Chet Baker
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 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.
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Full filmography
- Let's Get Lost (1988) as Self
- Cool as Self
- Cold Trumpet (1963)
- Howlers of the Dock (1960) as Chet l'americano
- Jazz Legends - Chet Baker Quintette (2022) as Bandleader, Bugliste, Chanteur
- Hell's Horizon (1955) as Jockey
- 14 STANDARD 8mm REELS 1981–1988 (2018) as Self
- Stolen Hours (1963) as Self
- Chet Baker Live at Ronnie Scott's (1986) as Self
- Chet Baker in Tokyo (1987)
- Looking For Chet Again In All the Familiar Places (2008) as Self
- Chet's Romance (1988)
- Stan Getz & Chet Baker: Live in Stockholm 1983 (2009) as Himself
- Chet Baker: Candy (1986) as Himself
- Coisa Mais Linda - Histórias e Casos da Bossa Nova (2005) as Self (archive footage)
- Nudi per vivere (1963) as Self
- Chet Baker Quartet - Jazztage Stuttgart 1988 (1988) as trumpet, vocals
- Chet Baker Trio - Sweden (1985)
- Jazz Icons: Chet Baker Live in '64 & '79 (2006)