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Jazz historian Dave Gelly compared Chet Baker to James Dean, Frank Sinatra, and who else?

  • Elvis Presley

  • Sammy Davis Jr

  • Bix Beiderbecke

  • Duke Ellington

Answer

Bix Beiderbecke, the cornetist and pianist, was likened to Chet Baker for his innovative playing style and tragic early demise. Baker's lyrical trumpet playing and personal charisma drew comparisons to jazz legends like Miles Davis and Louis Armstrong, while his struggles with drug addiction and his untimely death at 58 paralleled the tragic fate of James Dean and Frank Sinatra's tumultuous personal life.
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