This is the "bust" of Chet That was placed in The Oklahoma Jazz Hall of Fame when he was inducted ************************************************** Sculptor/jazz singer Earla Frank was just a kid when her two favorite singers were topping the jazz polls. Billie Holiday and Chet Baker were making musical statements that would shape Earla’s singing and visual arts career. That quality of soulfulness which was so evident in both Chet’s and Billie’s music comes to life in the three dimensional form in Earla’s portrait sculptures. Though Chet Baker was more widely known as a trumpet player, his voice had a bell tone clarity. Earla said "many times when I was performing as a singer, people would ask if I knew any Chet Baker tunes. So I guess others picked up on the influence too." Back in the late ‘70’s she had Chet sit for a portrait sculpture -- the result of which pleased Chet very much. Carol Baker, wife of the late jazz musician, said, "It's so much like Chet, he thought so too! My family and I love it, it comforts me to have it around." The bronze portrait is available in a limited edition. Also available in a limited edition of Durostone with bronze patina. www.earlaporchfrank.com |