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| Cannonball Adderley | Somethin' Else | 1958 |
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| John Coltrane | Giant Steps | 1960 |
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| Eric Dolphy | Out to Lunch! | 1964 |
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| Erroll Garner | Concert by the Sea | 1956 |
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| Thelonious Monk with John Coltrane | Thelonious Monk with John Coltrane | 1961 |
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| Oliver Nelson | The Blues and the Abstract Truth | 1961 |
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| The Quintet |
Jazz at Massey Hall/The Greatest Jazz Concert Ever | 1953 |
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| Archie Shepp | Fire Music | 1965 |
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| Horace Silver | Song for My Father | 1965 |
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| Sarah Vaughan with Clifford Brown | Sarah Vaughan/Sarah Vaughan with Clifford Brown | 1955 |
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