Chet Baker
Known for ActingBorn 1929-12-23 — died 1988-05-13Yale, 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 frequently before enjoying a career resurgence in the late 1970s and 1980s.
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Known for
Let's Get Lost
1988 · as Self
Cold Trumpet
1963
Cool
as Self
Hell's Horizon
1955 · as Jockey
Howlers of the Dock
1960 · as Chet l'americano
Stolen Hours
1963 · as Self
14 STANDARD 8mm REELS 1981–1988
2018 · as Self
Jazz Legends - Chet Baker Quintette
2022 · as Bandleader, Bugliste, Chanteur
Chet Baker Live at Ronnie Scott's
1986 · as Self
Chet Baker in Tokyo
1987
Looking For Chet Again In All the Familiar Places
2008 · as Self
Coisa Mais Linda - Histórias e Casos da Bossa Nova
2005 · as Self (archive footage)
Stan Getz & Chet Baker: Live in Stockholm 1983
2009 · as Himself
Nudi per vivere
1963 · as Self
Chet's Romance
1988
Chet Baker: Candy
1986 · as Himself
Chet Baker Trio - Sweden
1985
Chet Baker Quartet - Jazztage Stuttgart 1988
1988 · as trumpet, vocals