Shorty Baker

American musician (1914–1966)

Born: 26 May 1914
St. Louis
Died: 8 November 1966
New York City
Country: United States

Biography

Shorty Baker was a jazz musician who played trumpet. Shorty Baker was born on 26 May 1914 in St. Louis and died on 8 November 1966 in New York City. The music is usually filed under jazz.

Harold "Shorty" Baker (May 26, 1914 in St. Louis, Missouri, US – November 8, 1966) was an American jazz trumpeter. 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. He died of throat cancer in New York at the age of 52.

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Also plays on

Albums where Shorty Baker is credited as a sideman

1960	Blues in Orbit — Duke Ellington	trumpet
1963	Quiet Nights — Miles Davis	trumpet
1989	Braggin' in Brass: The Immortal 1938 Year — Duke Ellington	trumpet
2017	Blues In Orbit + The Cosmic Scene — Duke Ellington–	trumpet

Historic 78 rpm records

BURGUNDY WALK (Part I) JOHNNY HODGES AND HIS ORCHESTRA · Johnny Hodges · Johnny Coltrane ·… · 1954 archive.org ↗
BURGUNDY WALK (Part I) JOHNNY HODGES AND HIS ORCHESTRA · Johnny Hodges · Johnny Coltrane ·… · 1954 archive.org ↗
BURGUNDY WALK (Part II) JOHNNY HODGES AND HIS ORCHESTRA · Johnny Hodges · Johnny Coltrane ·… · 1954 archive.org ↗
BURGUNDY WALK (Part II) JOHNNY HODGES AND HIS ORCHESTRA · Johnny Hodges · Johnny Coltrane ·… · 1954 archive.org ↗