Let's Get Lost

Of course, I wasn’t around when most of the great jazz was being played. Not to say that there isn’t a lot of great jazz being played right now, but jazz today exists on the foundation built by the giants. Chet Baker wasn’t a giant, but he was a solid trumpet player with a mystique about him that lives on to this day. From the clean-cut, good boy looks of his younger days, to the gnarled and haggard visage that stares out from the last few photos of him after the trouble that had been chasing finally caught him, Baker was one of those who defined West coast cool jazz with his laconic singing style and minimal playing.