Chet Baker
Acting
Born 1929-12-23
Died 1988-05-13
Yale, Oklahoma, U.S.
25 credits
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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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Filmography
Acting
16 credits
The James Dean Story
Jazz Legends - Chet Baker Quintette
The Fast and the Furious
Let's Get Lost
14 STANDARD 8mm REELS 1981–1988
Cool
Howlers of the Dock
Stolen Hours
Chet Baker: Candy
Looking For Chet Again In All the Familiar Places
Hell's Horizon
Coisa Mais Linda - Histórias e Casos da Bossa Nova
Stan Getz & Chet Baker: Live in Stockholm 1983
Chet Baker Live at Ronnie Scott's
Nudi per vivere
Chet Baker Quartet - Jazztage Stuttgart 1988
Other credits
9 credits
Insalata Mista
Cold Trumpet
One Day
Night of Lust
Hell on the Beach
Chet's Romance
Chet Baker in Tokyo
Chet Baker Trio - Sweden
Jazz Icons: Chet Baker Live in '64 & '79
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