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Chet Baker Waits His Turn

Chet Baker Waits His Turn

Melancholy trumpeter and singer Chet Baker was at the forefront of Cool Jazz, but his early promise was compromised by his drug addiction.

In this photo: Chet Baker

Photo: Keystone/Getty Images

Jan 08, 1962
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