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503:Dave Holland
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330:Dave Holland
326:Doug Hammond
322:David Murray
318:Cecil Taylor
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124:October 2018
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97:
90:
78:
67:
50:verification
43:
1565:1956 births
1273:Mal Waldron
1256:Culmination
1247:Inspiration
1102:(JMT, 1989)
1090:(MCA, 2000)
1008:With others
993:(JMT, 1990)
985:(JMT, 1987)
982:Days Aweigh
933:(DGC, 1996)
841:(MPS, 1981)
777:(ECM, 1990)
769:(ECM, 1988)
761:(ECM, 1987)
753:(ECM, 1985)
723:(L+R, 1991)
721:Perspicuity
691:(DIW, 1992)
589:(BMG, 2001)
577:(BMG, 1997)
571:(BMG, 1996)
565:(BMG, 1995)
559:(BMG, 1995)
553:(BMG, 1995)
547:(BMG, 1995)
541:(BMG, 1995)
499:Phase Space
473:(JMT, 1987)
465:(JMT, 1986)
457:(JMT, 1985)
442:Discography
435:tradition.
254:, Pangaea,
222:avant-garde
166:, July 2004
1559:Categories
1397:2020-04-22
1292:References
1233:Sam Rivers
1182:Andy Milne
1148:Vijay Iyer
1136:Billy Hart
1014:Geri Allen
784:Thad Jones
774:Extensions
766:Triplicate
738:Jumpin' In
696:As sideman
671:(Pi, 2024)
665:(Pi, 2021)
659:(Pi, 2018)
653:(Pi, 2017)
645:(Pi, 2015)
639:(Pi, 2013)
605:Lucidarium
387:polyrhythm
364:movement.
314:Sam Rivers
285:Early life
240:Instrument
193:1956-09-20
178:Birth name
94:newspapers
1494:Drop Kick
1277:Soul Eyes
1160:MC Solaar
990:Jumpworld
902:The Roots
833:Naturally
826:Mel Lewis
788:Mel Lewis
510:Drop Kick
447:As leader
404:Candomblé
358:Greg Osby
243:Saxophone
46:citations
1141:Oshumare
1120:Tangents
1084:Dice Raw
1043:Code Red
676:As group
477:Sine Die
396:SanterĂa
368:Research
207:Illinois
72:libelous
1238:Colours
1217:Plaxico
1031:Tentets
977:, 1986)
873:, 1997)
860:, 1984)
745:, 1984)
428:Senegal
383:Dagomba
350:looping
203:Chicago
108:scholar
1544:M-Base
1529:(2017)
1521:(2013)
1513:(1993)
1505:(1992)
1497:(1992)
1489:(1991)
1481:(1990)
1473:(1987)
1465:(1986)
1457:(1985)
1446:Albums
1329:
1283:
715:Spaces
682:M-Base
416:Abakuá
362:M-Base
248:Labels
226:M-Base
214:Genres
209:, U.S.
110:
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81:
1176:Rodan
960:With
938:With
900:With
878:With
871:Verve
846:With
824:With
782:With
728:With
706:With
501:with
420:Arara
412:rumba
379:Ghana
256:Novus
164:Paris
115:JSTOR
101:books
39:This
1327:ISBN
858:Enja
402:and
356:and
336:and
218:Jazz
187:Born
87:news
48:for
975:JMT
923:DGC
743:ECM
301:).
260:BMG
252:JMT
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