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1514:Contrafact
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1372:2022-09-13
1291:References
1185:M.I.M.E.O.
994:– trombone
920:Pat Thomas
890:Gary Smith
862:– trombone
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722:Tony Oxley
692:Jamie Muir
621:Joe Maneri
617:– trombone
567:Jeanne Lee
549:Steve Lacy
507:Ryan Jones
405:Cor Fuhler
399:Fred Frith
237:– trombone
235:Jeb Bishop
201:– trombone
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1494:Chordioid
1474:Blue note
1280:Zoochosis
1275:Wolf Eyes
1180:Last Exit
1165:Henry Now
1160:Henry Cow
1049:Phil Lesh
1025:John Zorn
988:– trumpet
952:– trumpet
944:Tommy Vig
814:daxophone
521:– trumpet
477:Zach Hill
466:accordion
450:Barry Guy
262:Tony Buck
143:Musicians
1556:Jam band
1215:nmperign
1205:Mujician
1190:Massacre
1045:– Guitar
1043:Bob Weir
1033:– Guitar
964:– violin
892:– guitar
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298:Tom Cora
288:– violin
257:tárogató
195:– guitar
162:clarinet
1593:Outside
1571:So What
1546:Harmony
1504:Comping
1479:Cadenza
1235:Scatter
1225:poire z
1099:– Drums
1075:– Piano
1057:– Drums
1002:guzheng
940:– voice
934:– piano
928:– piano
916:– viola
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1220:Phish
1145:Goose
775:organ
135:with
89:JSTOR
75:books
1551:Head
1529:List
1431:and
1426:Jazz
1349:2022
1315:ISBN
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1130:EOTO
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