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1923:All Too Soon
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43:Please help
38:verification
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2776:1976 deaths
2771:1913 births
2744:Jam Session
2656:Jimmy Woode
2626:Ben Webster
2611:Clark Terry
2596:Rex Stewart
2571:Ernie Royal
2566:Betty Roché
2496:Taft Jordan
2411:Sonny Greer
2401:Tyree Glenn
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2256:Hayes Alvis
2208:Blood Count
2154:Queenie Pie
2119:Mood Indigo
1965:Cotton Tail
1958:Come Sunday
1951:C Jam Blues
1613:Live albums
1521:The Pianist
1374:Paris Blues
1164:Smoke Rings
1107:Discography
900:Triple Play
414:Solid State
392:Ellingtonia
381:Discography
341:on several
339:Sonny Greer
261:Early years
225:Formerly of
60:"Ray Nance"
2765:Categories
2651:Booty Wood
2616:Juan Tizol
2501:Al Killian
2441:Al Hibbler
2296:Aaron Bell
2276:Alice Babs
2201:Satin Doll
2112:The Mooche
1402:Afro-Bossa
1311:Jazz Party
1030:References
827:Piano Man!
802:Earl Hines
744:Afro-Bossa
648:Jazz Party
487:Storyville
456:Jaki Byard
446:Spellbound
431:As sideman
371:Jaki Byard
363:Earl Hines
272:Earl Hines
199:Occupation
163:1913-12-10
148:Birth name
71:newspapers
2536:Ray Nance
2356:Kay Davis
2291:Art Baron
2247:Orchestra
2180:Lush Life
1979:Day Dream
1800:Blue Rose
1740:Soul Call
1430:My People
847:1942–1945
815:1937–1939
736:My People
560:Blue Rose
386:As leader
358:in 1974.
251:violinist
247:trumpeter
127:Ray Nance
2737:Play On!
2576:Al Sears
2416:Fred Guy
1011:AllMusic
202:Musician
2675:Related
2249:members
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2226:Caravan
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869:Norgran
841:Delmark
809:Rosetta
426:, 1974)
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404:, 1959)
356:England
322:" and "
267:Chicago
211:Trumpet
85:scholar
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215:vocals
189:Genres
172:, U.S.
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78:books
1042:ISBN
1019:2016
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337:and
244:jazz
193:Jazz
177:Died
157:Born
64:news
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