Every once in a while I come across an artist with whom I am not as familiar as I end up wishing that I had been and wonder to myself “What took you so long?” Recently I came across a movie about jazz trumpeter and singer Chet Baker, Born To Be Blue. Upon going through Baker's catalog I am once again asking myself, “What took you so long?'
Baker's addictions really decimated what could have been a superb career. Interestingly, Matt Damon nailed Baker in "The Talented Mr. Ripley" ...
What a profound life. Good tribute piece!