Chet Baker
Acting
1929-12-23 · Yale, Oklahoma, U.S.
Chesney Henry "Chet" Baker Jr. (December 23, 1929 – May 13, 1988) was an American jazz trumpeter and vocalist. He is known for major innovations in cool jazz that led him to be nicknamed the "Prince of Cool". Baker earned much attention and critical praise through the 1950s, particularly for albums featuring his vocals: Chet Baker Sings (1954) and It Could Happen to You (1958). Jazz historian Dave Gelly described the promise of Baker's early career as "James Dean, Sinatra, and Bix, rolled into one". His well-publicized drug habit also drove his notoriety and fame. Baker was in and out of jail frequently before enjoying a career resurgence in the late 1970s and 1980s. Description above from the Wikipedia article Chet Baker, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Filmography(19)
movieJazz Legends - Chet Baker Quintette
as Bandleader, Bugliste, Chanteur · 2022 · 0.0
movie14 STANDARD 8mm REELS 1981–1988
as Self · 2018 · 0.0
movieStan Getz & Chet Baker: Live in Stockholm 1983
as Himself · 2009 · 7.0
movieLooking For Chet Again In All the Familiar Places
as Self · 2008 · 0.0
movieJazz Icons: Chet Baker Live in '64 & '79
as · 2006 · 8.0
movieCoisa Mais Linda - Histórias e Casos da Bossa Nova
as Self (archive footage) · 2005 · 7.3
movieLet's Get Lost
as Self · 1988 · 7.1
movieChet Baker Quartet - Jazztage Stuttgart 1988
as trumpet, vocals · 1988 · 0.0
movieChet's Romance
as · 1988 · 7.0
movieChet Baker in Tokyo
as · 1987 · 0.0
movieChet Baker Live at Ronnie Scott's
as Self · 1986 · 0.0
movieChet Baker: Candy
as Himself · 1986 · 0.0
movieChet Baker Trio - Sweden
as · 1985 · 5.5
movieNudi per vivere
as Self · 1963 · 10.0
movieStolen Hours
as Self · 1963 · 5.9
movieCold Trumpet
as · 1963 · 0.0
movieHowlers of the Dock
as Chet l'americano · 1960 · 5.1
movieHell's Horizon
as Jockey · 1955 · 5.7
movieCool
as Self · 0.0