Chet Baker beguiled millions of fans with his unique and vulnerable vocal quality. However, although he produced such tender music, he was also an unpredictable rake. Plagued by addiction and ...

A new companion to the ‘Lets Get Lost’ documentary soundtrack titled ‘Swimming by Moonlight’ offers a snapshot of Chet Baker’s remarkably strong late period renaissance. There has been no shortage of ...

Chesney Henry "Chet" Baker Jr. (December 23, 1929 – May 13, 1988) was an American jazz trumpeter and vocalist. He is known for major innovations in cool jazz that led him to be nicknamed the "Prince ...

Hi, I’m Mark Rapp, and this is Rapp on Jazz. Chesney Henry Baker Jr., better known as Chet Baker, was born on December 23, 1929, in Yale, Oklahoma. He grew up in a musical household and became ...

London-based artist Matilda Mann has shared a cover of "There Will Be Another You" as the latest release from the forthcoming Chet Baker Re:Imagined album. "Chet Baker’s music seems to have found a ...

Combine all ingredients in a mixing glass, over ice. Stir well to chill and strain into an Old Fashioned/rocks glass. Express a piece of orange peel over your drink and serve. *Editor’s Note: To make ...

Two Fine New Vinyl Releases By Chet Baker and Bill Evans Share Scandinavian Roots. Many jazz fans seem to only focus on Chet Baker’s 1950s material when he was still young and beautiful and crooning ...

The Chet Baker is an Old Fashioned with summer vibes. It’s not the only one—the ‘Ti Punch and the Corn ‘n Oil also come to mind—but where the Chet Baker differs from those is that it’s not the ...

Marshall's father, jazz guitarist and Hollywood composer Jack Marshall, played on the Baker/Sheldon sessions and owned the out-of-town studio where it was recorded, but he died before a deal to ...

There are few names within the world of jazz that elicit the same talent and tragedy as Chet Baker. An icon of the cool jazz movement, Baker quickly established himself among the most gifted ...