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41:Please help
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1604:January 22,
1578:January 22,
1552:January 22,
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1269:(CBS, 1982)
1211:(MGM, 1960)
1022:(MGM, 1962)
1019:After Hours
896:Fresh Sound
844:Trio, with
841:Bainbridge
837:Yours Truly
801:John Pisano
762:Give a Damn
709:Trio, with
589:Little Bird
497:RCA Victor
482:RCA Victor
453:(trumpet),
410:Discography
323:Herb Alpert
319:Ray Conniff
275:Ava Records
256:Hobby Lobby
1696:Categories
1669:Pete Jolly
1649:Pete Jolly
1274:References
1248:Jazz Waltz
1240:Bossa Nova
1117:Heart Beat
1011:Joni James
938:As sideman
803:(guitar),
691:Ralph Peña
534:Ralph Peña
532:Duo, with
508:Impossible
461:(guitar),
445:RCA Victor
370:Bud Powell
311:Art Pepper
224:Pete Jolly
149:1932-06-05
134:Birth name
127:Pete Jolly
69:newspapers
1258:Tom Waits
904:(piano),
799:(drums),
706:Columbia
674:1960–65?
513:MetroJazz
398:Reception
335:Get Smart
315:Red Norvo
250:Biography
214:1947–2004
203:accordion
1653:AllMusic
1625:AllMusic
1599:AllMusic
1573:AllMusic
1547:AllMusic
1521:AllMusic
1495:AllMusic
1469:AllMusic
1432:(2008).
1385:(2004).
1355:AllMusic
971:Heritage
912:(drums)
908:(bass),
795:(bass),
788:A&M
766:A&M
742:Timeless
726:A&M
665:(bass),
632:(bass),
602:(bass),
469:(drums)
465:(bass),
1664:YouTube
1440:Penguin
1393:Penguin
783:Seasons
536:(bass)
525:The Duo
359:M*A*S*H
327:A&M
201:Piano,
83:scholar
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425:Title
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353:Mannix
313:, and
297:, and
289:—with
244:themes
232:Grammy
226:(born
180:Genres
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887:2001
878:With
875:VSOP
871:Yeah!
867:1995
860:Holt
825:Atlas
791:With
769:With
749:With
746:VSOP
738:1969
682:VSOP
648:1964
615:1963
585:1963
529:VSOP
521:1960
449:With
436:1955
347:I Spy
90:JSTOR
76:books
1673:IMDb
1632:2019
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1580:2019
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1528:2019
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1476:2019
1444:ISBN
1397:ISBN
1362:2023
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856:Gems
807:and
689:and
549:MGM
379:Bird
362:and
321:and
184:Jazz
163:Died
143:Born
62:news
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