StayJack artist file
Chet Baker
1929 — 1988
Trumpet & voice
West Coast JazzCool JazzVocal Jazz
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A short portrait
Baker's trumpet lines and unguarded singing shared the same narrow beam: direct, vulnerable and almost conversational. His best recordings make understatement feel like high drama.
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Timeline
Receives wide notice while playing with Gerry Mulligan's pianoless quartet.
Chet Baker Sings reveals an equally distinctive vocal presence.
Leads an influential European tour.
A late creative renewal begins across numerous European sessions.
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Essential records
PJ-1222
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Selected listening
Chet Baker Sings
An official Spotify embed, selected as a place to begin.