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 ...

Chet Baker developed his gift for self-destruction at an early age. As a 12-year-old Oklahoma farm kid, he threw a rock at a stop sign. It ricocheted back and hit him in the face, knocking out a front ...