Name Shorty Baker | ||
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Albums Shorty & Doc, Black - Brown and Beige, Such Sweet Thunder, Masterpieces by Ellington, Newport 1958 Similar People Ray Nance, Russell Procope, Jimmy Hamilton, Harry Carney, Cat Anderson | ||
Shorty Baker & Doc Cheatham 05 Night Train
Harold "Shorty" Baker (May 26, 1914 in St. Louis, Missouri, USA – November 8, 1966 in New York City) was a jazz trumpeter.
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Baker began on drums, but switched to trumpet during his teens. He started his career on riverboats and played with Don Redman in the mid-1930s. He also worked with Teddy Wilson and Andy Kirk before joining Duke Ellington. He married Kirk's pianist Mary Lou Williams and though the two separated shortly thereafter, they never officially divorced.
Baker worked on and off in Duke Ellington's Orchestra from 1942 to 1962. He also worked with Johnny Hodges's group in the early 1950s during the period when Hodges was not a member of Ellington's orchestra.
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Discography
With Johnny Hodges
With Billy Strayhorn
References
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