Chet Baker

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title: Chet Baker
text: Chesney Henry "Chet" Baker Jr. 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
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description: American jazz musician (1929–1988)
original url: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chet_Baker
date created: 2003-08-31T02:59:13Z
date modified: 2024-09-05T13:02:21Z
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