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Personal Info
Known For
Acting
Birthday
December 23, 1929
Died
May 13, 1988
Place of Birth
Yale, Oklahoma, U.S.
Also Known As
- Chesney Henry Baker Jr.
Chet Baker
0.1 Popularity
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 frequently before enjoying a career resurgence in the late 1970s and 1980s. Description above from the Wikipedia article Chet Baker, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Known For
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Bandleader, Bugliste, Chanteur
Jazz Legends - Chet Baker Quintette
2022
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Self
14 STANDARD 8mm REELS 1981–1988
2018
7.0
Himself
Stan Getz & Chet Baker: Live in Stockholm 1983
2009
🎬
0.0
Self
Looking For Chet Again In All the Familiar Places
2008
8.0
Jazz Icons: Chet Baker Live in '64 & '79
2006
7.5
Self (archive footage)
Coisa Mais Linda - Histórias e Casos da Bossa Nova
2005
7.0
Self
Let's Get Lost
1988
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trumpet, vocals
Chet Baker Quartet - Jazztage Stuttgart 1988
1988
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Chet's Romance
1988
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Chet Baker in Tokyo
1987
Credits
Jazz Legends - Chet Baker Quintette
as Bandleader, Bugliste, Chanteur
2022
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14 STANDARD 8mm REELS 1981–1988
as Self
2018
0.0
Stan Getz & Chet Baker: Live in Stockholm 1983
as Himself
2009
7.0
🎬
Looking For Chet Again In All the Familiar Places
as Self
2008
0.0
Jazz Icons: Chet Baker Live in '64 & '79
2006
8.0
Coisa Mais Linda - Histórias e Casos da Bossa Nova
as Self (archive footage)
2005
7.5
Let's Get Lost
as Self
1988
7.0
Chet Baker Quartet - Jazztage Stuttgart 1988
as trumpet, vocals
1988
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Chet's Romance
1988
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Chet Baker in Tokyo
1987
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Chet Baker Live at Ronnie Scott's
as Self
1986
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Chet Baker: Candy
as Himself
1986
0.0
🎬
Chet Baker Trio - Sweden
1985
5.5
Nudi per vivere
as Self
1963
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Stolen Hours
as Self
1963
5.6
Cold Trumpet
1963
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Howlers of the Dock
as Chet l'americano
1960
4.9
Hell's Horizon
as Jockey
1955
5.0
🎬
Cool
as Self
N/A
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