Chet Baker
- MatchChet Baker
- 81%Gerry Mulligan
- 76%Bill Evans
- 69%Billie Holiday
- 64%Miles Davis
- 64%Stan Getz
- 61%Ella Fitzgerald
- 58%Kenny Dorham
- 57%Charlie Parker
- 57%John Coltrane
- 55%Cannonball Adderley
Biography
Chesney Henry Baker, 23 December 1929, Yale, Oklahoma, USA, d. 13 May 1988, Amsterdam, the Netherlands. One of the more lyrical of the early post-war trumpeters, Bakers fragile sound epitomized the so-called cool school of white west coast musicians who dominated the American jazz scene of the 50s. Read more