What is Chet Baker's best album?

What is Chet Baker's best album?

Chet Baker best albums

• It Could Happen To You. Chet Baker.
• Chet Is Back! Chet Baker.
• Chet Baker In New York. Chet Baker.
• Chet Baker Sextet. Chet Baker.
• Chet Baker Sings And Plays From The Film "Let's Get Lost" Chet Baker.
• The Best Of Chet Baker Sings. Compilation. ...
• My Funny Valentine. Compilation. ...
• Chet Baker & Strings. Chet Baker.

What is Chet Baker's most famous song?

"Chetty's Lullaby," the best-known of Baker's compositions, is his best, and suggests what kind of promise he'd held as composer and bandleader.

Is Chet Baker a guy?

Chesney Henry "Chet" Baker Jr. ... (Decem – May 13, 1988) was an American jazz trumpeter and vocalist. He is known for major innovations within the cool jazz subgenre leading him to be nicknamed the "prince of cool".

Was Chet Baker popular?

Many fans and critics felt that Baker, with his popularity and good looks, could have been a movie star. European tours during 1955 and '56 furthered his reputation, and recordings made during this time represent the best of Baker's early career.

Why is Chet Baker important?

Besides being the poster boy of West Coast Jazz, Baker is also credited as one of the legendary trumpet players of jazz history. He is also counted among the most important stage musicians of the jazz scene. Together with Miles Davis, he is one of the rare names who can blow their soul into the instrument.

Can Chet Baker read music?

To the Editor: True, ''Baker could barely read musical notation,'' but as his longtime collaborator Gerry Mulligan said, ''Chet can read, but he doesn't have to. ... ''

What kind of music does Chet Baker make?

jazz Chet Baker was a primary exponent of the West Coast school of cool jazz in the early and mid-'50s. As a trumpeter, he had a generally restrained, intimate playing style and he attracted attention beyond jazz for his photogenic looks and singing. But his career was marred by drug addiction.

Why did Chet Baker sing?

For most of its history, jazz has been a macho culture. Sexual ambiguity or gay-ness were subjects of derision. Chet was heterosexual, but for him to sing the way he did was almost to "come out." Of course, Baker wasn't consciously making a political-sexual point.

Did Chet Baker lose teeth?

Jazz trumpeter Chet Baker lost most of his teeth in a brutal beating in 1968. The road to recovery - and a return to making music - was one of many difficult trials he faced in his lifetime.

Was Chet Baker pushed?

Baker, 58, had a history of drug abuse and died early Friday near Amsterdam's heroin district. ... Traces of heroin abuse were found in Baker's hotel room, he added. ″Maybe he started acting funny ... He was alone and shoved the window open himself and either fell or jumped out ...