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37:Studio album
22:Idle Moments
1573:1965 albums
1503:Hank Mobley
1402:Grant Green
1259:The Phantom
1211:Prairie Dog
1179:Dedication!
1064:Soundtracks
1029:Live albums
962:Remembering
890:Carryin' On
771:Grant Green
716:21 November
580:Mar 6, 1965
514:Al Harewood
509:double bass
469:Grant Green
404:Scott Yanow
368:Alfred Lion
360:liner notes
348:Al Harewood
324:Grant Green
145:Grant Green
138:Alfred Lion
105:original LP
42:Grant Green
1567:Categories
1515:Lee Morgan
1426:Thad Jones
1409:The Kicker
1348:Fancy Free
1171:Angel Eyes
882:Goin' West
810:Grantstand
691:2012-06-27
561:References
551:Wallonia)
500:vibraphone
427:John Lewis
342:, bassist
338:, pianist
147:chronology
110:CD reissue
1510:Standards
1490:Heads Up!
1478:Boss Horn
1470:Am I Blue
1458:Lush Life
1359:(1969–70)
1246:(1968–70)
1238:(1967–68)
1203:Honeybuns
1174:(1961–62)
1147:co-leader
922:Iron City
834:Am I Blue
578:Billboard
542:position
463:Personnel
383:Reception
328:Blue Note
158:Am I Blue
126:BST 84154
122:Blue Note
1440:Arranger
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549:Ultratop
429:) – 8:44
393:hard bop
389:AllMusic
210:Allmusic
133:Producer
57:Recorded
49:Released
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978:Nigeria
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906:Visions
605:17 July
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176:Matador
171:(1965)
162:(1963)
1377:others
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1143:leader
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1056:(2006)
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1037:Alive!
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373:Django
364:chorus
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201:Source
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954:Solid
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1428:and
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1356:Kofi
1299:Byrd
1294:With
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665:ISBN
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