Chet Baker

West Coast jazz, Musical Artist

1929 – 1988

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Who was Chet Baker?

Chesney Henry "Chet" Baker, Jr. was an American jazz trumpeter, flugelhornist and vocalist.

Baker earned much attention and critical praise through the 1950s, particularly for albums featuring his vocals. Jazz historian David 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 '80s.

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Born
Dec 23, 1929
Yale
Also known as
  • Chey Baker
  • Baker Chet
  • Chet Baker & Art Pepper
  • Chesney Henry Baker Jr.
  • Baker, Chet
  • Chesney Henry Baker
  • Chesney Henry "Chet" Baker
  • The Chet Baker Quartette
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Spouses
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Nationality
  • United States of America
Profession
Education
  • El Camino College
Died
May 13, 1988
Amsterdam

Submitted
on July 23, 2013

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