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Chet Baker: Rolling Stones #116 of The 100 Greatest Singers of All Time
Chet Baker Born: December 23, 1929 Yale, Oklahoma, U.S. Died: May 13, 1988 Amsterdam, Netherlands Genres: Cool jazz, bebop, West Coast jazz Occupations: Musician, singer, composer Instruments: Trumpet, flugelhorn, vocals, piano Chet Baker , nicknamed the "Prince of Cool," is known for his jazz innovations. He earned critical praise in the 1950s for the albums Chet Baker Sings , and It Could Happen to You . Jazz historian Dave Gelly described Chet's early career as " James Dean, Sinatra, and Bix rolled into one ." In 2023, Rolling Stone ranked Baker at number 116 on its list of the 200 Greatest Singers of All Time.