Deep in a Dream

by James Gavin

Deep in a Dream


At a glance:

Chet Baker was a legendary jazz trumpet player from the 1950’s through the 1980’s. His legend is paradoxical. He was a romantic artist, breathtakingly handsome, enigmatic, and mercurial. He was gifted with an intuitive knowledge of music and the ability to play his instrument in beautifully melodic and inventive ways that affected the emotions of his audiences. His beauty and charisma attracted almost everyone who knew him, including three wives, his children, many musicians, and a great many girlfriends. On the other hand, he was an ill-educated, unreliable, childish, and totally...

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