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
- Parents
- Spouses
- Charlene Souder
(1950 - ) - Halema Alli
(1956/05 - ) - Carol Baker
(1965/11/25 - 1988/05/13)
- Charlene Souder
- Children
- Nationality
- United States of America
- Profession
- Education
- El Camino College
- Died
- May 13, 1988
Amsterdam
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on July 23, 2013
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