Chet Baker

Summary

Chet Baker is a human^[1]. His place of birth was Yale^[2]. He was born on December 23, 1929^[3]. He died in Amsterdam^[4]. He died on May 13, 1988^[5]. He worked as a singer^[6], trumpeter^[7], composer^[8], and jazz musician^[9]. He ranks in the top 0.52% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (5,532 views/month, #5,248 of 1,000,298).^[10]

Key Facts

• Chet Baker's place of birth was Yale^[2].
• Chet Baker died in Amsterdam^[4].
• Chet Baker was born on December 23, 1929^[3].
• Chet Baker died on May 13, 1988^[5].
• Chet Baker is buried at Inglewood Park Cemetery^[11].
• Chet Baker held citizenship in United States^[12].
• English was Chet Baker's native language^[13].
• Chet Baker worked as a singer^[6].
• Chet Baker's professions included trumpeter^[7].
• Chet Baker worked as a composer^[8].
• Chet Baker worked as a jazz musician^[9].
• Chet Baker was educated at El Camino College^[14].
• Chet Baker was a member of Chet Baker Trio^[15].
• Chet Baker was a member of Chet Baker Quartet^[16].
• Chet Baker was a member of The Chet Baker Quintet^[17].
• Chet Baker was a member of Chet Baker Sextet^[18].
• Chet Baker was a member of Chet Baker Ensemble^[19].
• Chet Baker is recorded as male^[20].
• Chet Baker's instance of is recorded as human^[21].
• Chet Baker's genre is jazz^[22].
• Chet Baker's record label is recorded as Pacific Jazz Records^[23].
• Chet Baker's record label is recorded as Columbia Records^[24].
• Chet Baker's record label is recorded as EmArcy Records^[25].
• Chet Baker's record label is recorded as Enja Records^[26].
• Chet Baker's discography is recorded as Chet Baker discography^[27].

Product Details

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• Type: Person^[28]

• Country: US^[29]

• Began / founded: 1929-12-23^[30]

• Ended / dissolved: 1988-05-13^[31]

• Genre(s): jazz^[32]

• Community tags: 2008 universal fire victim, american, jazz, jazz and blues, west coast jazz^[33]

• MusicBrainz ID: 1ba1d493-7114-45e2-b163-a36d49a0c065^[34]

Body

Origins and Family

Born in Yale^[2], Chet Baker… he was born on December 23, 1929^[3]. English was his native language^[13].

Education

Chet Baker's education included a stint at El Camino College^[14]. He studied under Jimmy Rowles^[35].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include singer^[6], trumpeter^[7], composer^[8], and jazz musician^[9].

Death and Burial

Chet Baker died on May 13, 1988^[5]. He passed away in Amsterdam^[4]. The cause of death was falling^[36]. He is buried at Inglewood Park Cemetery^[11].

Why It Matters

Chet Baker ranks in the top 0.52% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (5,532 views/month, #5,248 of 1,000,298).^[10] He has Wikipedia articles in 26 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[37] He is known by 12 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[38]

He has been cited as an influence by Mark Isham^[39], a composer^[40], b. 1951^[41], of United States^[42], awarded the Emmy Award^[43] and Mr Hudson^[44], a singer-songwriter^[45], b. 1979^[46], of United Kingdom^[47].

FAQs

Where was Chet Baker born?

Born in Yale^[2], Chet Baker…

Where did Chet Baker die?

Chet Baker passed away in Amsterdam^[4].

What did Chet Baker do for work?

Chet Baker worked as singer^[6], trumpeter^[7], composer^[8], and jazz musician^[9].

Where did Chet Baker go to school?

Chet Baker was educated at El Camino College^[14].

Who did Chet Baker influence?

Chet Baker has been cited as an influence by Mark Isham^[39] and Mr Hudson^[44].