Chet Baker
Profile info
Known forActing
GenderMale
Birthday23 December 1929
Died13 May 1988 (age 58)
Place of birthYale, Oklahoma, U.S.
Known credits25
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 one". His well-publicized drug habit also drove his notoriety and fame. Baker was in and out of jail…
Jazz Legends - Chet Baker Quintette
2022 · Bandleader, Bugliste, Chanteur
14 STANDARD 8mm REELS 1981–1988
2018 · Self
One Day
2017 · Music
Stan Getz & Chet Baker: Live in Stockholm 1983
2009 · Himself
Looking For Chet Again In All the Familiar Places
2008 · Self
Jazz Icons: Chet Baker Live in '64 & '79
2006
Coisa Mais Linda - Histórias e Casos da Bossa Nova
2005 · Self (archive footage)
Insalata Mista
1996 · Original Music Composer
Let's Get Lost
1988 · Self
Chet Baker Quartet - Jazztage Stuttgart 1988
1988 · trumpet, vocals
Chet's Romance
1988
Chet Baker in Tokyo
1987
Chet Baker Live at Ronnie Scott's
1986 · Self
Chet Baker: Candy
1986 · Himself
Chet Baker Trio - Sweden
1985
Hell on the Beach
1966 · Original Music Composer
Nudi per vivere
1963 · Self
Night of Lust
1963 · Original Music Composer
Stolen Hours
1963 · Self
Cold Trumpet
1963
Cold Trumpet
1963 · Music
Howlers of the Dock
1960 · Chet l'americano
The James Dean Story
1957 · Musician
Hell's Horizon
1955 · Jockey
The Fast and the Furious
1954 · Musician
Cool
Self
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