Baker began his musical career singing in a church choir. His maternal grandmother, Randi Moser, was Norwegian. Jazz historian David 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 '80s.īaker was born and raised in a musical household in Yale, Oklahoma his father, Chesney Baker, Sr., was a professional guitar player, and his mother, Vera (née Moser) was a talented pianist who worked in a perfume factory.
(Decem– May 13, 1988) was an American jazz trumpeter, flugelhornist and vocalist.īaker earned much attention and critical praise through the 1950s, particularly for albums featuring his vocals (Chet Baker Sings, It Could Happen to You).
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Jazz historian David 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 Read Full Bio Chesney Henry "Chet" Baker, Jr.
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