how well did you know chet baker's music? or how much do you enjoy either chet baker's music or jazz generally, are you a fan of this sort of music? - i was, before the movie i was what i think a lot of casual jazz fans are, you know what you like. and there's certain like, well i like that one miles davis record, it doesn't man i like all miles davis records. but in preparation for this i gave myself permission to really go down the rabbit hole and really try to understand why did chet baker love charlie parker so much? what was revolutionary about what charlie parker was doing? and it's really interesting about the level of musicianship that used to be in popular music. i mean these guys were amazing musicians. and they were trained, and they had a very sophisticated ear. chet used to have this thing, he'd say, man, you know, the average musician, he's talking about the 50s, you know, about what miles particularly, and charlie parker, and dizzy were doing. so exciting. as i started to learn, you know once you learn what the