Chesney Henry "Chet" Baker Jr. (December 23, 1929 – May 13, 1988) was an American jazz trumpeter and singer.
Specializing in relaxed, even melancholy music, Baker rose to prominence as a leading name in cool jazz in the 1950s. Baker's good looks and delicate singing established him as a promising name in pop music as well. But his success was badly hampered by drug addiction, particularly in the 1960s, when he was imprisoned.
He mounted a successful comeback in the '70s, and died after falling from a hotel window.
Baker was born and raised in a musical household in Yale, Oklahoma; his father was a professional guitar player. Baker began his musical career singing in a church choir. His father introduced him to brass instruments with a trombone, which was replaced with a trumpet when the trombone proved too large for him.
He received some musical education at Glendale Junior High School, but left school at age 16 in 1946 to join the United States Army. He was posted to Berlin where he...
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Track listing: Little Man, You've Had a Busy DayDot's GroovyStella by StarlightTommyhawkI'm Glad There Is YouThe Half DozensDot's Groovy (EP take)Stella by Starlight (EP take)A Minor BenignPonderTwenties LateX
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Track listing: SoultraneWalkingTadd's DelightWhatever Possessed MeRetsim B.GnidAnn, Wonderful OneMating CallMargerineFlight to Jordan
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Track listing: The Touch of Your LipsBeautiful Black EyesOh You Crazy MoonLove for SaleOnce Upon a SummertimeMy Funny Valentine
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Track listing: Broken WingBlack EyesOh You Crazy MoonHow Deep Is the Ocean?Blue GillesBlack Eyes (alternate take)How Deep Is the Ocean? (alternate take)
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Track listing: Walkin'Five BrothersUnknown TuneTea for TwoThis Is AlwaysRay's ideaYou Don't Know What Love Is
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Track listing: Stella by StarlightCool BluesIn PorgyMilestonesI Should CareWell, You Needn'tMilestones
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Track listing: Polka Dots and MoonbeamsAutumn in New YorkMy Old FlameAlone TogetherI Should CareWhen Lights Are LowStairway to the StarsIndian SummerAlmost Like Being in LoveI've Grown Accustomed to Her FaceLament for the LivingI'm Old FashionedMy Heart Stood Still
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Track listing: There's a Small HotelOh, You Crazy MoonDinahThese Foolish ThingsHow Deep Is the Ocean?How About You?There Is No Greater LoveI'll Remember AprilMean to MeDon't ExplainSummertimeEverything Happens to MeAll the Things You AreYou Can't Go Home AgainOnce in a WhileYou're Mine, You (vocal)
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Track listing: My Funny ValentineSomeone to Watch Over MeMoonlight Becomes YouThis Is AlwaysI'm Glad There Is YouTime After TimeSweet LorraineIt's Always YouLet's Get LostMoon LoveLike Someone in LoveI've Never Been in Love BeforeIsn't It RomanticI Fall in Love to Easily
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Chet Baker died
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Track listing: FourArborwayI'm a Fool to Want YouSeven Steps to HeavenFor All We KnowBroken Wing
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Track listing: FourArborwayI'm a Fool to Want YouSeven Steps to HeavenFor All We KnowBroken Wing
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Track listing: Sad WalkStrollin'Love for SaleLeavingBut Not for Me
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Track listing: 3 + 1 = 5PeaceLament for TheloniousThe Song Is YouShadowsFor Now3 + 1 = 5 (alternate take)
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Chet Baker was born in Yale, Oklahoma, Payne County
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