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- NAME: Chet Baker
- OCCUPATION: Singer, Trumpet Player
- BIRTH DATE: December 23, 1929
- DEATH DATE: May 13, 1988
- EDUCATION: El Camino College
- PLACE OF BIRTH: Yale, Oklahoma
- PLACE OF DEATH: Amsterdam, Netherlands
- Originally: Chesney Henry Baker
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U.S. trumpeter and singer Chet Baker's subdued tone and gentle phrasing made him the epitome of the cool jazz ( bebop) of the 1950s.
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Jazz trumpeter and singer Chet Baker was born Dec. 23, 1929, in Yale, Okla. After playing in army bands he attracted attention during engagements with Charlie Parker and Gerry Mulligan. His subdued tone and gentle phrasing made him the epitome of the cool jazz (bebop) of the 1950s. Much of his later career was interrupted by legal problems stemming from drug addiction.© 2013 A+E Networks. All rights reserved.
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