In a career that lasted an odds-defying four decades, trumpeter and vocalist Chet Baker's signature sound was captured on around 20 live albums. The majority of these performances, covering the years ...

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 ...

Few European jazz imprints carry the quiet authority of Red Records, which reaches its 50th anniversary in 2026 with a ...

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 ...

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, ...

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 ...

Chet Baker, a name synonymous with cool jazz, left an indelible mark on the world of music with his evocative trumpet playing and hauntingly beautiful vocals. His career, spanning from the early 1950s ...

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 ...