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324:El Manicero
281:Los Angeles
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936:References
748:"Alma Mía"
624:same field
563:PopMatters
548:Leila Cobo
495:PopMatters
488:(positive)
424:(positive)
374:(positive)
320:percussion
307:PopMatters
285:California
118:chronology
87:Cuban jazz
57:2001-07-17
1562:April 11,
1551:Billboard
1530:April 12,
1498:April 12,
1483:Billboard
1367:April 13,
1327:April 13,
1317:Time, Inc
1287:April 11,
1277:Billboard
1252:April 12,
1207:April 12,
1162:April 13,
1118:April 12,
1069:April 12,
1054:Billboard
850:rainmaker
829:Personnel
671:Billboard
667:" at the
658:Billboard
648:Supernova
636:Supernova
612:Supernova
599:the book
586:Supernova
568:Supernova
553:Billboard
540:Supernova
419:Billboard
332:Take Five
266:Supernova
234:Supernova
232:recorded
212:Billboard
207:Supernova
180:Billboard
159:Supernova
136:Supernova
99:Blue Note
22:Supernova
1462:April 9,
1389:(2008).
1108:Allmusic
1029:April 9,
1001:April 9,
968:April 9,
889:composer
878:engineer
866:timbales
693:AllMusic
616:Nocturne
544:AllMusic
380:AllMusic
264:. About
248:Nocturne
243:Nocturne
198:Nocturne
189:Produced
106:Producer
65:Recorded
50:Released
39: by
1397:Penguin
914:editing
622:in the
500:(mixed)
295:Content
254:at the
185:chart.
147:(2003)
140:(2001)
131:(1999)
55: (
1558:. 2002
1514:"Jazz"
1432:
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908:design
872:congas
818:"Oren"
718:Length
632:Latino
364:Rating
361:Source
1490:(3).
1061:(8).
862:güiro
846:drums
715:Title
340:waltz
334:" by
312:drums
302:mambo
162:is a
94:Label
82:Genre
1564:2013
1532:2013
1500:2013
1464:2013
1430:ISBN
1401:ISBN
1369:2013
1329:2013
1289:2013
1254:2013
1209:2013
1164:2013
1120:2013
1071:2013
1065:: 32
1031:2013
1003:2013
970:2013
856:bass
821:4:44
810:7:05
799:5:43
788:6:11
777:8:30
762:6:43
751:6:02
740:7:12
729:6:26
610:for
608:2002
436:(B+)
316:bass
44:Trio
1519:CMJ
1488:114
1059:114
711:No.
679:by
653:CMJ
550:of
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