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703:"Pianist Jack Wilson Dies at 71"
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556:Virgo Vibes
505:(DIW, 1993)
503:In New York
491:Innovations
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299:Outa Sight!
280:Eartha Kitt
256:Herbie Mann
222:Sonny Stitt
218:Gene Ammons
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399:Jimmy Cobb
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230:Al Hibbler
150:Early life
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600:Portraits
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364:Discovery
351:in 1967.
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276:Lou Rawls
174:'s band.
145:Biography
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120:Blue Note
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