Quo Fuit places 11 dated presences for Chet Baker across 9 places, from 1929 to 1986.
Each one keeps the sentence it was taken from and a link to its source.
Chesney Henry Baker Jr. (December 23, 1929 – May 13, 1988) was an American jazz trumpeter and vocalist.Wikipedia, full article · CC BY-SA
Every dot is a place Chet Baker is documented in, on a dated record. The interactive globe carries the full detail.
Where Chet Baker was documented, and when
23 December 1929exact date
Yale, Oklahomaattested“Baker was born December 23, 1929, in Yale, Oklahoma, and raised in a musical household.”source: Wikipedia: Chet Baker
23 December 1929exact date
Yaleattested“Baker was born December 23, 1929, in Yale, Oklahoma, and raised in a musical household.”source: Wikipedia: Chet Baker
1946year
Glendale High School (Glendale, California)attested“Baker received some musical education at Glendale High School, but he left school at the age of 16 in 1946 to join the United States Army.”source: Wikipedia: Chet Baker
1948year
El Camino Collegeattested“After leaving the Army in 1948, he studied music theory and harmony at El Camino College in Los Angeles.”source: Wikipedia: Chet Baker
1948year
Los Angelesattested“After leaving the Army in 1948, he studied music theory and harmony at El Camino College in Los Angeles.”source: Wikipedia: Chet Baker
1957year
New York Cityattested“Baker moved to New York City, where he collaborated again with Gerry Mulligan for the 1957 release Reunion with Chet Baker.”source: Wikipedia: Chet Baker
1957year
New Yorkattested“Baker moved to New York City, where he collaborated again with Gerry Mulligan for the 1957 release Reunion with Chet Baker.”source: Wikipedia: Chet Baker
August 1962month
Switzerlandattested“Baker spent nearly a year and a half in jail, and was later arrested in West Germany and expelled to Switzerland, then France, later moving to England in August 1962.”source: Wikipedia: Chet Baker
August 1962month
Englandattested“Baker spent nearly a year and a half in jail, and was later arrested in West Germany and expelled to Switzerland, then France, later moving to England in August 1962.”source: Wikipedia: Chet Baker
1986year
New York Cityattested“Released eleven months before his death, John Vinocur named it "a glorious moment in Chet Baker's twilight." In the winter of 1986, at a club in New York City, Baker met fashion photographer Bruce Weber.”source: Wikipedia: Chet Baker
1986year
New Yorkattested“Released eleven months before his death, John Vinocur named it "a glorious moment in Chet Baker's twilight." In the winter of 1986, at a club in New York City, Baker met fashion photographer Bruce Weber.”source: Wikipedia: Chet Baker
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Glendale High School (Glendale, California)1 presence · 1946
Yale, Oklahoma1 presence · 1929
Other places tied to Chet Baker in the record
In each of these, a source puts Chet Baker and the place in the same dated sentence without stating
that Chet Baker was there. They are kept apart from the timeline above for exactly that reason:
a mention is not a presence, and Quo Fuit does not quietly promote one into the other.
1940year
Glendale, Californiamentioned“In 1940, when Baker was 10, his family relocated to Glendale, California.”source: Wikipedia: Chet Baker
1959year
Italymentioned“In late 1959, Baker returned to Europe, recording in Italy what became known as the Milano sessions with arranger and conductor Ezio Leoni (Len Mercer) and his orchestra.”source: Wikipedia: Chet Baker
August 1960month
Luccamentioned“In August 1960, he was imprisoned in Lucca for importing narcotics, forging prescriptions, and drug abuse.”source: Wikipedia: Chet Baker
March 1963month
Francementioned“He was deported from England to France, because of a drug offense, in March 1963.”source: Wikipedia: Chet Baker
March 1963month
Englandmentioned“He was deported from England to France, because of a drug offense, in March 1963.”source: Wikipedia: Chet Baker
1964year
New York Citymentioned“Baker returned to New York City in 1964.”source: Wikipedia: Chet Baker
1964year
New Yorkmentioned“Baker returned to New York City in 1964.”source: Wikipedia: Chet Baker
1964year
United Statesmentioned“Two years later in 1964, Baker returned to the United States, and Halema was able to serve Baker divorce papers.”source: Wikipedia: Chet Baker
1965year
Pacificmentioned“At the end of 1965, he returned to the Pacific label, recording six themed albums whose content veered from straight jazz towards uninspired, instrumental covers of contemporary pop songs arranged by Bud Shank.”source: Wikipedia: Chet Baker
1974year
Carnegie Hallmentioned“His last release of 1974 was another live album recorded at Carnegie Hall, which was his final collaboration with Gerry Mulligan.”source: Wikipedia: Chet Baker
1975year
New Yorkmentioned“She accompanied him on his 1975 tour in Europe, and he lived with her while stopping in New York.”source: Wikipedia: Chet Baker
1985year
Rio de Janeiromentioned“In 1985, five years after meeting Brazilian pianist/composer Rique Pantoja in a club in Paris, Baker was invited by Pantoja to perform at the Free Jazz Festival in Rio de Janeiro.”source: Wikipedia: Chet Baker
1985year
Parismentioned“In 1985, five years after meeting Brazilian pianist/composer Rique Pantoja in a club in Paris, Baker was invited by Pantoja to perform at the Free Jazz Festival in Rio de Janeiro.”source: Wikipedia: Chet Baker
Two people documented in the same place in the same year is a correlation, not a meeting.
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How to read this page
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explicitly dated record, attested a sentence that states the person was there,
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