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363:(Blue Note, 1961-62 )
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494:Quiet as It's Kept
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370:Rufus Jones
290:Sonny Clark
280:1st Bassman
235:Bob Boswell
211:Discography
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149:Count Basie
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324:Signifyin'
245:As sideman
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233:, bassist
229:, pianist
84:Instrument
49:1928-04-22
486:Max Roach
476:Blue John
360:Landslide
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216:As leader
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119:Biography
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105:hard bop
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