Chet Baker
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| Origin = Yale, Oklahoma, United States
| Instrument = Trumpet
Vocals | Voice_type = | Genre = West Coast jazz | Occupation = Trumpeter
Jazz singer | Years_active = | Label = | Associated_acts = Gerry Mulligan | URL = | Current_members = | Past_members = | Notable_instruments = }}
Chesney Henry "Chet" Baker Jr. (23 December 1929 - 13 May 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 smoldering, intimate singing voice 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, but died in 1988 after falling from a hotel window.
Vocals | Voice_type = | Genre = West Coast jazz | Occupation = Trumpeter
Jazz singer | Years_active = | Label = | Associated_acts = Gerry Mulligan | URL = | Current_members = | Past_members = | Notable_instruments = }}
Chesney Henry "Chet" Baker Jr. (23 December 1929 - 13 May 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 smoldering, intimate singing voice 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, but died in 1988 after falling from a hotel window.
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