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Radio 6 Music,4 mins

Guy Barker considers the records in his father's collection that sent him on his jazz journey

Cerys Matthews

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Arranger, composer and trumpeter Guy Barker caught up with Cerys at Cheltenham Jazz Festival, taking a look back at the key albums that changed Guy's approach to the cornet back when he was in the school brass band. The pair also talk about the power of Billie Holiday's voice and how the vocal sound she created compares to brass instrumentation.

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