Chet Baker

trumpet, vocals · 1929–1988 · Yale

Trumpeter and singer of famous fragility.

Styles

• West Coast
• Cool (Birth of the Cool)
• Vocal jazz, scat, vocalese

Landmark tracks

• I Fall in Love Too Easily (1954)
• My Funny Valentine (1954)
• The Wind (1954)
• But Not for Me (1954)
• Let's Get Lost (1955)
• Indian Summer (Scheveningen, 1955) (1955)

Cited in 9 radio episodes

• Dedicated episode · Feb 28, 2021: Chet Baker Sings : le souffle enchanteur (59 Rue des Archives, TSF Jazz, in French)
• Dedicated episode · May 5, 2019: Le Paris de Chet Baker (59 Rue des Archives, TSF Jazz, in French)
• Oct 23, 2026: Chet Baker et Gerry Mulligan : “Je t’aime, moi non plus” (Pour qui sonne le jazz, TSF Jazz, in French)
• May 28, 2026: Le pianiste Russ Freeman, indispensable sideman de Chet Baker (Les Matins Jazz, TSF Jazz, in French)
• Nov 7, 2025: My Funny Valentine : Chet Baker, pour l'amour d'un standard (Pour qui sonne le jazz, TSF Jazz, in French)
• Sep 29, 2025: CHET BAKER ET GERRY MULLIGAN, JE T’AIME, MOI NON PLUS (Pour qui sonne le jazz, TSF Jazz, in French)
• Jan 28, 2026: Après avoir joué Chet Baker, voici Ethan Hawke qui incarne l'auteur de "My Funny Valentine" (Les Matins Jazz, TSF Jazz, in French)
• Feb 14, 2025: My Funny Valentine : Chet Baker, pour l'amour d'un standard (Pour qui sonne le jazz, TSF Jazz, in French)

And 1 more episodes in the archive.

Sources

• EN : Chet Baker

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