"He was bad, he was trouble, and he was beautiful" - just one of several lyrical assessments of Chet Baker to be found in this classic documentary, reissued 20 years after the jazz giant's death. Photographer and film-maker Bruce Weber shoots in mono throughout, lending the piece a stylish, moody feel that's in keeping with the man and his milieu.

Dir: Bruce Weber

"He was bad, he was trouble, and he was beautiful" - just one of several lyrical assessments of Chet Baker to be found in this classic documentary, reissued 20 years after the jazz giant's death. Photographer and film-maker Bruce Weber shoots in mono throughout, lending the piece a stylish, moody feel that's in keeping with the man and his milieu. It's all here - Baker in his handsome, James Dean-lookalike youth, the music, drugs, prison, his film career, and his women. Weber takes it nice and easy assembling the many parts of a packed and chaotic life, interviewing Baker, his admirers and detractors at length. Among the latter his exes figure heavily, providing the most colourful, and honest, assessments of genius and its flaws. When all is said and sung, Weber wraps up proceedings beautifully with, what else, a tune.

  • Cameo, Edinburgh