Chet Baker vs. Miles Davis

Miles Davis by a country mile!!!  #1: The Miles Davis Kind of Blue album is the best selling and greatest jazz album of all-time.  #2:  Albums sold worldwide=  Miles Davis= over 9.2 million vs Chet Baker= a mere 70,000.  No contest.        

I watched the chat baker story on dish it was very interesting even his drug problem which is very common amoung entertainers. The he moved out of the usa and had a great career. Enjoy the music

Chet was the "accessible" Miles Davis. He was obviously influenced by Miles and Miles said Chet copied his style. Personally, I find Baker's music more boring than accessible and prefer Miles by a mile. I honestly believe that had Lee Morgan lived, he would have been a legitimate challenge to the crown.

I love Chet Baker as a singer but as an instrumentalist he never registered with me. As far as Baker v. Miles goes it's like comparing Frodo to one of the Ents.

Early Miles Davis.