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Description
Who is Jack Sheldon? You may remember him as Merv Griffin's trumpet-wielding sidekick, or the indelible voice on SCHOOL HOUSE ROCK, but musicians know him as a jazz giant. TRYING TO GET GOOD features historic footage with Benny Goodman, Stan Kenton and Jack's close friendship with Chet Baker, Lenny Bruce among many others. On-camera interviews and never before seen original footage of Jack in concert exposes Hollywood's best kept secret...when the stars come out to play, it's Jack Sheldon who plays for them. TRYING TO GET GOOD takes a look deep inside the eternally dissatisfied soul of an artist who's not only just "trying to get good" on the trumpet, but in his life as well.
Cast
Jack Sheldon, Alan Bergman, Chris Botti, Billy Crystal, Dom DeLuise, Clint Eastwood, Dave Frishberg, Terry Gibbs, Merv Griffin, Johnny Mandel, Frank Marshall, Mark Rydell, Tierney Sutton
Festivals
Palm Beach International Film Festival, Kansas City Filmmakers' Jubilee (Best Jazz Documentary), Indianapolis International Film Festival (Audience Award), Newport Beach Film Festival (Audience Award, Outstanding Achievement in Documentary Filmmaking), Mendocino Film Festival, Rhode Island International Film Festival, Hot Springs Documentary Film Festival (upcoming)
Production Credits & Notes
Produced, Written & Directed by Doug McIntyre & Penny Peyser
Editor - Matt McUsic
Cinematography - John Gannon
Special Performance Cinematography - John Axelson
Music - Jack Sheldon
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