Classical
4.5 Million Notes: Listen to the Impossible Art of "Black MIDI"
EXCLUSIVE: Bruce Weber Talks DVD Reissue of Classic Chet Baker Doc, 'Let's Get Lost'
With a title borrowed from the song by Jimmy McHugh and Frank Loesser in the 1943 film Happy Go Lucky (which Baker recorded for Pacific Records), Weber's doc remains the best, most revered look at the singing trumpeter's late era. Come Together: American Folk Music and Classical Players Unite for Exploration, Says Ethan Joseph of New Music Box
The American tradition of folk music stems from regional sects of the country, where acts like The Carter Family and Jimmy Rodgers trumpeted their old style country (and yoddling Appalachian "cowboy" anthems) to become some of the most popular musicians of their time.
