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Chet Baker

Chet Baker

ActingBorn 23 Dec 1929Yale, Oklahoma, U.S.

Chesney Henry "Chet" Baker Jr. (December 23, 1929 – May 13, 1988) was an American jazz trumpeter and vocalist. He is known for major innovations in cool jazz that led him to be nicknamed the "Prince of Cool".

Baker earned much attention and critical praise through the 1950s, particularly for albums featuring his vocals: Chet Baker Sings (1954) and It Could Happen to You (1958). Jazz historian Dave Gelly described the promise of Baker's early career as "James Dean, Sinatra, and Bix, rolled into one". His well-publicized drug habit also drove his notoriety and fame. Baker was in and out of jail…

Known For & Filmography

Let's Get Lost posterLet's Get Lost1988* 7.2Hell's Horizon posterHell's Horizon1955* 5.7Stolen Hours posterStolen Hours1963* 5.9Jazz Legends - Chet Baker Quintette posterJazz Legends - Chet Baker Quintette2022* NRCold Trumpet posterCold Trumpet1963* NRCoisa Mais Linda - Histórias e Casos da Bossa Nova posterCoisa Mais Linda - Histórias e Casos da Bossa Nova2005* 7.5Stan Getz & Chet Baker: Live in Stockholm 1983 posterStan Getz & Chet Baker: Live in Stockholm 19832009* 7.0Howlers of the Dock posterHowlers of the Dock1960* 5.1Chet Baker Live at Ronnie Scott's posterChet Baker Live at Ronnie Scott's1986* NR14 STANDARD 8mm REELS 1981–1988 poster14 STANDARD 8mm REELS 1981–19882018* NRLooking For Chet Again In All the Familiar Places posterLooking For Chet Again In All the Familiar Places2008* NRChet Baker in Tokyo posterChet Baker in Tokyo1987* NRCool posterCool-* NRChet's Romance posterChet's Romance1988* 7.0Nudi per vivere posterNudi per vivere1963* 10.0Chet Baker Trio - Sweden posterChet Baker Trio - Sweden1985* 5.5Chet Baker: Candy posterChet Baker: Candy1986* NRChet Baker Quartet - Jazztage Stuttgart 1988 posterChet Baker Quartet - Jazztage Stuttgart 19881988* NRJazz Icons: Chet Baker Live in '64 & '79 posterJazz Icons: Chet Baker Live in '64 & '792006* 8.0

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