Chet Baker

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.

Jazz Legends: Chet Baker - 2025-10-01T00:00:00.000000Z

I Can Dream, Can't I? - 2025-09-12T00:00:00.000000Z

City Nights - 2024-12-20T00:00:00.000000Z

Great Moments With - 2024-12-13T00:00:00.000000Z

In Paris - The complete 1955-1956 Barclay sessions - 2024-11-01T00:00:00.000000Z

Round Midnight 79 (2024 Remastered Version) - 2024-09-27T00:00:00.000000Z

You Go To My Head - 2024-07-12T00:00:00.000000Z

In Perfect Harmony: The Lost Album - 2024-04-26T00:00:00.000000Z

Signature - 2024-04-05T00:00:00.000000Z

On Riverside: Chet Baker - 2023-12-04T00:00:00.000000Z

Chet on Poetry - 2023-10-20T00:00:00.000000Z

'Round Midnight (Live In Cologne) - 2023-06-09T00:00:00.000000Z

Blue Room: The 1979 Vara Studio Sessions in Holland - 2023-04-28T00:00:00.000000Z

At Capolinea (Remastered) - 2023-03-17T00:00:00.000000Z

Welcome Back - 2022-11-18T00:00:00.000000Z

Live From Paris - 2022-05-27T00:00:00.000000Z

Intimacy - 2022-03-21T00:00:00.000000Z

Live In Milan - 2022-01-17T00:00:00.000000Z

Late Night Jazz (Deluxe Edition) - 2022-01-14T00:00:00.000000Z

Hazy Hugs - 2021-05-19T00:00:00.000000Z

Hazy Hugs - 2021-05-19T00:00:00.000000Z

Quintet Sessions 1979 - 2020-11-13T00:00:00.000000Z

Salt Peanuts (Live) - 2020-10-23T00:00:00.000000Z

Milestones of Jazz Legends - Jazz on Broadway, Vol. 2 - 2019-12-06T00:00:00.000000Z

The Legendary Riverside Albums - 2019-11-22T00:00:00.000000Z

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