Chet Baker
A trumpeter and singer associated with lyrical phrasing and West Coast cool jazz.
Why Chet Baker matters
A trumpeter and singer associated with lyrical phrasing and West Coast cool jazz. The strongest way to understand the work is through recordings rather than reputation alone: notice the relationship between writing, performance, arrangement and the technology of the period.
Where to start
Hear both the instrumental sessions and the fragile, intimate vocal recordings.
Hear it in sequence before building a playlist.
Choose an earlier or later record and compare the artistic choices.
Producers, players, writers and labels open the next path.
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