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1176:Jay McShann
972:Progressive
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847:Easy Living
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752:Miss Rhythm
672:(BBC, 2001)
571:In Memoriam
302:Discography
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126:Formerly of
121:1940s–1990s
37:Kay in 1961
1609:Categories
1361:References
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1111:John Lewis
1065:Statements
1057:Invitation
1041:Vibrations
1017:Bags' Opus
951:Swamp Seed
869:Bill Evans
805:RCA Victor
744:Ruth Brown
736:Ruth Brown
706:Chet Baker
677:As sideman
452:The Comedy
319:(3D, 1956)
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145:Connie Kay
108:Instrument
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64:1927-04-27
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1538:April 15,
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237:cool jazz
187:Stan Getz
163:Biography
1591:July 25,
1586:AllMusic
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1419:AllMusic
1070:Impulse!
1049:Big Bags
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934:Spotlite
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907:The Hunt
823:Take Ten
362:Fontessa
354:Concorde
347:Prestige
333:Patterns
327:Atlantic
278:darbukas
239:altoist
204:Kay did
170:The Hunt
103:Musician
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1353:Jubilee
1263:, 1957)
1229:, 1968)
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1166:Essence
1126:, 1955)
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92:Genres
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391:Verve
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1593:2017
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