Honors
- In 1987 he was inducted into the Big Band and Jazz Hall of Fame.
- In 1989 he was elected to Down Beat Jazz Hall of Fame by that magazine's Critics Poll.
- In 1991 he was inducted into the Oklahoma Jazz Hall of Fame.
- In 2005 Oklahoma Governor Brad Henry and the Oklahoma House of Representatives proclaimed July 2 as “Chet Baker Day”.
- In 2007 Mayor of the City of Tulsa Kathy Taylor proclaimed December 23 as “Chet Baker Day”.
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