Black Hope is the fifth album by Kenny Garrett, the first that he recorded for Warner Bros. It features Garrett in a quartet with pianist Kenny Kirkland, bassist Charnett Moffett and drummer Brian Blade.

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Black Market (Weather Report album)

Black Market is the sixth studio album by American jazz fusion band Weather Report.

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Black Widow (Lalo Schifrin album)

Black Widow is an album by Argentine composer, pianist and conductor Lalo Schifrin recorded in 1976 and released on the CTI label.

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Blood, Sweat & Tears

Blood, Sweat & Tears (also known as "BS&T") is an American jazz rock music group founded in New York City in 1967, noted for a combination of brass with rock instrumentation.

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Bob Mintzer

Robert Alan Mintzer (born January 27, 1953) is an American jazz saxophonist, composer, arranger, and big band leader. Don Alias and Bob Mintzer are jazz musicians from New York (state).

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Bongo drum

Bongos (Spanish: bongó) are an Afro-Cuban percussion instrument consisting of a pair of small open bottomed hand drums of different sizes.

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Brecker Brothers

The Brecker Brothers were a jazz fusion music duo consisting of siblings Michael and Randy.

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Cabasa

The cabasa, similar to the shekere, is a percussion instrument that is constructed with loops of steel ball chain wrapped around a wooden cylinder.

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Carla (album)

Carla is an album by the bassist Steve Swallow, released on the Xtra Watt label in 1987.

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Carla Bley

Carla Bley (born Lovella May Borg; May 11, 1936 – October 17, 2023) was an American jazz composer, pianist, organist, and bandleader. Don Alias and Carla Bley are jazz musicians from New York (state).

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Carlos Santana

Carlos Humberto Santana Barragán (born July 20, 1947) is an American guitarist, best known as a founding member of the rock band Santana.

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Cheryl Bentyne

Cheryl Bentyne (born Cheryl Benthien; January 17, 1954) is a jazz singer who spent much of her career with The Manhattan Transfer.

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Claves

Claves are a percussion instrument consisting of a pair of short, wooden sticks about 20–25 centimeters (8–10 inches) long and about 2.5 centimeters (1 inch) in diameter.

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Conga

The conga, also known as tumbadora, is a tall, narrow, single-headed drum from Cuba.

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Cowbell (instrument)

The cowbell is an idiophone hand percussion instrument used in various styles of music, such as Latin and rock.

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Cymbal

A cymbal is a common percussion instrument.

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Dan Fogelberg

Daniel Grayling Fogelberg (August 13, 1951 – December 16, 2007) was an American singer, songwriter, and multi-instrumentalist.

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Dave Liebman

David Liebman (born September 4, 1946) is an American saxophonist, flautist and jazz educator. Don Alias and Dave Liebman are jazz musicians from New York (state) and Miles Davis.

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David Clayton-Thomas

David Clayton-Thomas (born David Henry Thomsett; 13 September 1941) is a Grammy Award-winning Canadian musician, singer, and songwriter, best known as the lead vocalist of the American band Blood, Sweat & Tears.

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David Sanborn

David William Sanborn (July 30, 1945 – May 12, 2024) was an American alto saxophonist. Don Alias and David Sanborn are American session musicians.

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Djembe

A djembe or jembe (from Malinke jembe, N'Ko: ߖߋ߲߰ߓߋ) is a rope-tuned skin-covered goblet drum played with bare hands, originally from West Africa.

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Don Juan's Reckless Daughter

Don Juan's Reckless Daughter is a 1977 double album by Canadian singer-songwriter Joni Mitchell.

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Drum

The drum is a member of the percussion group of musical instruments.

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Ecstasy (Lou Reed album)

Ecstasy is the eighteenth solo studio album by American rock musician Lou Reed, released on April 4, 2000, by Reprise Records.

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Ego (Tony Williams Lifetime album)

Ego is the third album by the American jazz fusion group The Tony Williams Lifetime, led by drummer Tony Williams.

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Eliane Elias

Eliane Elias (born 19 March 1960) is a Brazilian jazz pianist, singer, composer and arranger.

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Elvin Jones

Elvin Ray Jones (September 9, 1927 – May 18, 2004) was an American jazz drummer of the post-bop era. Don Alias and Elvin Jones are African-American drummers, American jazz drummers, American jazz percussionists and Timpanists.

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Energy (Jeremy Steig album)

Energy is an album by American jazz flautist Jeremy Steig released on the Capitol label in 1971.

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Fleur Carnivore

Fleur Carnivore is a live album by American composer, bandleader and keyboardist Carla Bley recorded at the Jazzhus Montmartre in 1988 and released on the Watt/ECM label in 1989.

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Fusion (Jeremy Steig album)

Fusion (also released as Something Else) is a double LP album by American jazz flautist Jeremy Steig released on the Groove Merchant label which reissues tracks recorded in 1970 and originally issued on Energy along with an additional LP of unreleased tracks from the session.

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Goblet drum

The goblet drum (also chalice drum, tarabuka, tarabaki, darbuka, darabuka, derbake, debuka, doumbek, dumbec, dumbeg, dumbelek, toumperleki, tumbak, or zerbaghali; دربوكة / Romanized) is a single-head membranophone with a goblet-shaped body.

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Hal Galper

Harold Galper (born April 18, 1938) is an American jazz pianist, composer, arranger, bandleader, educator, and writer.

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Hand drum

A hand drum is any type of drum that is typically played with the bare hand rather than a stick, mallet, hammer, or other type of beater.

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Herbie Hancock

Herbert Jeffrey Hancock (born April 12, 1940) is an American jazz musician, bandleader, and composer.

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Ian Hunter (singer)

Ian Hunter Patterson (born 3 June 1939) is an English singer, songwriter and musician.

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Imaginary Day

Imaginary Day is the ninth studio album by the Pat Metheny Group.

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Ira Sullivan

Ira Sullivan (May 1, 1931 – September 21, 2020) was an American jazz trumpeter, flugelhornist, flautist, saxophonist, and composer born in Washington, D.C., United States.

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Ira Sullivan (album)

Ira Sullivan is an eponymous album by multi-instrumentalist Ira Sullivan which was recorded in 1975-76 and released on the Horizon label.

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Jack DeJohnette

Jack DeJohnette (born August 9, 1942) is an American jazz drummer, pianist, and composer. Don Alias and Jack DeJohnette are American jazz drummers.

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Jaco Pastorius

John Francis "Jaco" Pastorius III (December 1, 1951 – September 21, 1987) was an American jazz bassist, composer, and producer. Don Alias and Jaco Pastorius are Weather Report members.

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Jaco Pastorius (album)

Jaco Pastorius is the debut solo album by Jaco Pastorius, released in 1976 by Epic Records.

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Jam block

A jam block is a percussion instrument developed as a modern, hard plastic version of the woodblock.

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James Taylor

James Vernon Taylor (born March 12, 1948) is an American singer-songwriter and guitarist.

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Jane Monheit

Jane Monheit (born November 3, 1977"Jane Monheit." Contemporary Musicians. Vol. 33. Farmington Hills, MI: Gale, 2001. Retrieved via Biography in Context database, 2017-05-07.) is an American jazz and pop singer. Don Alias and Jane Monheit are jazz musicians from New York (state).

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Jazz

Jazz is a music genre that originated in the African-American communities of New Orleans, Louisiana, in the late 19th and early 20th centuries, with its roots in blues, ragtime, European harmony and African rhythmic rituals.

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Jazz fusion

Jazz fusion (also known as fusion, jazz rock, and jazz-rock fusion) is a popular music genre that developed in the late 1960s when musicians combined jazz harmony and improvisation with rock music, funk, and rhythm and blues.

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Jeremy Steig

Jeremy Steig (September 23, 1942 – April 13, 2016), The New York Times, June 2, 2016.

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Joe Farrell

Joseph Carl Firrantello (December 16, 1937 – January 10, 1986), known as Joe Farrell, was an American jazz multi-instrumentalist who primarily performed as a saxophonist and flutist.

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Joe Lovano

Joseph Salvatore Lovano (born December 29, 1952)"Joe Lovano." Contemporary Musicians.

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John McLaughlin (musician)

John McLaughlin (born 4 January 1942), also known as Mahavishnu, is an English guitarist, bandleader, and composer. Don Alias and John McLaughlin (musician) are Miles Davis and the Tony Williams Lifetime members.

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Jonathan Butler

Jonathan Kenneth Butler (born 10 October 1961) is a South African singer-songwriter and guitarist.

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Joni Mitchell

Roberta Joan "Joni" Mitchell (née Anderson; born November 7, 1943) is a Canadian-American singer-songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, and painter.

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Kenny Garrett

Kenny Garrett (born October 9, 1960) is an American post-bop jazz musician and composer who gained recognition in his youth as a member of the Duke Ellington Orchestra and for his time with Miles Davis's band. Don Alias and Kenny Garrett are Miles Davis.

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Klaus Doldinger

Klaus Doldinger (born 12 May 1936) is a German saxophonist known for his work in jazz and as a film music composer.

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Lalo Schifrin

Boris Claudio "Lalo" Schifrin (born June 21, 1932) is an Argentine-American pianist, composer, arranger, and conductor.

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Legwork (album)

Legwork is an album by American jazz flautist Jeremy Steig released on the Solid State label in 1970.

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Lenny White

Leonard "Lenny" White III (born December 19, 1949) is an American jazz fusion drummer who was a member of the band Return to Forever led by Chick Corea in the 1970s. Don Alias and Lenny White are American jazz drummers, American session musicians and jazz musicians from New York (state).

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Looking for America (album)

Looking for America is an album by American composer, bandleader and keyboardist Carla Bley recorded in 2002 and released on the Watt/ECM label in 2003.

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Lou Reed

Lewis Allan Reed (March 2, 1942October 27, 2013) was an American musician and songwriter.

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Love Devotion Surrender

Love Devotion Surrender is an album released in 1973 by guitarists Carlos Santana and John McLaughlin, with the backing of their respective bands, Santana and The Mahavishnu Orchestra.

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Marc Cohn

Marc Craig Cohn (born July 5, 1959) is an American singer-songwriter and musician.

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Marc Cohn (album)

Marc Cohn is the debut studio album released in 1991 by American singer-songwriter Marc Cohn.

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Marching band

A marching band is a group of instrumental musicians who perform while marching, often for entertainment or competition.

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Marimba

The marimba is a musical instrument in the percussion family that consists of wooden bars that are struck by mallets.

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Mark tree

A mark tree (also known as a nail tree, chime tree, or set of bar chimes) is a percussion instrument used primarily for musical colour.

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Marlena Shaw

Marlina Burgess (born September 22, 1939 – January 19, 2024), professionally known by her stage name Marlena Shaw, was an American singer. Don Alias and Marlena Shaw are jazz musicians from New York (state).

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Mbira

Mbira are a family of musical instruments, traditional to the Shona people of Zimbabwe.

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Merry-Go-Round (Elvin Jones album)

Merry-Go-Round is an album by American jazz drummer Elvin Jones recorded in 1971 and released on the Blue Note label.

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Michael Franks (musician)

Michael Franks (born September 18, 1944) is an American singer and songwriter, considered a leader of the quiet storm movement.

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Miles Davis

Miles Dewey Davis III (May 26, 1926September 28, 1991) was an American jazz trumpeter, bandleader, and composer.

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Miles Davis at Newport 1955–1975: The Bootleg Series Vol. 4

Miles Davis at Newport 1955–1975: The Bootleg Series Vol.

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Mingus (Joni Mitchell album)

Mingus is the tenth studio album by Canadian musician Joni Mitchell.

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More Than Ever (Blood, Sweat & Tears album)

More Than Ever is the ninth album by the band Blood, Sweat & Tears, released in July 1976.

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New Moon Shine

New Moon Shine is the thirteenth studio album by singer-songwriter James Taylor released in 1991.

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New York City

New York, often called New York City (to distinguish it from New York State) or NYC, is the most populous city in the United States.

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Nina Simone

Nina Simone (born Eunice Kathleen Waymon; February 21, 1933 – April 21, 2003) was an American singer, songwriter, pianist, composer, arranger and civil rights activist.

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Oasis (Roberta Flack album)

Oasis is Roberta Flack's first solo album of newly recorded songs since 1982's I'm the One.

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On the Corner

On the Corner is a studio album by the American jazz trumpeter, bandleader, and composer Miles Davis.

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Oneness (Jack DeJohnette album)

Oneness is an album by Jack DeJohnette recorded in January 1997 and released on ECM later that year.

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Pages (band)

Pages was an American pop rock band active during the late 1970s and the early 1980s.

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Pat Metheny

Patrick Bruce Metheny (born August 12, 1954) is an American jazz guitarist and composer.

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Pat Metheny Group

The Pat Metheny Group was an American jazz band founded in 1977 by guitarist and composer Pat Metheny, along with his core collaborating member, keyboardist and composer Lyle Mays.

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Penny Arcade (album)

Penny Arcade is a jazz album by Joe Farrell on the CTI Records label.

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Percussion instrument

A percussion instrument is a musical instrument that is sounded by being struck or scraped by a beater including attached or enclosed beaters or rattles struck, scraped or rubbed by hand or struck against another similar instrument.

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Philip Bailey

Philip James Bailey (born May 8, 1951) is an American singer, songwriter and percussionist, best known as an early member and one of the two lead singers (along with group founder Maurice White) of the band Earth, Wind & Fire.

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Roberta Flack

Roberta Cleopatra Flack (born February 10, 1937) is a retired American singer who topped the ''Billboard'' charts with the No.

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Sanne Salomonsen

Susanne Salomonsen (born on 30 December 1955) is a Danish singer and songwriter, better known under the nickname Sanne Salomonsen.

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Sextet (Carla Bley album)

Sextet is an album by American composer, bandleader and keyboardist Carla Bley, released on the Watt/ECM label in 1987.

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Shadows and Light (Joni Mitchell album)

Shadows and Light is the second live album by Canadian musician Joni Mitchell.

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Shaker (musical instrument)

The word shaker describes various percussive musical instruments used for creating rhythm in music.

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Shekere

The shekere (from Yoruba Ṣẹ̀kẹ̀rẹ̀) is a Yoruba percussion instrument consisting of a dried gourd with beads or cowries woven into a net covering the gourd.

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Snare drum

The snare drum (or side drum) is a percussion instrument that produces a sharp staccato sound when the head is struck with a drum stick, due to the use of a series of stiff wires held under tension against the lower skin.

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So Far So Close

So Far So Close is the fourth studio album by Brazilian jazz artist Eliane Elias.

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Soul on Jazz

Soul on Jazz is an album by Philip Bailey which was released in April 2002 on Heads Up International Records.

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Steve Swallow

Steve Swallow (born October 4, 1940) is an American jazz bassist and composer, known for his collaborations with Jimmy Giuffre, Gary Burton, and Carla Bley.

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Swallow (Steve Swallow album)

Swallow is an album by bassist Steve Swallow released on the Xtra Watt label in 1992.

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Sweet Hands

Sweet Hands is an album by saxophonist David Liebman which was recorded in California in 1975 and released on the Horizon label.

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Tambourine

The tambourine is a musical instrument in the percussion family consisting of a frame, often of wood or plastic, with pairs of small metal jingles, called "zills".

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Tenor Legacy (Joe Lovano album)

Tenor Legacy is an album by the American jazz saxophonist Joe Lovano, recorded in 1993 and released on the Blue Note label.

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The Christmas Album (Roberta Flack album)

The Christmas Album is Roberta Flack's first holiday album and was released in 1997.

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The Guerilla Band

The Guerilla Band is an album by American pianist Hal Galper released on the Mainstream label in 1971.

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The Innocent Age

The Innocent Age is an album by American singer-songwriter Dan Fogelberg, released in 1981.

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The New Standard (Herbie Hancock album)

The New Standard is the thirty-fifth album by jazz pianist Herbie Hancock, released in 1996 on Verve.

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The New York Times

The New York Times (NYT) is an American daily newspaper based in New York City.

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The Tony Williams Lifetime

The Tony Williams Lifetime was a jazz fusion group led by drummer Tony Williams.

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The Very Big Carla Bley Band

The Very Big Carla Bley Band is an album by American composer, bandleader and keyboardist Carla Bley released on the Watt/ECM label in 1991.

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Timbales

Timbales or pailas are shallow single-headed drums with metal casing.

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Timpani

Timpani or kettledrums (also informally called timps) are musical instruments in the percussion family.

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To Love Somebody (album)

To Love Somebody is an album by jazz singer-songwriter/pianist Nina Simone.

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Toys (Uri Caine album)

Toys is the second album by pianist Uri Caine featuring four compositions by Herbie Hancock which was first released on the JMT label in 1995.

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Udu

The kim-kim or Udu is a plosive aerophone (in this case implosive) and an idiophone of the Igbo of Nigeria.

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Unspeakable (album)

Unspeakable is a 2004 album by American jazz guitarist Bill Frisell, his 22nd album overall and his 17th to be released on the Elektra Nonesuch label.

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Uri Caine

Uri Caine (born June 8, 1956) is an American classical and jazz pianist and composer from Philadelphia.

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Wayfaring Stranger (Jeremy Steig album)

Wayfaring Stranger is an album by American jazz flautist Jeremy Steig released on the Blue Note label in 1971.

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Weather Report

Weather Report was an American jazz fusion band active from 1970 to 1986.

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Weather Report (1971 album)

Weather Report is the debut studio album by American jazz fusion band Weather Report, released on May 12, 1971, by Columbia Records.

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Word of Mouth (Jaco Pastorius album)

Word of Mouth is the second solo studio album by American bassist Jaco Pastorius, released in 1981, while he was still a member of the jazz fusion group Weather Report, and also the name of a big band that Pastorius assembled and with which he toured from 1981 to 1983.

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