Name: Taps Miller by LASwingBarons
Duration: 3 min 24 s
Description: Celebrate this uptempo Basie band number with us!

I interviewed Chet Baker on a warm sunny day in May 1985. It was the 18th of May to be precise. In the evening he would perform at the BIM Huis in Amsterdam with Philip Catherine on guitar and Jean-Louis Rassinfosse on bass. It was a great concert and I remember that he said hello to me while he was on stage. My ego was very happy with that. The interview took place in a middle class hotel. In half an hour we would discuss a lot of subjects, ranging from the new sound carrier, the CD to his drug addiction to Miles. I was very pleased with it. Listen to the last statement of the interview. And my reaction to it. Beautiful. 
Well, it wasn't that beautiful after all. 
On May 13, 1988, one of the greatest trumpet players en jazz-singers ever was found dead on the Prins Hendrikkade, near the Zeedijk, the street below his second-story room (Room 210) of Hotel Prins Hendrik in Amsterdam, the Netherlands, with serious wounds to his head. Heroin and cocaine were found in his hotel room, and an autopsy also found these drugs in his body... 

Chet Baker interview

Celebrate this uptempo Basie band number with us!

Taps Miller

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The L.A. Swing Barons are a Los Angeles based big band paying tribute to the greatest bands of the swing era. We specialize in recreating the famous Kansas City sound of the late 30's and 40's, such as the great Count Basie Orchestra. This style of music was famous for being the very best dance music out there in a time when everyone who was anyone knew how to dance. We also have a close affinity for the Duke Ellington repertoire, as well as music from many other great bands of the swing era. Check out our music and you'll find that you can't help but want to get on your feet and move to that swingin' beat.

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