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| Louis Armstrong | Louis Armstrong Plays W.C. Handy | 1954 | 
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| Miles Davis | Miles Ahead | 1957 |
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| Duke Ellington | Far East Suite | 1967 |
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| Ella Fitzgerald | Ella Fitzgerald Sings the Cole Porter Songbook | 1956 |
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| Andrew Hill | Point of Departure | 1965 |
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| Jackie McLean | Let Freedom Ring | 1962 |
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| Charles Mingus | Blues and Roots | 1960 |
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| Thelonious Monk with John Coltrane | Thelonious Monk with John Coltrane | 1961 |
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| Art Pepper |
Art Pepper Meets the Rhythm Section | 1957 |
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| Art Tatum |
The Tatum Group Masterpieces, Vol. 8 | 1956 |
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