Julius Baker (September 23, 1915 – August 6, 2003) was one of the foremost American orchestral flute players. 　　Baker was born in Cleveland, Ohio, and at age nine started flute lessons with his Russian immigrant father. Later he studied with August Caputo and local flutist Robert Morris. He attended the Eastman School of Music, where he was the pupil of Leonardo De Lorenzo, and the Curtis Institute, where he studied with William Kincaid and had classes with Marcel Tabuteau. Upon graduation in 1937, Baker returned to Cleveland to play the second flute in the Cleveland Orchestra, conducted by Artur Rodziński, and in the section led by Maurice Sharp.