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Chet Baker

Chet Baker

ActorComposerSound Dec 23 (died age 58) Yale, Oklahoma, U.S. 1954–2022 (68 year career)
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Biography

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 …

Known For

Let's Get Lost
Film

Let's Get Lost

Self
The James Dean Story
Film

The James Dean Story

Musician
The Fast and the Furious
Film

The Fast and the Furious

Musician
Stolen Hours
Film

Stolen Hours

Self
Howlers of the Dock
Film

Howlers of the Dock

Chet l'americano
Coisa Mais Linda - Histórias e Casos da Bossa Nova
Film

Coisa Mais Linda - Histórias e Casos da Bossa Nova

Self (archive footage)
Stan Getz & Chet Baker: Live in Stockholm 1983
Film

Stan Getz & Chet Baker: Live in Stockholm 1983

Himself
Night of Lust
Film

Night of Lust

Original Music Composer

Filmography