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The Political Economy of Jazz with Gerald Horne

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The Difficulty of a Drummer

The lifespan of professional trumpeters is abbreviated, according to a former musician. He seemed to suggest that it had something to do with the difficulty in playing the instrument. And then there are those who say that it's like being a chess player. To be excellent in chess is difficult to be good at anything else because it's a very jealous mistress.

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