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Chet Baker, Trumpeter, 1929-1988

Brian Case, On the Snap (Caught by the River, 2015), 2015

I CAN REMEMBER that Chet was major despondent. A black cloud marking time. Why was I interviewing him? No particular reason. The Jazz Centre Society just asked me if I'd like to go on the road with him, and I said yes.

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