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Chet Baker

American jazz trumpeter and vocalist

Yale, United States • 1929-12-23 – 1988-05-13

Chet Baker is credited on 2,929 releases across 515 albums tracked on Gatefold, active 1952–2026 — the collector-built map of who actually made the music.

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2,929

Pressings credited

515

Albums

8

Decades active

307

In collections

Biography

Chesney Henry 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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2,929 releases · 515 albums · active 1952–2026

  • Performance · 4,952
  • Other credits · 57
  • Production · 9

Studios: Forum Theatre, Los Angeles · Studio 44 (2) · Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey · Reeves Sound Studios

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