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980:"Lovestruck"
906:"Tokyo Blue"
854:Actual Proof
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1688:I.O.U. Live
1680:Live albums
1399:Live albums
1340:Note Worker
1099:engineering
1076:arrangement
1041:remastering
933:Miles Davis
880:Miles Davis
608:Jazz fusion
503:engineering
480:engineering
440:"Bathsheba"
406:"New Boots"
362:Chick Corea
300:heavy metal
296:progressive
292:jazz fusion
100:Jazz fusion
80:Los Angeles
36:Mike Varney
1848:Categories
1670:Road Games
1603:Atavachron
1504:Bon Voyage
1137:References
1080:production
1068:Jimmy Earl
1063:percussion
1028:Shawn Lane
968:Shawn Lane
746:demo tapes
733:Shawn Lane
717:remastered
522:Jimmy Earl
495:– guitar,
488:production
374:"The Fall"
88:Costa Mesa
1164:RhythmOne
1107:mastering
1089:saxophone
1043:(reissue)
1006:Personnel
535:saxophone
466:Personnel
424:Ana Maria
1833:HoBoLeMa
1744:Box sets
1354:Passages
1235:Archived
1199:AllMusic
1160:AllMusic
1051:keyboard
814:AllMusic
776:AllMusic
641:Producer
572:Released
564: by
511:keyboard
497:SynthAxe
285:awarded
283:AllMusic
245:AllMusic
133:Producer
60:Released
52: by
34:founder
1828:Bruford
1808:Tempest
1617:Secrets
928:Splatch
874:So What
674:(1991)
665:(1990)
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501:overdub
429:Shorter
338:"Rocks"
171:(1991)
162:(1990)
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1589:I.O.U.
1103:mixing
1016:guitar
844:Length
816:rated
770:Rating
767:Source
737:covers
635:Legato
614:Length
587:Studio
484:mixing
476:guitar
330:Length
239:Rating
236:Source
215:covers
127:Legato
106:Length
75:Studio
1702:Then!
1489:GHS 3
1407:Live!
1119:Notes
1057:drums
998:61:18
936:11:59
910:Najee
841:Music
838:Title
631:Label
603:Genre
517:drums
458:55:08
327:Music
324:Title
304:solos
123:Label
95:Genre
1823:U.K.
1610:Sand
1499:Live
1072:bass
988:8:29
972:0:36
956:9:59
918:7:20
898:5:33
884:9:44
864:7:38
731:and
579:1991
575:1991
526:bass
448:8:16
432:9:15
414:6:24
398:9:36
382:8:15
366:6:31
346:7:01
298:and
209:and
203:rock
199:jazz
67:1990
63:1990
1662:EPs
1093:EWI
834:No.
539:EWI
320:No.
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