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This album was initially released exclusively in Japan and first issued there on CD in 1983. In 2004, over 25 years after its recording, the album was released with four additional alternate takes of the same session. It was the first and only (until 2014) of
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1664:1979 albums
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1400:Pat Metheny
1276:Miles Davis
1250:Royal Flush
1221:Donald Byrd
1176:Jazz Africa
1138:The Quintet
1111:Live albums
933:Third Plane
801:Discography
624:Fred Catero
512:– CK 87083)
402:Larry Morey
354:Lorenz Hart
310:– 30AP 1033
1658:Categories
1621:Death Wish
1430:Moon Germs
1171:(V.S.O.P.)
1149:(V.S.O.P.)
1141:(V.S.O.P.)
1003:Lite Me Up
954:Directstep
905:Dedication
821:Takin' Off
695:. Tom Hull
646:References
620:– producer
273:Directstep
144:chronology
1575:Chameleon
1472:Hub-Tones
1327:Nefertiti
1257:Free Form
982:Mr. Hands
961:The Piano
919:Man-Child
884:Crossings
877:Mwandishi
685:Hull, Tom
602:Personnel
525:Writer(s)
455:"Sonrisa"
428:Writer(s)
331:Writer(s)
280:such as "
255:The Piano
164:The Piano
104:CD: 52:04
22:The Piano
1486:Red Clay
1320:Sorcerer
1131:V.S.O.P.
947:Sunlight
749:April 7,
724:April 7,
699:June 20,
669:April 7,
664:AllMusic
510:Columbia
415:Side two
318:Side one
308:CBS/Sony
270:As with
243:Tom Hull
207:AllMusic
128:Producer
121:Columbia
116:CBS/Sony
59:Recorded
54:CD: 2004
49:Released
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