Chet Baker

CHET BAKER d1988. American jazz trumpeter and vocalist. He is known for major innovations in cool jazz that led him to be nicknamed the "Prince of Cool". He earned much attention and critical praise through the 1950s, particularly for albums featuring his vocals ; Chet Baker Sings (1954) and It Could Happen to You (1958). Jazz historian Dave 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. He was in and out of jail frequently before enjoying a career resurgence in the late 1970s and 1980s. He died in Amsterdam aged just 58 on May 13th 1988