Chet Baker

Chet Baker

Music DepartmentComposerActor
Born
December 23, 1929
Died
May 13, 1988

Chet Baker started his career in the late forties. He became famous with the Gerry Mulligan Quartet in 1952. His solo in "My funny valentine" is a classic of the west coast jazz in the fifties. When Mulligan was arrested in 1953, Chet led the group until 1955, when he went to Europe. He also sang on…

Writer

Venus in Furs(1969)

Actor

Tromba Fredda (Cold Trumpet)(1963)
Howlers of the Dock(1960)as Chet Baker aka l'Americano
Hell's Horizon(1955)as Jockey

Music Department

Let's Get Lost(1988)
The Twin(1984)
Cop or Hood(1979)
Storm Signal(1966)
Man Outside(1965)

Self

Chet Baker: Candy(2011)
Chet's Romance(1988)as Self
Let's Get Lost(1988)as Self
Chet Baker: Live at Ronnie Scott's(1986)as Self
The Bob Braun Show(1967)as Self - Musician

Archive Footage

Ennio(2021)as Self
Ronnie's(2020)as Self
L'Appel de Barcelone(2020)as Self
SBS Documentaries(1994)as Self
Pura Química(2010)as Self