Artist

Chet Baker

American jazz trumpeter and vocalist

Yale, United States · 1929 – 1988

Chet Baker is a musician from Yale, United States, active 1929–1988. Their discography on Gatefold includes 24 records. They also recorded with Chet Baker Quartet, Chet Baker Quintet, Chet Baker Sextet, Chet Baker Trio, Chet Baker & Crew and Gerry Mulligan Quartet.

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Albums tracked

289

In collections

1929

Since

7 projects · 289 records in Gatefold collections

Biography

American jazz trumpeter, singer, composer, and artist.
Born: 23 December 1929 in Yale, Oklahoma, USA.
Died: 13 May 1988 in Amsterdam, The Netherlands (aged 58).
Baker began his career in the early 1950s and played together with Charlie Parker and Gerry Mulligan. Unfortunately, his drug addiction hampered his career, including arrests for narcotics. From 1957 on, he had several comebacks with such musicians as Bobby Jaspar, René Thomas, and Gerry Mulligan with whom he had already recorded. In spite of having his teeth knocked out, Baker recovered and continued to record frequently, especially in live settings, for many different labels, including small groups and fronting large ensembles. From the 1980s until he died, he did a lot of his recordings in Europe.

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