The Chet Baker Room Amsterdam

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Chesney henry chet baker jr. Hotel prins hendrik has its own bar café de groote swaen. I have been lucky enough to stay in room 210 the chet baker room twice now. He was found with serious head wounds on the pavement outside having apparently fallen from his second floor room.

Amsterdam tourism amsterdam hotels. Chet baker was staying in the prins hendrik hotel in 1988. Did you know that hotel prins hendrik is a place of pilgrimage for jazz lovers because jazz legend chet baker spent the night here in 1988 but came to a tragic end. On the outside wall you can see a memorial plaque in front of him.

He is known for major innovations within the cool jazz subgenre leading him to be nicknamed the prince of cool. See 8 reviews articles and 7 photos of relief chet baker ranked no 496 on tripadvisor among 883 attractions in amsterdam. Chet baker see 796 traveller reviews 286 candid photos and great deals for hotel prins hendrik at tripadvisor. Born in 1929 in oklahoma the legendary trumpeter and singer chet baker came to a tragic end in amsterdam in 1988 having fallen from the window of his second storey room at the hotel prins hendrik.

The rooms are large for amsterdam standards kept very clean and have lots of windows to watch the action outside and let in a cool breeze. These jazz classics have a display at the wonderful living in a modern way. From the early stuff in paris 1955 barclay records to all the great pacific jazz recordings with russ freeman et al that helped define the west coast sound so beautifully photographed and chronicled by the great william claxton. I ve listened to chet baker for a long time.

December 23 1929 may 13 1988 was an american jazz trumpeter and vocalist. Baker earned much attention and critical praise through the 1950s particularly for albums featuring his vocals chet baker sings it could happen to you. Police ruled out foul play and large quantities of drugs and alcohol were found in his room. Amsterdam tourism amsterdam hotels.

The chet baker room. For jazz fans this is a sacred place as it is where trumpeter chet baker unfortunately fell from the window to his death. Chet baker see 797 traveler reviews 286 candid photos and great deals for hotel prins hendrik at tripadvisor.