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359:Gershwin
355:Gershwin
322:Allmusic
243:Allmusic
128:Producer
57:Recorded
49:Released
39: by
1653:, 1976)
1625:, 1982)
1597:, 1957)
1569:, 1964)
1557:, 1958)
1533:, 1961)
1521:, 1975)
1509:, 1961)
1497:, 1982)
1477:, 1961)
1465:, 1991)
1437:, 1959)
1409:, 1962)
1393:, 1974)
1387:Al Cohn
1369:, 1960)
1314:, 1960)
1199:, 1977)
1168:Arrival
977:Caracas
865:Hot Dog
449:trumpet
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157:(1959)
1541:(1962)
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1357:(1973)
1338:(1971)
1330:(1961)
1322:(1961)
1287:(1999)
1271:(1987)
1263:(1984)
1255:(1983)
1247:(1980)
1231:(1979)
1223:(1979)
1215:(1978)
1212:Hi-Fly
1207:(1978)
1195:(with
1187:(1977)
1179:(1975)
1171:(1973)
1163:(1963)
1155:(1961)
1147:(1961)
1139:(1960)
1131:(1960)
1123:(1960)
1115:(1960)
1031:(2000)
1023:(1984)
1015:(1970)
1007:(1965)
988:(1995)
980:(1993)
972:(1992)
964:(1990)
956:(1982)
948:(1981)
940:(1981)
932:(1976)
924:(1976)
916:(1974)
908:(1973)
900:(1972)
892:(1971)
889:Cosmos
884:(1970)
876:(1970)
868:(1969)
860:(1968)
852:(1968)
844:(1967)
836:(1967)
828:(1967)
820:(1966)
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804:(1965)
796:(1964)
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764:(1963)
756:(1962)
748:(1961)
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732:(1961)
724:(1960)
716:(1960)
708:(1959)
700:(1959)
697:LD + 3
692:(1958)
684:(1958)
676:(1957)
668:(1957)
660:(1957)
652:(1957)
644:(1952)
497:design
199:Rating
196:Source
103:44:22
87:Length
472:drums
377:Styne
112:Label
76:Genre
1295:With
456:bass
373:Cahn
286:jazz
81:Jazz
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