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Let's Get Lost(03:43)
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Time After Time(02:46)
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Polka Dots and Moonbeams(07:56)
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But Not for Me(03:04)
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Shifting Down(07:32)
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If I Should Lose You(04:21)
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Love for Sale(10:30)
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My Ideal(04:22)
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Send in the Clowns(03:53)
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Lady Bird(04:49)
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- Portrait in Black and White(15:48)
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Somewhere Over the Rainbow(03:32)
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How Deep Is the Ocean(10:10)
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Here's That Rainy Day(05:34)
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Look for the Silver Lining(02:39)
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Chet Baker bio
Chesney Henry "Chet" Baker Jr. (December 23, 1929 - May 13, 1988) was born in Yale, Oklahoma. A trumpet player, Baker was an important part of the West coast "cool" jazz school of the 1950s. He first came to prominence in the jazz world as part of the pianoless Gerry Mulligan Quartet -- Mulligan had played with Miles Davis, whose "Birth of the Cool" is recognized a... s ushering in the movement.
Baker's trumpet playing is characterized by incredibly sweet tones, clear and almost vibrato-less. He was also a vocalist, and his vocal stylings matched his trumpet-playing in terms of style and feeling, with an emphasis on clarity and gentleness of expression, rather than vibrato or vocal pyrotechnics.
While he was widely acclaimed musically, and his movie-star good looks ensured plenty of popular attention, his personal life was extremely troubled. A heroin addict, his relationships and life were marked by disorder. His addiction led to jail time, and a street fight with drug dealers caused him the loss of his front and other teeth, which forced him to learn to play the trumpet with dentures.
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