And yet the two men were, in fact, close friends. Sheldon, who was two years younger, idolized Baker, though he was careful not to emulate the slightly older trumpeter’s lifestyle. In the late 1960s ...

Ezra Collective trumpeter Ife Ogunjobi is the latest artist to pay homage to jazz legend Chet Baker as part of the forthcoming Chet Baker Re:Imagined tribute album, as his version of “Speak Low” ...

There’s some good news for fans of Chet Baker. New music by the late acclaimed jazz trumpeter and singer has just been released, 37 years after his death. 🎬 SIGN UP for Parade's Daily newsletter to ...

In 2022, acclaimed trumpeter and singer Jimmy Leach paid homage to “cool jazz” innovator — and fellow native-Oklahoman — Chet Baker. The album, titled “Jimmy Leach Sings Chet Baker,” is a ...

Let's Get Lost captures the seductive power of the conflicted jazzman. Bruce Weber's 1989 film is a vivid portrait of trumpeter-vocalist Chet Baker. Early on in Let's Get Lost, Bruce Weber's 1989 ...

The first songs trumpeter Chet Baker recorded on which he sang were I Fall in Love Too Easily and The Thrill is Gone in October 1953. What struck listeners then and now was his vulnerable articulation ...

Jazz man Chet Baker was a trumpeter, singer, and an important contributor to "cool" jazz. His life was viewed by some as glamorous. His 1988 death in Amsterdam was tragic and its circumstances never ...

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