Quick Facts

• 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

Best Known For

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.