Chet Baker

**Chesney Henry "Chet" Baker Jr.** (Yale, Oklahoma, 23 de Nadale 1929 – Amsterdam, Logos Bascios 13 de maiu 1988), est istadu unu trumbetista, sonadore de flicorno e cantante de jazz americanu. Su numene sou in sos annos '50 fit unu de sos printzipales de su genere cool jazz e sa musica sua fit rilassante e malinconica. 
Est mortu in su 1988 ruendende dae unu balcone de un'hotel.

## Discografia
* *With Charlie Parker: Inglewood Jam: Bird and Chet Live at the Trade Winds* (1952) (Fresh Sound FRS-CD 17)
* *With Al Haig: Chet Baker: Live at the Trade Winds* (1952) (Fresh Sound FSCD1001)
* *Gerry Mulligan Quartet Featuring Chet Baker* (1952) (Fantasy OJCCD-711-2)
* *Haig '53: the other piano-less quartet* (1953) (Philology)
* *L.A get together* (1953) (Fresh Sound)
* *Chet Baker & strings* [bonus tracks] (1953) (Columbia/Legacy)
* *Chet Baker sings* (1953) (Pacific)
* *Compositions and arrangements by Jack Montrose* (1953) (Pacific Jazz)
* *Grey December* (1953) (Pacific Jazz)
* *Quartet live, vol. 1: This time the dream's on me* (1953) (Blue Note)
* *Witch doctor* (1953) (Original Jazz Classics)
* *Chet Baker big band* (1954) (Pacific Jazz)
* *Chet Baker sextet* (1954) (Pacific Jazz)
* *Jazz at Ann Arbor* (1954) (Pacific Jazz)
* *My funny Valentine* (1954) (Philology)
* *Quartet live, vol. 2: Out of nowhere* (1954) (Blue Note)
* *Quartet live, vol. 3: My old flame* (1954) (Blue Note)
* *The trumpet artistry of Chet Baker* (1954) (Pacific)
* *Chet Baker sings and plays with Bud Shank, Russ Freeman & strings* (1955) (Pacific Jazz)
* *In Europe, 1955* (1955) (Philology)
* *At the Forum Theater* (1956) (Fresh Sound)
* *Chet Baker & Crew* (1956) (Pacific Jazz)
* *Chet Baker cools out* (1956) (Boblicity)
* *Chet Baker in Europe* (1956) (Pacific Jazz)
* *[[Chet Baker Sings]]* (1956) (Pacific Jazz)
* *Live in Europe* 1956 (1956) (Accord)
* *[[Playboys (1956 album)|Playboys]]* (1956) (Pacific Jazz)
* *Quartet: Russ Freeman/Chet Baker* (1956) (Pacific Jazz)
* *The James Dean story* (1956) (Blue Note)
* *Embraceable You* (1957) (Pacific Jazz)
* *Pretty/groovy* (1957) (World Pacific)
* *Chet (The lyrical trumpet of Chet Baker)* (1958) (Original Jazz Classics)
* *Chet Baker in New York* (1958) (Riverside/OJC)
* *Chet Baker introduces [[Johnny Pace]]* (1958) (Original Jazz Classics)
* *Chet Baker meets Stan Getz* (1958) (Verve)
* *Chet Baker sings it could happen to you* (1958) (Riverside/OJC)
* *Theme music from « The James Dean story* » (1958) (World Pacific)
* *Chet* (1959) (Riverside)
* *Chet Baker in Milan* (1959) (Jazzland/OJC)
* *Chet Baker plays* (1959) (Riverside)
* *Chet Baker plays the best of Lerner and Loewe* (1959) (Original Jazz Classics)
* *Chet Baker with fifty Italian strings* (1959) (Original Jazz Classics)
* *Picture of heath* (1961) (Pacific Jazz)
* *Chet is back!* (1962) (RCA)
* *Chet is back!* (1962) (Bluebird)
* *Somewhere Over the Rainbow* (1962) (Bluebird)
* *Italian Movies* (1962) 
* *The most important jazz album of 1964/65* (1964) (Roulette Jazz)
* *Brussels 1964 (1964)* (Landscape)
* *Chet Baker sings and plays* (1964) (Colpix)
* *Stella by starlight* (1964) (CMA)
* *Baby breeze* (1965) (Limelight)
* *Baker's holiday: plays & sings Billie Holiday* (1965) (EmArcy)
* *Boppin' with the Chet Baker quintet* (1965) (Prestige)
* *Comin' on with the Chet Baker quintet* (1965) (Prestige)
* *Cool burnin' with the Chet Baker quintet* (1965) (Prestige)
* *Groovin' with the Chet Baker quintet* (1965) (Prestige)
* *Smokin*' (1965) (Prestige)
* *A taste of tequila* (1966) (World Pacific)
* *Hats off!!!* (1966) (World Pacific)
* *Into my life* (1966) (World Pacific)
* *Live at Pueblo, Colorado* 1966 (1966) (Baker)
* *Quietly, there* (1966) (World Pacific)
* *Polka dots and moonbeams* (1967) (Jazzland)
* *Albert's house* (1969) (Par)
* *Blood, Chet & tears* (1970) (Verve)
* *She was too good to me* (1974) (Columbia)
* *Once upon a summertime* (1977) (Original Jazz Classics)
* *The best thing for you* (1977) (A&M)
* *The incredible Chet Baker plays and sings* (1977) (Carosellp)
* *At le Dreher* (1978) (West Wind)
* *Broken wing* (1978) (Inner City)
* *Live at Nick's* (1978) (Criss Cross)
* *Live in Chateauvallon, 1978* (1978) (Esoldun)
* *Sings, plays: Live at the Keystone Korner* (1978) (High Note)
* *Two a day* (1978) (All live)
* *79* (1979) (Celluloid)
* *Ballads for two* (1979) (Sandra)
* *Chet Baker with Wolfgang Lackerschmid* (1979) (Inakustik)
* *Day break* (1979) (SteepleChase)
* *Live in Montmartre, vol. 2* (1979) (SteepleChase)
* *No problem* (1979) (SteepleChase)
* *Someday my prince will come* (1979) (SteepleChase)
* *The touch of your lips* (1979) (SteepleChase)
* *This is always* (1979) (SteepleChase)
* *Together* (1979) (Enja Records)
* *With special guests (featuring Coryell, Williams & Williams)* (1979) (Inakustik)
* *Burnin' at Backstreet* (1980) (Fresh Sounds)
* *Chet Baker and the Boto Brazilian Quartet* (1980) (Dreyfus)
* *Just friends* (1980) (Circle)
* *Live at the Subway, Vol. 1* (1980) (Circle)
* *Live at the Subway, Vol. 2* (1980) (Circle)
* *Night bird* (1980) (WestWind)
* *Nightbird* (1980) (Retro Music)
* *Live at Fat Tuesday's* (1981) (Fresh Sound)
* *Live at the Paris Festival* (1981) (DIW)
* *Live in Paris* (1981) (Norma)
* *In concert* (1982) (India Navigation)
* *Out of nowhere* (1982) (Milestone)
* *Peace* (1982) (Enja Records)
* *Studio Trieste* (1982) (CTI)
* *At Capolinea* (1983) (Red)
* *Club 21 Paris, Vol. 1* (1983) (Philology)
* *Live at New Morning* (1983) (Marshmallow)
* *Live in Sweden with Åke Johansson trio* (1983) (Dragon)
* *Mister B* (1983)
* *Mr. B* (1983) (Timeless)
* *September Song* (1983) (Marshmallow)
* *Star eyes* (1983) (Marshmallow)
* *The improviser* (1983) (Cadence Jazz)
* *Blues for a reason* (1984) (Criss Cross)
* *Line for Lyons* (1984) (Sonet)
* *Chet Baker Plays Vladimir Cosma* (1984) (Carrere[F] CA 800 96 251)
* *Candy* (1985) (Gazell)
* *Chet Baker in Bologna* (1985) (Dreyfus)
* *Chet's choice* (1985) (Criss Cross)
* *Diane* (1985) (SteepleChase) with Paul Bley
* *Hazy hugs* (1985) (Limetree)
* *Live from the moonlight* (1985) (Philology)
* *Misty* (1985) (IRD)
* *My Foolish Heart* (1985) (IRD)
* *Sings again* (1985) (Bellaphon)
* *Strollin*' (1985) (Enja Records)
* *Symphonically* (1985) (Soul Note)
* *There'll never be another you* (1985) (Timeless)
* *Time after time* (1985) (IRD)
* *Tune up* (1985) (Westwind)
* *As Time Goes By* (1986) (Timeless)
* *As time goes by [love songs]* (1986) (Timeless)
* *Chet Baker featuring Van Morrison live at Ronnie Scott's* (1986) (DRG)
* *Live at Ronnie Scott's* (1986) (Drg)
* *When sunny gets blue* (1986) (SteepleChase)
* *A night at the Shalimar* (1987) (Philology)
* *Chet Baker in Tokyo* (1987) (Evidence)
* *Chet Baker sings and plays from the film « Let's get lost* » (1987) (Jive/Novus)
* *Four: live in Tokyo, vol. 2* (1987) (Paddle Wheel)
* *Memories: Chet Baker in Tokyo* (1987) (Paddle Wheel)
* *Silent Nights: A Christmas Jazz Album* (1987) (Rounder)
* *Welcome back* (1987) (Westwind)
* "Blåmann! Blåmann!" (1988) (Hot Club Records, Oslo)
* *Farewell* (1988) (Timeless)
* *In memory of* (1988) (L & R Music)
* *Little Girl Blue* (1988) (Philology)
* *My favourite songs, vol. 2: Straight from the heart* (1988) (Enja Records)
* *My favourite songs, vols. 1-2: The last great concert* (1988) (Enja Records)
* *Oh you crazy moon* (1988) (Enja Records Justin Time)
* *Straight from the heart* (1988) (Enja Records)
* *The heart of the ballad* (1988) (Phililogy)
* *The best of Chet Baker sings* (1989) (Blue Note Records)
* *Lonely Star, The Prestige Sessions* (1996) (Prestige)(CD Reissue of the Prestige Sessions from 1965)