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1669:Live albums
1388:Live albums
1329:Note Worker
1088:engineering
1065:arrangement
1030:remastering
922:Miles Davis
869:Miles Davis
597:Jazz fusion
492:engineering
469:engineering
429:"Bathsheba"
395:"New Boots"
351:Chick Corea
289:heavy metal
285:progressive
281:jazz fusion
89:Jazz fusion
69:Los Angeles
25:Mike Varney
1837:Categories
1659:Road Games
1592:Atavachron
1493:Bon Voyage
1126:References
1069:production
1057:Jimmy Earl
1052:percussion
1017:Shawn Lane
957:Shawn Lane
735:demo tapes
722:Shawn Lane
706:remastered
511:Jimmy Earl
484:– guitar,
477:production
363:"The Fall"
77:Costa Mesa
1153:RhythmOne
1096:mastering
1078:saxophone
1032:(reissue)
995:Personnel
524:saxophone
455:Personnel
413:Ana Maria
1822:HoBoLeMa
1733:Box sets
1343:Passages
1224:Archived
1188:AllMusic
1149:AllMusic
1040:keyboard
803:AllMusic
765:AllMusic
630:Producer
561:Released
553: by
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486:SynthAxe
274:awarded
272:AllMusic
234:AllMusic
122:Producer
49:Released
41: by
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1817:Bruford
1797:Tempest
1606:Secrets
917:Splatch
863:So What
663:(1991)
654:(1990)
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490:overdub
418:Shorter
327:"Rocks"
160:(1991)
151:(1990)
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1578:I.O.U.
1092:mixing
1005:guitar
833:Length
805:rated
759:Rating
756:Source
726:covers
624:Legato
603:Length
576:Studio
473:mixing
465:guitar
319:Length
228:Rating
225:Source
204:covers
116:Legato
95:Length
64:Studio
1691:Then!
1478:GHS 3
1396:Live!
1108:Notes
1046:drums
987:61:18
925:11:59
899:Najee
830:Music
827:Title
620:Label
592:Genre
506:drums
447:55:08
316:Music
313:Title
293:solos
112:Label
84:Genre
1812:U.K.
1599:Sand
1488:Live
1061:bass
977:8:29
961:0:36
945:9:59
907:7:20
887:5:33
873:9:44
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720:and
568:1991
564:1991
515:bass
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421:9:15
403:6:24
387:9:36
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355:6:31
335:7:01
287:and
198:and
192:rock
188:jazz
56:1990
52:1990
1651:EPs
1082:EWI
823:No.
528:EWI
309:No.
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