And yet the two men were, in fact, close friends. Sheldon, who was two years younger, idolized Baker, though he was careful not to emulate the slightly older trumpeter’s lifestyle. In the late 1960s ...

The Chet Baker portrayed by Ethan Hawke in Robert Budreau’s misty biopic Born to Be Blue is midway between beauty and ruin. Behind him are the 1950s, when his easy virtuosity and matinee-idol looks ...

In 1952, a 21-year-old trumpeter from Oklahoma named Chet Baker established himself as one the few real superstars of contemporary jazz by both playing and singing with an unmistakable lyricism and at ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. There’s some good news for fans of Chet Baker. New music by the late acclaimed jazz trumpeter and singer has just been released, ...

Ezra Collective trumpeter Ife Ogunjobi is the latest artist to pay homage to jazz legend Chet Baker as part of the forthcoming Chet Baker Re:Imagined tribute album, as his version of “Speak Low” ...

In 2022, acclaimed trumpeter and singer Jimmy Leach paid homage to “cool jazz” innovator — and fellow native-Oklahoman — Chet Baker. The album, titled “Jimmy Leach Sings Chet Baker,” is a ...

The first songs trumpeter Chet Baker recorded on which he sang were I Fall in Love Too Easily and The Thrill is Gone in October 1953. What struck listeners then and now was his vulnerable articulation ...

There’s some good news for fans of Chet Baker. New music by the late acclaimed jazz trumpeter and singer has just been released, 37 years after his death. 🎬 SIGN UP for Parade's Daily newsletter to ...