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1613:Chad Taylor
1601:Evan Parker
1573:Tomeka Reid
1569:Dave Rempis
1109:(Zen, 2008)
967:Calma Gente
956:Rob Mazurek
915:The Thicket
903:It's a Game
898:Edith Frost
891:Reggaeology
877:Hamid Drake
777:With others
747:Dave Rempis
703:(FPE, 2014)
609:Joan of Arc
547:Chad Taylor
535:Evan Parker
517:Ava Mendoza
492:Tomeka Reid
488:Dave Rempis
320:Discography
295:At Twilight
266:Life Itself
261:Steve James
221:Joan of Arc
130:double bass
107:Formerly of
77:Double bass
1663:Categories
1446:Review of
1145:References
1034:Sam Prekop
1029:Sam Prekop
997:Joe McPhee
944:Icy Demons
838:Bobby Conn
808:Jeb Bishop
763:Perihelion
624:Boo! Human
602:As sideman
390:Twyxt Wyrd
365:Shed Grace
332:Terminal 4
229:Sam Prekop
65:Occupation
59:minimalism
1643:The Roots
1452:JazzTimes
1386:Pitchfork
1186:Pitchfork
1167:Band Camp
1062:The Roots
949:Miami Ice
938:Marriages
818:Brokeback
711:Mike Reed
676:Renegades
558:Ari Brown
372:Continuum
192:'s album
182:Mike Reed
146:The Roots
111:The Roots
97:Member of
1133:Ben Vida
1123:Tortoise
1117:Antidote
1107:GEA City
1078:Apropa't
960:Sound Is
882:Blissful
812:98 Duets
756:Aphelion
692:Aquarius
594:Up Above
430:RogueArt
263:and for
162:Ben Vida
68:Musician
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1307:Exclaim
1265:Exclaim
1067:Organix
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632:Flowers
432:, 2013)
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154:Chicago
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1507:(2003)
1504:Cipher
1496:Albums
1448:Cipher
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1023:Ran Do
801:Beware
351:Cipher
241:Cipher
227:, and
216:Beware
204:Jandek
140:Career
51:Genres
1564:Ithra
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