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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).
Amazing Jazz song Almost Blue by Chet Baker / Composed by CostelloLyrics : Almost blueAlmost doing things we used to doThere's a girl here and she's almost y...
May 9, 2024 · Chet Baker was an American jazz trumpeter and vocalist noted for the plaintive, fragile tone of both his playing and singing. He was a cult figure whose well-publicized struggles with drug addiction curtailed a promising career. Born in Oklahoma and reared in California from age 10, Baker began
Recorded live at Hitomi Kine Kodo, Tokyo, June 14, 1987.00:00 Stella By Starlight10:50 For Minors Only18:31 Almost Blue26:26 Portrait In Black And White42:13...
Dec 23, 2023 · The iconic poster boy for the West Coast cool school, Chet Baker left a profound mark on jazz in his 40-year career. When the body of Chet Baker was found, crumpled and bloodied, on an Amsterdam ...
1956: The Route (1989) with Art Pepper. 1956: Chet Baker Big Band (1956) 1956: Playboys (1956) with Art Pepper – also released as Picture of Heath. 1956: Quartet: Russ Freeman/Chet Baker (1957) 1953-57: Pretty/Groovy (World Pacific, 1958) 1957: Embraceable You (1995) 1965: A Taste of Tequila ( World Pacific, 1966) with The Mariachi Brass ...
Chet Baker 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 ...
Explore Chet Baker's discography including top tracks, albums, and reviews. Learn all about Chet Baker on AllMusic.
Oct 13, 2013 · He was Chet Baker, the junkie trumpeter, a legend of sordidness and stone brilliance, who fell to his death at age 58 out the window of room 210 at the Hotel Prins Hendrik in Amsterdam, ...
Mar 25, 2016 · By Chet Baker Sextet Baker scarcely wrote his own material. In fact, most of his output as a composer came from a period in the early '60s, after his brief stint in Italian prison for drug charges ...
