Description
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Artist
American jazz trumpeter, singer, composer, and artist.
Born: 23 December 1929 in Yale, Oklahoma, USA.
Died: 13 May 1988 in Amsterdam, The Netherlands (aged 58).
Baker began his career in the early 1950s and played together with Charlie Parker and Gerry Mulligan. Unfortunately, his drug addiction hampered his career, including arrests for narcotics.
From 1957 on, he had several comebacks with such musicians as Bobby Jaspar, René Thomas, and Gerry Mulligan with whom he had already recorded. In spite of having his teeth knocked out, Baker recovered and continued to record frequently, especially in live settings, for many different labels, including small groups and fronting large ensembles.
From the 1980s until he died, he did a lot of his recordings in Europe.
Tracks
1
Time After Time
2
The Thrill Is Gone
3
Grey December
4
I Could Write A Book
5
I Fall In Love Too Easily
6
Let's Get Lost
7
Serenade To Sweden
8
Someone To Watch Over Me
9
Goodbye
10
Well, You Needn't
11
Worrying The Life Out Of Me
12
Tommyhawk
1
My Funny Valentine
2
Makin' Whoopee
3
Andante
4
Jordu
5
Everything Happens To Me
6
I'll Remember April
7
Long Ago (And Far Away)
8
Soft Shoe
9
There Will Never Be Another You
10
Irresistible You
11
Vido's Bop
12
My Old Flame
1
Our Delight
2
Solar
3
Pennies From Heaven
4
Donna Lee
