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1583:Categories
1534:2008-06-18
1509:2008-05-31
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1107:T. J. Kirk
1101:T. J. Kirk
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1002:The Oracle
990:Hank Jones
981:Triplicate
961:Back Porch
638:True North
385:Ghost Town
268:for Verve/
203:Hank Jones
195:T. J. Kirk
187:Joey Baron
46:1958-02-06
1525:"All Hat"
1447:Underskin
1295:Botanicas
1282:Distances
1269:Yano Mori
1263:Palo Alto
1094:Ropeadope
1038:Down Home
743:Hand Jive
579:Valentine
483:Disfarmer
476:Universal
458:Blue Note
453:Floratone
431:East/West
337:This Land
254:Floratone
92:.songtone
1387:Antilles
1007:Polygram
926:Vinicius
911:El Viaje
892:Gabriela
702:Rykodisc
563:Music IS
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1389:, 1998)
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1419:Heyday
260:, and
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1150:Verve
857:Selwa
618:Decca
496:Savoy
884:Rios
771:Bump
681:Lola
587:FOUR
540:Sony
286:KCRW
94:.com
40:Born
1138:JMT
965:EMI
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280:in
90:www
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