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Driftless Recordings and was Silver's first
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garnered a mixed critical reception upon its distribution.
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1554:On Vacation
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715:, opined, "
416:Pat Metheny
387:Composition
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510:Metacritic
441:described
152:chronology
1524:Exercises
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404:classical
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361:1967 book
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140:Producer
104:balearic
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201:Singles
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60:2013–14
1389:Treble
1338:"CFCF"
961:Charts
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747:Treble
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561:63/100
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