Harold Baker

Harold Baker

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.

Birth and Death Data: Born May 26, 1914 (St. Louis), Died November 8, 1966 (New York City)

Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1940 - 1959

Roles Represented in DAHR: trumpet

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= Recordings were issued from this master. No recordings issued from other masters.

Recordings (Results 51-75 of 85 records)

Company	Matrix No.	First Recording Date	Title	Primary Performer	Role
Decca	89719	4/5/1956	Honey	Connie Boswell	instrumentalist, trumpet
Decca	89720	4/5/1956	If I had you	Connie Boswell	instrumentalist, trumpet
Decca	89721	4/5/1956	Stardust	Connie Boswell	instrumentalist, trumpet
Decca	89722	4/5/1956	My melancholy baby	Connie Boswell	instrumentalist, trumpet
Decca	89723	4/5/1956	This can't be love	Connie Boswell	instrumentalist, trumpet
Decca	89724	4/6/1956	Exactly like you	Connie Boswell	instrumentalist, trumpet
Decca	89725	4/6/1956	Ain't misbehavin'	Connie Boswell	instrumentalist, trumpet
Decca	89726	4/6/1956	You brought a new kind of love to me	Connie Boswell	instrumentalist, trumpet
Decca	89727	4/6/1956	I'd climb the highest mountain	Connie Boswell	instrumentalist, trumpet
Decca	89728	4/6/1956	The little things in life	Connie Boswell	instrumentalist, trumpet
Decca	89729	4/6/1956	I ain't got nobody	Connie Boswell	instrumentalist, trumpet
Decca	105297	7/14/1958	Steppin' into swing society	Mercer Ellington Orchestra	instrumentalist, trumpet
Decca	105298	7/14/1958	Black butterfly	Mercer Ellington Orchestra	instrumentalist, trumpet
Decca	105299	7/14/1958	Got my foot in the door	Mercer Ellington Orchestra	instrumentalist, trumpet
Decca	105300	7/17/1958	Indelible	Mercer Ellington Orchestra	instrumentalist, trumpet
Decca	105301	7/17/1958	Ruint	Mercer Ellington Orchestra	instrumentalist, trumpet
Decca	105302	7/17/1958	Frolic Sam	Mercer Ellington Orchestra	instrumentalist, trumpet
Decca	105303	7/17/1958	Be patient	Mercer Ellington Orchestra	instrumentalist, trumpet
Decca	105304	7/22/1958	If you were in my place	Mercer Ellington Orchestra	instrumentalist, trumpet
Decca	105305	7/22/1958	The gal from Joe's	Mercer Ellington Orchestra	instrumentalist, trumpet
Decca	105306	7/22/1958	Afternoon moon	Mercer Ellington Orchestra	instrumentalist, trumpet
Decca	105307	7/22/1958	Broadway babe	Mercer Ellington Orchestra	instrumentalist, trumpet
Decca	105308	7/22/1958	Yearning for love	Mercer Ellington Orchestra	instrumentalist, trumpet
Decca	106805	3/16/1959	Cherry pink	Mercer Ellington Orchestra	instrumentalist, trumpet
Decca	106806	3/16/1959	Azure	Mercer Ellington Orchestra	instrumentalist, trumpet

(Results 51-75 of 85 records)

Citation

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Baker, Harold," accessed November 7, 2024, https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/107198.

Baker, Harold. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved November 7, 2024, from https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/107198.

"Baker, Harold." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 7 November 2024.