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1384:Discography
1284:(9th edn.)
1137:"Billboard"
1073:Alfred Lion
1055:Elvin Jones
1049:Wilbur Ware
1033:Pete LaRoca
982:Jerome Kern
943:Ted Koehler
858:Cole Porter
749:Miles Davis
705:Cole Porter
633:Vernon Duke
487:Burton Lane
402:Scott Yanow
219:Elvin Jones
215:Wilbur Ware
211:Pete LaRoca
139:Newk's Time
119:Alfred Lion
1803:Categories
1681:Old Flames
1632:No Problem
1583:Next Album
1520:The Bridge
1408:Moving Out
1331:2012-08-24
1327:. AllMusic
1288:, p. 1233.
1123:References
1112:– producer
1085:Reid Miles
1075:– producer
824:(CD, 1987)
651:(CD, 1987)
436:(LP, 1958)
400:review by
246:remastered
200:Background
178:live album
128:chronology
48:Live album
1639:Reel Life
1618:Don't Ask
1457:Sonny Boy
1415:Work Time
1013:Musicians
1008:Personnel
937:Get Happy
840:Writer(s)
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205:Recording
194:Blue Note
105:Blue Note
1263:June 26,
1257:Archived
1225:June 26,
1220:AllMusic
1087:– design
1067:Original
919:Don Raye
398:AllMusic
279:AllMusic
114:Producer
108:BLP 1581
93:Hard bop
68:Recorded
60:Released
50: by
1597:Nucleus
1286:Penguin
1104:Reissue
1057:– drums
1035:– drums
161:(1957)
152:(1958)
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675:Length
566:Length
550:Side 2
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447:Side 1
273:Rating
270:Source
213:, and
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