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This is my current Top 100 List of favourite CDs. I expect this list to change over time so you might want to come back here occasionally to see what might have changed (click here to see the entire CD list)
It is always difficult to build such a list but I think this is a bunch of great albums that I would recommend to anyone interested in getting started with Jazz music and related styles. Of course, everyone has their own all time favouristes. But I guess I can say that all of these CDs are worth checking out. I will also add reviews and links about those CDs over time. By the way, the list is simply ordered alphabetically!
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Artist, FN
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Artist, LN
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Year
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Album
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Label
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Style
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Julian
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Adderley
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1959
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In San Francisco
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Riverside
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Modern Jazz
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George
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Benson
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1978
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Weekend in L.A.
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Warner Brothers
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Fusion
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George
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Benson
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1980
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Give me the night
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Warner Brothers
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Soul
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Art
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Blakey
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1958
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Moanin'
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Blue Note
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Jazz
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Brecker Brothers
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1980
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Detente
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Fusion
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Brothers Johnson
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1980
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Light up the night
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A&M
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Funk
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Tom
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Browne
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1980
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Love approach
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Arista
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Fusion
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Dave
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Brubeck
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1959
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Timeout
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Columbia
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Modern Jazz
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Cameo
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1981
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Knights of the soundtable
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Funk
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Michel
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Camilo
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1986
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In trio
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Electric Bird
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Modern Jazz
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Caribbean Jazz Project
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2001
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Paraiso
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Concord
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Latin Jazz
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Larry
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Carlton
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1983
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Friends
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MCA
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Fusion
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Alain
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Caron
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1993
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Le band
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Cream
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Fusion
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Casino Lights
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1982
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Recorded live at Montreux, Switzerland
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Warner Brothers
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Fusion
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Casiopea
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1980
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Thunder Live
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Alfa
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Fusion
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Billy
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Childs
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1991
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His april touch
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Modern Jazz
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Stanley
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Clarke
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1976
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Schooldays
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CBS
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Fusion
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John
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Coltrane
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1958
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Blue train
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Blue Note
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Jazz
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John
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Coltrane
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1960
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Giant steps
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Atlantic
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Jazz
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Commodores
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1977
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Live
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Motown
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Soul
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Crusaders
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1977
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Free as the wind
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MCA
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Fusion
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Miles
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Davis
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1949
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Birth of the cool
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Capitol
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Modern Jazz
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Miles
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Davis
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1959
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Kind of blue
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CBS
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Jazz
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George
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Duke
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1979
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A brazilian love affair
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Fusion
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Earth, Wind & Fire
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1975
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That's the way of the world
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CBS
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Soul
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Peter
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Erskine
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1982
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Peter Erskine
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Modern Jazz
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Gloria
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Estefan
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1993
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Mi tierra
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Epic
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Latin
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Kevin
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Eubanks
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1985
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Opening night
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GRP
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Jazz
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Bill
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Evans
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1961
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Sunday at the Village Vanguard
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Original Jazz Classics
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Modern Jazz
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Robben
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Ford
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1979
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The inside story
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Elektra
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Fusion
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Stan
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Getz
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1958
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Stan Getz with Cal Tjader
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Original Jazz Classics
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Modern Jazz
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Dizzy
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Gillespie
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1989
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Live at the R. F. H.
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Fusion
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Grant
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Green
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1963
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Idle moments
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Blue Note
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Modern Jazz
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Don
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Grolnick
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1985
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Hearts and numbers
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Hip Pocket
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Fusion
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GRP All Star Big Band
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1992
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GRP All Star Big Band
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GRP
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Modern Jazz
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Dave
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Grusin
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1981
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Live in Japan
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Arista
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Fusion
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Herbie
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Hancock
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1965
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Maiden voyage
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Blue Note
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Jazz
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Herbie
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Hancock
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1973
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Headhunters
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Columbia
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Fusion
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Scott
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Henderson
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1993
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Face first
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Bluemoon
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Fusion
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Dave
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Holland
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2002
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What goes around
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ECM
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Modern Jazz
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Hubbard, Henderson, Corea, Clarke, White
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1982
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Echoes of an era
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Elektra
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Modern Jazz
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Incognito
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1993
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Positivity
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Talkin' Loud
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Soul
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James
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Ingram
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1983
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It's your night
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Qwest
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Soul
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Bob
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James
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1983
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Foxie
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CBS
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Fusion
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Al
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Jarreau
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1981
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Breakin' away
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Warner Brothers
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Soul
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Antonio Carlos
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Jobim
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1967
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Wave
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A&M
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Brasil Jazz
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Quincy
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Jones
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1981
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The dude
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A&M
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Soul
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Karizma
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1986
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Cuba
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Fusion
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Chaka
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Khan
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1981
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What cha' gonna do for me
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Soul
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Steve
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Khan
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1978
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The blue man
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Sony
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Fusion
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Ramsey
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Lewis
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1974
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Sun goddess
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CBS
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Fusion
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Jeff
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Lorber
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1980
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Wizard island
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Arista
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Fusion
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Thierry
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Maillard
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1998
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Paris New York
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Emarcy
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Modern Jazz
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Manhattan Transfer
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1987
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Brasil
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Soul
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Harvey
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Mason
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1979
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Groovin' you
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Arista
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Fusion
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Kazu
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Matsui
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1980
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Standing on the outside
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MFSL
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Fusion
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Lyle
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Mays
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1988
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Street dreams
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Geffen
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Fusion
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Pat
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Metheny
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1989
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Letter from home
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Geffen
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Fusion
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Marcus
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Miller
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1983
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Suddenly
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Soul
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Charles
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Mingus
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1959
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Mingus ah um
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CBS
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Jazz
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Bob
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Mintzer
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1983
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Papa Lips
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Toshiba EMI
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Modern Jazz
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Thelonius
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Monk
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1966
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Straight, no chaser
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Columbia
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Jazz
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Wes
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Montgomery
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1960
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Incredible jazz guitar
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Jazz
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Lee
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Morgan
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1963
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The sidewinder
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Jazz
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Milton
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Nascimento
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1972
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Clube Da Esquina
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Brasil Jazz
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Me'shell
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Ndegeocello
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1993
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Plantation lullabies
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Maverick/Reprise
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Soul
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Oliver
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Nelson
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1961
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The blues & the abstract truth
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Jazz
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Jaco
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Pastorius
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1976
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Jaco Pastorius
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CBS
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Fusion
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Prince
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1979
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Prince
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Warner Brothers
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Soul
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Tito
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Puente
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1957
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Dance mania
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RCA
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Latin Jazz
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Return To Forever
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1976
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Romantic warrior
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Columbia
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Fusion
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Lee
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Ritenour
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1979
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Rio
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GRP
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Fusion
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Sonny
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Rollins
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1956
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Tenor madness
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Original Jazz Classics
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Modern Jazz
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Diana
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Ross
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1980
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Diana
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Motown
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Soul
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Rufus
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1983
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Live Stompin' at the Savoy
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Warner Brothers
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Soul
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Sade
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1984
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Diamond life
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Sony
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Soul
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Joe
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Sample
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1978
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Rainbow seeker
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MCA
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Fusion
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David
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Sanborn
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1981
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Voyeur
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Warner Brothers
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Fusion
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Santana
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1969
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Santana
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Columbia
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Jazz Rock
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John
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Scofield
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1987
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Blue matter
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Grammavision
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Fusion
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Tom
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Scott
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1981
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Apple juice
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Sony
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Fusion
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Wayne
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Shorter
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1964
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Speak no evil
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Blue Note
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Jazz
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Spyro Gyra
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1979
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Morning dance
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MCA
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Fusion
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Steely Dan
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1977
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Aja
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MCA
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Pop
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Steps Ahead
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1983
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Steps Ahead
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Elektra Musician
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Jazz
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Time
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1982
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What time is it ?
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Warner Brothers
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Funk
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Cal
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Tjader
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1956
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Latin kick
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Fantasy
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Latin Jazz
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Toto
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1982
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IV
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Columbia
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Rock
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Tower Of Power
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1975
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Urban renewal
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Fusion
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McCoy
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Tyner
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1967
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The real McCoy
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Blue Note
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Modern Jazz
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Uzeb
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1983
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Fast emotion
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Cream
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Fusion
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Dave
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Valentin
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1984
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Kalahari
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GRP
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Fusion
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Luther
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Vandross
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1981
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Never too much
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CBS
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Soul
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Roland
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Vazquez
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1987
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The tides of time
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RVCD
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Fusion
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Vital Information
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1996
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Ray of hope
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VeraBra
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Fusion
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Grover
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Washington
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1980
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Winelight
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Elektra
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Fusion
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Kazumi
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Watanabe
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1980
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To chi ka
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Denon
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Fusion
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Weather Report
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1977
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Heavy weather
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CBS
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Fusion
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Lenny
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White
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1978
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Streamline
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Elektra
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Fusion
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Yellowjackets
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1981
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Yellowjackets
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Warner Brothers
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Fusion
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More soon!
Last update: 9/6/2004
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