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Chet Baker
Acting
23 Dec 1929
† 13 May 1988
Yale, Oklahoma, U.S.
Biography
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 ...
Also Known As
Chesney Henry Baker Jr.
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Chet Baker's Movies
70%
Let's Get Lost
15 Sept 1988
49%
Howlers of the Dock
13 Mar 1960
56%
Stolen Hours
02 Oct 1963
75%
Coisa Mais Linda - Histórias e Casos da Bossa Nova
01 Jan 2005
55%
Chet Baker Trio - Sweden
29 Jun 1985
70%
Stan Getz & Chet Baker: Live in Stockholm 1983
26 Nov 2009
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Hell's Horizon
31 Dec 1955
80%
Jazz Icons: Chet Baker Live in '64 & '79
26 Sept 2006
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Chet Baker Live at Ronnie Scott's
01 Sept 1986
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Chet's Romance
01 Jan 1988
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Jazz Legends - Chet Baker Quintette
31 Mar 2022
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Chet Baker in Tokyo
14 Jun 1987
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Cold Trumpet
01 Jan 1963
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Cool
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Looking For Chet Again In All the Familiar Places
01 Jan 2008
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Nudi per vivere
01 Dec 1963
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14 STANDARD 8mm REELS 1981–1988
01 Jan 2018
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Chet Baker: Candy
01 Jan 1986
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Chet Baker Quartet - Jazztage Stuttgart 1988
01 Apr 1988