Mar282024

Chet Baker

Chesney Henry "Chet" Baker, Jr. (December 23, 1929 – May 13, 1988) was an American jazz trumpeter, flugelhornist and vocalist. Baker earned much attention and critical praise through the 1950s, particularly for albums featuring his vocals (Chet Baker Sings, It Could Happen to You). 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 more on Last.fm

Track: My Funny Valentine

Most Played Tracks as Scrobbled to Last.fm

# Title Plays
1My Funny Valentine
2496775
2I Fall in Love Too Easily
2051451
3That Old Feeling
1058244
4It's Always You - Vocal Version
936924
5I Get Along Without You Very Well (Except Sometimes) - Vocal Version
833572
6Let's Get Lost
753137
7Look for the Silver Lining
706316
8My Ideal
613298
9Autumn Leaves
573910
10Everything Happens to Me
532595

Other Album Releases:

Sounds of the City
On Riverside: Chet Baker
Chet on Poetry
'Round Midnight (Live In Cologne)
Blue Room: The 1979 Vara Studio Sessions in Holland
At Capolinea (Remastered)
Conception (Live In Paris)
Welcome Back
Live From Paris
Tune Up (Live In Paris)

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