywood Reporter
“Definitive … a haunting prose poem that’s every bit as affecting as one of Baker’s solos.” —Entertainment Weekly– “A” rating
“Superb … unerring … a stark, troubling portrait of both the artist and his times.” —Publisher’s Weekly
“Splendid, fascinatingly thorough … a book that remains a page-turner long after it’s obvious what’s coming next.” —K. Leander Williams,Time Out New York
“So thorough, gripping and well-written that once the pages start to turn, you’re hooked … a journalistic gem.” —Jason Koransky,Down Beat
“Savagely honest … impeccably researched, elegantly written.” —Joel Selvin,San Francisco Chronicle
“Harrowing … chilling.” —Richard Sudhalter,Baltimore Sun
“Cringingly fine … a really scary story.” —Kirkus Reviews
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