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969:(1984)
961:(1970)
953:(1965)
934:(1995)
926:(1993)
918:(1992)
910:(1990)
902:(1982)
894:(1981)
886:(1981)
878:(1976)
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862:(1974)
854:(1973)
846:(1972)
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835:Cosmos
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643:LD + 3
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590:(1952)
488:congas
395:Avalon
231:Rating
228:Source
92:Length
65:Studio
479:drums
461:piano
357:Candy
109:Label
81:Genre
1241:With
470:bass
333:and
280:jazz
86:Jazz
75:, NJ
52:1980
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