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322:, trumpeter
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114:Warner Bros.
69:Wally Heider
60:January 1971
37:Studio album
1855:1971 albums
1800:This 1970s
1723:Soundtracks
1629:Joe Zawinul
1552:Joe Farrell
1531:Pat Metheny
1407:Miles Davis
1381:Royal Flush
1352:Donald Byrd
1307:Jazz Africa
1269:The Quintet
1242:Live albums
1064:Third Plane
932:Discography
409:synthesizer
369:jazz fusion
359:Miles Davis
82:Jazz fusion
1849:Categories
1752:Death Wish
1561:Moon Germs
1302:(V.S.O.P.)
1280:(V.S.O.P.)
1272:(V.S.O.P.)
1134:Lite Me Up
1085:Directstep
1036:Dedication
952:Takin' Off
762:References
731:percussion
694:alto flute
681:flugelhorn
437:Billy Hart
361:, e.g. on
342:Background
336:Billy Hart
330:, bassist
135:chronology
52:March 1971
1706:Chameleon
1603:Hub-Tones
1458:Nefertiti
1388:Free Form
1113:Mr. Hands
1092:The Piano
1050:Man-Child
1015:Crossings
1008:Mwandishi
789:Mwandishi
776:Billboard
640:Personnel
603:Writer(s)
515:in 2014.
504:Crossings
493:Mwandishi
416:Mwandishi
400:Mwandishi
385:Mwandishi
371:included
355:Mwandishi
307:Mwandishi
164:Crossings
155:Mwandishi
22:Mwandishi
1617:Red Clay
1451:Sorcerer
1262:V.S.O.P.
1078:Sunlight
836:(2008).
793:AllMusic
745:timbales
422:Mchezaji
314:pianist
198:Allmusic
121:Producer
57:Recorded
49:Released
39: by
1731:Blow-Up
1636:Zawinul
1507:Big Fun
1141:Quartet
1106:Monster
1057:Secrets
1022:Sextant
844:Penguin
698:piccolo
677:trumpet
168:(1972)
159:(1971)
150:(1969)
1713:Rockit
1437:E.S.P.
1043:Thrust
850:
812:
755:guitar
741:congas
606:Length
590:Side B
555:Angela
545:Length
532:Side A
474:, and
455:) for
442:Mganga
432:Jabali
192:Rating
189:Source
92:Length
65:Studio
1627:with
1592:with
1550:with
1524:with
1405:with
1374:Chant
1350:with
1329:with
1255:Flood
727:drums
668:drums
632:21:26
622:21:26
600:Title
581:23:32
571:10:22
560:13:10
542:Title
477:Ndugu
467:Mtoto
452:mwili
109:Label
77:Genre
1806:stub
1802:jazz
1529:and
1355:and
848:ISBN
810:ISBN
743:and
729:and
717:with
659:bass
501:and
462:Pepo
381:’’.
312:jazz
1197:1+1
791:at
596:No.
538:No.
459:,
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