Jazz Condition —

“Three men, three different instruments, music of poetic beauty — and lives often overshadowed by tragedy.

Recent months have brought forth three very different biographies. They document with varying degrees of success the lives of trumpeter Chet Baker and tenor saxophonist Stan Getz, both of whom have left this world, and singer Jimmy Scott, who enjoys a splendid career revival after decades of humiliation, misunderstanding — and obscurity.” UPI Arts & Entertainment