- Known For
- Acting
- Born
- December 23, 1929
- Place of Birth
- Yale, Oklahoma, U.S.
- Died
- May 13, 1988
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. Description above from the Wikipedia article Chet Baker, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Filmography
movieJazz Legends - Chet Baker Quintette
2022 · Bandleader, Bugliste, Chanteur
movie14 STANDARD 8mm REELS 1981–1988
2018 · Self
movieOne Day
2017 · Music
movieStan Getz & Chet Baker: Live in Stockholm 1983
2009 · Himself
Looking For Chet Again In All the Familiar Places
movieLooking For Chet Again In All the Familiar Places
2008 · Self
movieJazz Icons: Chet Baker Live in '64 & '79
2006
movieCoisa Mais Linda - Histórias e Casos da Bossa Nova
2005 · Self (archive footage)
Insalata Mista
movieInsalata Mista
1996 · Original Music Composer
movieLet's Get Lost
1988 · Self
movieChet Baker Quartet - Jazztage Stuttgart 1988
1988 · trumpet, vocals
movieChet's Romance
1988
movieChet Baker in Tokyo
1987
movieChet Baker Live at Ronnie Scott's
1986 · Self
movieChet Baker: Candy
1986 · Himself
Chet Baker Trio - Sweden
movieChet Baker Trio - Sweden
1985
movieHell on the Beach
1966 · Original Music Composer
movieNudi per vivere
1963 · Self
movieNight of Lust
1963 · Original Music Composer
movieStolen Hours
1963 · Self
movieCold Trumpet
1963 · , Music
movieHowlers of the Dock
1960 · Chet l'americano
movieThe James Dean Story
1957 · Musician
movieHell's Horizon
1955 · Jockey
movieThe Fast and the Furious
1954 · Musician
Cool
movieCool
— · Self