Shorty Baker
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| Gender | Male |
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| Death | 58 years ago |
| Date of birth | May 26,1914 |
| Zodiac sign | Gemini |
| Born | St. Louis |
| Missouri | |
| United States | |
| Date of died | November 8,1966 |
| Died | New York |
| New York | |
| United States | |
| Genres | Jazz |
| Music groups | Duke Ellington and His Orchestra |
| Job | Trumpeter |
| Spouse | Mary Lou Williams |
| Groups | Duke Ellington And His Orchestra |
| Albums | Anatomy of a Murder |
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| ID | 527511 |
Shorty Baker Life story
Harold "Shorty" Baker 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.
