Disgraceland is a production of Double Elvis.

Heads up, guys.

In this episode, there's a lot of talk of the mid-century concept of cool, as well as about heroin.

It should go without saying that there is nothing in this episode that is an endorsement of that drug or any drug for that matter.

But you're smart enough to know that already.

All right.

Let's get into it.

Music but you're smart enough to know that already. All right, let's get into it. The stories about jazz musician Chet Baker are truly insane.

He was a natural, gifted musician with a mile-long

rap sheet. He was worshipped by beautiful movie stars and both loved and loath by serious jazz

contemporaries. He was heavily addicted to heroin and made heavily addictive music.

Chet Baker, with his overtly romantic style of playing and singing, coupled with his

matinee idol good looks, was called the James Dean of Jazz. He was also called many other things,

gifted, junkie, angel, scammer, cool, stupid, charming, abusive, beautiful, and a rat. He was indeed

all of these things, and he did, of course, make

great music. That music I played for you at the top of the show, that wasn't great music.

That was a preset loop from my Melotron called Second Story Swing, MK1. I played you that loop,

because I can't afford the rights to W well by Terrence Trent Darby. And why would I play you that specific slice of hardline cheese could I afford it? Because that

was the number one song in America on May 13, 1988. And that was the day Chet Baker lost his life, creating one of the most enduring mysteries

in music, the cause of his death.

On this episode, Hard Bob, Heroin, Hardline Cheese, the James Dean of Jazz, and getting

lost with Ch Chad Baker.

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