Audio: Chet Baker | Leaving

Leaving / 1980

Arranged By – Chet Baker, Dennis Luxion

Bass – Ricardo Del Fra

Flute [Alto] – Nicola Stilo

Piano – Dennis Luxion

Trumpet – Chet Baker

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Running time: 9 minutes

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Chesney Henry “Chet” Baker Jr. (1929 – 1988) was an American jazz trumpeter and vocalist. He is known for major innovations in cool jazz that led him to be nicknamed the “Prince of Cool”. His well-publicized drug habit also drove his notoriety and fame. Baker was in and out of jail frequently before enjoying a career resurgence in the late 1970s and 1980s. Baker is known for the plaintive, fragile tone of both his playing and singing.