Chet Baker

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 Bakers early career as James Dean Sinatra and Bix rolled into one His wellpublicized 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 CCBYSA full list of contributors on Wikipedia