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Chet Baker
Yale, Oklahoma, U.S.
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 ni…
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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". 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.
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2022
Jazz Legends - Chet Baker Quintette
Movie Bandleader, Bugliste, Chanteur
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2018
14 STANDARD 8mm REELS 1981–1988
Movie Self
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2017
One Day
Movie Music
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2009
Stan Getz & Chet Baker: Live in Stockholm 1983
Movie Himself
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- 2006
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2005
Coisa Mais Linda - Histórias e Casos da Bossa Nova
Movie Self (archive footage)
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1996
Insalata Mista
Movie Original Music Composer
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1988
Let's Get Lost
Movie Self
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1988
Chet Baker Quartet - Jazztage Stuttgart 1988
Movie trumpet, vocals
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1988
Chet's Romance
Movie
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1987
Chet Baker in Tokyo
Movie
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1986
Chet Baker Live at Ronnie Scott's
Movie Self
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1986
Chet Baker: Candy
Movie Himself
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1985
Chet Baker Trio - Sweden
Movie
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1966
Hell on the Beach
Movie Original Music Composer
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1963
Nudi per vivere
Movie Self
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1963
Night of Lust
Movie Original Music Composer
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1963
Stolen Hours
Movie Self
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1963
Cold Trumpet
Movie
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1960
Howlers of the Dock
Movie Chet l'americano
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1957
The James Dean Story
Movie Musician
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1955
Hell's Horizon
Movie Jockey
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1954
The Fast and the Furious
Movie Musician
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Cool
Movie Self
