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Harold Baker

real name Harold J. Baker

St. Louis, United States

Harold Baker is credited on 986 releases across 280 albums tracked on Gatefold, active 1951–2024 — the collector-built map of who actually made the music.

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986

Credits

280

Albums

8

Decades active

173

In collections

Biography

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American jazz trumpet player, nicknamed "Shorty", born May 26, 1914 in St. Louis, Missouri, died November 8, 1966 in New York City
Baker was also known to double on piano. He worked with Erskine Tate (early 1930s), Don Redman (1936-1938) before joining Andy Kirk And His Clouds Of Joy (1940-1942).
Married Mary Lou Williams in 1942.

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Credited work

986 releases · 280 albums · active 1951–2024

  • Performance · 1,363
  • Other credits · 44

Studios: Newport Jazz Festival · Columbia 30th Street Studio · Carnegie Hall · Columbia Recording Studios

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