Chet Baker

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Chet Baker was an influential American jazz trumpeter and vocalist known for his lyrical playing style and intimate, cool-toned performances.


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Predicate Object
instanceOf human
jazz singer
jazz trumpeter
musician
recording artist
activeYearsEnd 1988
activeYearsStart 1940s
associatedAct Art Pepper
Bill Evans
Charlie Parker
Ennio Morricone
Gerry Mulligan
Jim Hall
Paul Desmond
Russ Freeman
Stan Getz
burialPlace Inglewood Park Cemetery
causeOfDeath fall from a hotel window
countryOfCitizenship United States of America
dateOfBirth 1929-12-23
dateOfDeath 1988-05-13
familyName Baker
fullName Chesney Henry Baker Jr.
genre West Coast jazz
cool jazz
jazz
givenName Chesney
hasProblem heroin addiction
instrument flugelhorn
trumpet
voice
knownFor fragile, understated singing voice
intimate, cool-toned performances
lyrical trumpet improvisation
movement cool jazz movement
nickname Chet Baker
notableEvent became a leading figure of West Coast jazz in the 1950s
gained prominence in the early 1950s with Gerry Mulligan’s quartet
notableWork Chet
Chet Baker Sings
Chet Baker in New York
Chet Baker in Tokyo
Chet Is Back!
It Could Happen to You: Chet Baker Sings
Let’s Get Lost
My Funny Valentine
She Was Too Good to Me
The Touch of Your Lips
occupation composer
trumpeter
vocalist
performingStyle cool-toned, understated delivery
lyrical trumpet playing
placeOfBirth Yale, Oklahoma, United States
placeOfDeath Amsterdam, Netherlands
recordLabel CTI Records NERFINISHED
Pacific Jazz Records
Prestige Records NERFINISHED
Riverside Records
SteepleChase Records
Timeless Records
residence California, United States
sexOrGender male
subjectOf Let’s Get Lost (1988 documentary film)
voiceType soft, intimate vocal style


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