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Chesney Henry "Chet" Baker Jr. (December 23, 1929 - May 13, 1988) was born in Yale, Oklahoma. A trumpet player, Baker was an important part of the West coast "cool" jazz school of the 1950s. He first came to prominence in the jazz world as part of the pianoless Gerry Mulligan Quartet -- Mulligan had played with Miles Davis, whose "Birth of the Cool" is recognized as ushering in the movement. |
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Latest News in english
about Chet Baker
Canadian Recording Biz Faces $6 Billion Suit (in Mediacheck) (The Tyee)
Date: 09 Dec 2009
Late jazz great Chet Baker at centre of massive copyright infringement case.
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Geist: Record industry faces liability over `infringement' Date: 07 Dec 2009
Toronto Star -
Chet Baker, a leading jazz musician in the 1950s, is about to add a new claim to fame as the lead plaintiff in possibly the largest copyright infringement case in Canadian history.
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Pieces of Jade Date: 10 Nov 2009
San Diego Reader -
A novice bassist at 17, a professional bassist at 18, sideman to legendary trumpeter Chet Baker at 20, sideman to legendary pianist Bill Evans at 23, dead in a car wreck at 25: Scott LaFaro became and remains one of the greatest and saddest stories in the history of jazz.
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Chet Baker's Quiet Sound Endures Date: 07 Nov 2009
All About Jazz -
Chet Baker Strollin' Enja 2008 Chet Baker Broken Wing Inner City 2009 John Proulx Baker's Dozen MAXJAZZ 2009 As iconic as any jazz musician, {{Chet Baker = 3578}}'s gentle, understated playing and crooning ran counterpoint to his tumultuous life. Two late life recordings capture an introspective legend, voice ravaged by time, playing thoughtful and resonant solos. The third disc is a loving ...
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Cheers, Jaspers Date: 05 Nov 2009
FSView -
When I met Jaspers’ Jeremy Rasik and Kiley Bobbitt at the Engine Room for our interview one afternoon, we sat down with some of the best beers the bar has to offer and, with a “cheers,” they drank and talked enthusiastically about music, theirs or otherwise, namedropping everyone from Curtis Mayfield and Chet Baker to Dirty Projectors and Kaki King, while the Dirty Dozen Brass Band from New ...
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CAITHNESS ROOTS Date: 28 Oct 2009
John O'Groat Journal -
Written and performed by Mike Maran, with Colin Steele on trumpet and Dave Milligan on piano, the production delves into the world and music of Chet Baker – the American trumpeter who became an icon of the West Coast school of cool jazz in the early and mid-1950s.
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INTERVIEW/PROFILE: Interview: David Allyn (Part 1) (All About Jazz)
Date: 23 Oct 2009
David Allyn is a singer's singer. All jazz vocalists with a heart have a tender spot for David's warm, passionate baritone. Leading arrangers and jazz musicians from the 1940s and 1950s, including Johnny Mandel, Hal McKusick, Joe Wilder and others who came up during this era, also love David's voice and intonation. Before Chet Baker, before Johnny Hartman and before Jackie Paris, David pioneered ...
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PERFORMANCE/TOUR: Bradley Young to Make NY Debut in NY - Metropoitan Room in "I Remember Chet" Date: 15 Oct 2009
All About Jazz -
Lampkin Music Group presents jazz pianist Bradley Young in his New York debut "I Remember Chet". Bradley Young's "I Remember Chet" is a journey of music and stories Bradley shares with you the audience. His time with the great musician that is Chet Baker was short, but filled with funny, musical anecdotes on Chet...
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