DOCTalk-"Trying to Get Good"

Trying To Get Good: The Jazz Odyssey of Jack Sheldon is a film that tells the story of trumpeter- vocalist-actor-comedian Jack Sheldon’s remarkable life and career. Beginning with his impoverished childhood in segregated Florida and proceeding to his formative Hollywood teenage years with the legendary Chet Baker, the film follows Sheldon's career as he swings through the Stan Kenton and Benny Goodman bands, creating a signature sound which still captivates audiences and fellow musicians to this day. With sidebar trips into the comedy world of Lenny Bruce and his own CBS sitcom, Run Buddy, Run, Jack Sheldon's story is the tale of a serious artist with a decidedly non-serious persona.