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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".
Aug 8, 2023 · Jazz trumpeter and vocalist Chet Baker died after a three-story fall on May 13, 1988. What exactly happened is still debated by some.
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.
Chet Baker - Almost blue. Amazing Jazz song Almost Blue by Chet Baker / Composed by Costello Lyrics : Almost blue Almost doing things we used to do There's a girl here and she's almost you...
Dec 23, 2023 · The iconic poster boy for the West Coast cool school, Chet Baker left a profound mark on jazz music in his 40-year career.
Chet is an album by jazz trumpeter Chet Baker recorded in December 1958 and January 1959 and released on the Riverside label.
Jan 18, 2012 · Chet Baker was a great trumpet and flugelhorn player. And even as time ravaged him physically, his playing actually got better as he aged. Who knows how much longer he might have lived and continued playing had he not slipped and fallen, that fateful night at the Prins Hendrik Hotel?
Chet Baker, in full Chesney Henry Baker, (born December 23, 1929, Yale, Oklahoma, U.S.—died May 13, 1988, Amsterdam, Netherlands), American jazz trumpeter and vocalist noted for the plaintive,...
Oct 13, 2013 · Chet Baker, the junkie trumpeter, a legend of sordidness and stone brilliance, fell to his death at age 58 in Amsterdam.
Chet Baker. A tragically romantic jazz icon whose lyrical trumpet lines and tender vocals helped define the cool, west coast sound. Read Full Biography. STREAM OR BUY: Active. 1940s - 1980s. Born. December 23, 1929 in Yale, OK. Died.
