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Chet Baker
Deceased

How Did Chet Baker Die?

Life & Death

Died aged 58
Also known asChesney Henry Baker Jr.GenderMaleNationalityUnited StatesBorn23/12/1929Born inYale, Oklahoma, U.S.Died13/05/1988 (aged 58)Died inAmsterdamCausefallingWikidataQ2274 ↗Buried atInglewood Park CemeteryTMDb#118179 ↗

Chesney Henry 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".

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Filmography16 titles

YearTitleCharacterAge at
release
2022Jazz Legends - Chet Baker QuintetteMovieBandleader, Bugliste, Chanteur93
201814 STANDARD 8mm REELS 1981–1988MovieSelf89
2009Stan Getz & Chet Baker: Live in Stockholm 1983MovieHimself80
2008Looking For Chet Again In All the Familiar PlacesMovieSelf79
2006Jazz Icons: Chet Baker Live in '64 & '79Movie—77
1988Let's Get LostMovieSelf59
1988Chet Baker Quartet - Jazztage Stuttgart 1988Movietrumpet, vocals59
1988Chet's RomanceMovie—59
1987Chet Baker in TokyoMovie—58
1986Chet Baker: CandyMovieHimself57
1986Chet Baker Live at Ronnie Scott'sMovieSelf57
1985Chet Baker Trio - SwedenMovie—56
1963Cold TrumpetMovie—34
1960Howlers of the DockMovieChet l'americano31
1955Hell's HorizonMovieJockey26
0CoolMovieSelf—