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Kenny Baker

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Wikimp3 information about the music of Kenny Baker. On our website we have 59 albums and 68 collections of artist Kenny Baker. You can find useful information and download songs of this artist. We also know that Kenny Baker represents Jazz genres.

Biography

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British jazz musician Kenny Baker, of no relation to the important American country fiddler of the same name, began playing cornet in a local brass band when he was 12, following several years of piano lessons at home. By 18 he was gigging professionally with Lew Stone, and had headed for the big town of London like many a British jazzer from the hinterlands. This early stage of Baker's career also included gigs with artists such as Maurice Winnick, Sid Millward, and the famous orchestra leader Ambrose, the latter gig a great way to meet many other talented players interested in jazz at that time .

From 1946 through the end of the decade, Baker worked as lead trumpeter and arranger for bandleader Ted Heath. He then began getting into soundtrack work, and can be heard on the scores to films such as Genevieve and The Red Shoes. He had his own group during this period entitled Baker's Dozen, but worked mostly in the more lucrative field of film and television scoring. Despite that he still had a high profile on the British jazz scene and won several Melody Maker polls. The trumpeter recorded on his own for labels such as Nixa, Polygon, and the British branch of Columbia, and also does some fine playing on Heath's Decca and London releases, especially and obviously the 1958 Spotlight on Sidemen. Baker remained active until he passed away in his late '70s. Obituaries in his native press described him as a "soloist, section man supreme, and leader."

Title: Date With the Dozen

Artist: Kenny Baker

Genre: Jazz

Title: Duke's Jam

Artist: Kenny Baker

Genre: Jazz

Title: Master Fiddler

Artist: Kenny Baker

Genre: Country

Title: No Limit

Artist: Kenny Baker

Genre: Punk, Alternative

Title: KENNY BAKER

Artist: Kenny Baker

Genre: Jazz, Alternative

Collections

Title: Joe Meek Recordings

Genre: Rock

Title: Hits of '43

Genre: Jazz

Title: Voices of Romance

Genre: Pop

Title: Jazz Fuel Vol 1.

Genre: Jazz

Title: The Wonderful 30s

Genre: Pop

Title: Jazz - Beginner

Genre: Jazz

Title: Big Band Jazz

Genre: Jazz

Title: Forties Heart-Throbs

Genre:

Title: Smooth Classic Jazz

Genre: Jazz

Title: Jazz For The Summer

Genre: Jazz, Pop

Title: A Taste Of 1940

Genre: Jazz

Featuring albums

Title: Live! Vol. 1

Artist: Mr. Acker Bilk

Genre: Jazz, Rock

Title: Acker

Artist: Mr. Acker Bilk

Genre: Jazz

Title: Laid Back

Artist: The Masters

Genre: Country

Title: The Masters

Artist: The Masters

Genre: Country

Genres