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'Backstabber's Ball': A Bassist's Promising Debut

Fresh Air | By Kevin Whitehead

Published July 4, 2005 at 12:00 AM EDT

Jazz critic Kevin Whitehead reviews Backstabber's Ball, the new album from bassist Neal Caine.

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