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| 101 |
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Solo Quartet by Bobby Hutcherson |
No Score
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Jazz, Pop |  |
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| 102 |
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Kansas City 6 by Count Basie |
No Score
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Jazz, Pop | |
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| 103 |
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Strange Kicks by Alternative Tv |
No Score
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Alt. Rock, Pop, Rock |
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| 104 |
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Mbizo by Johnny Quarte Dyani |
No Score
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Interna., Jazz, Pop | |
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| 105 |
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Jaw's Blues by Eddie Lockjaw Davis |
No Score
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Jazz | N/A |
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| 106 |
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Three for All by Woods/flanagan/mitch |
No Score
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Jazz | N/A |
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| 107 |
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Concerts by Keith Jarrett |
No Score
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Jazz, Pop | |
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| 108 |
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Date with Time by Michel Petrucciani |
No Score
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Jazz |
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| 109 |
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In the Pocket by Commodores |
No Score
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Misc., Pop, R&B & Soul | |
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| 110 |
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Heaven Up Here by Echo & The Bunnymen |
No Score
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Alt. Rock, Classic Rock, Pop | |
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| 111 |
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Technodelic by Yellow Magic Orch. |
No Score
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Dance & DJ, New Age, Pop | |
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| 112 |
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BGM by Yellow Magic Orch. |
No Score
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Dance & DJ, New Age, Pop | |
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| 113 |
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Temporary Music by Material |
No Score
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Alt. Rock, Jazz, Misc. | N/A | ||
| 114 |
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Tinsel Town Rebellion by Frank Zappa |
No Score
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Classic Rock, Hard Rock & Metal, Jazz | |
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| 115 |
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Lost Chance by James Chance And The |
No Score
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Alt. Rock, Jazz, Opera & Vocal Music | |
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| 116 |
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I Know About the Life by Archie Shepp |
No Score
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Jazz, Misc., Pop | N/A |
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| 117 |
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Saturday Night Function by Sackville All Stars |
No Score
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Jazz, Pop |
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| 118 |
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Easy to Love by Buck Hill |
No Score
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Jazz, Pop |
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| 119 |
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My One and Only Love by Michal Urbaniak |
No Score
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Jazz, Pop | |
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| 120 |
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All Night Long by Shirley Horn |
No Score
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Jazz, Pop |
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| 121 |
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Ball at Louisiana Museum of Modern Art by John Tchicai |
No Score
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Jazz, Pop |
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| 122 |
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Permutations by Chuck Marohnic |
No Score
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Jazz, Pop | |
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| 123 |
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Clean Sweep by John Quintet Mcneil |
No Score
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Jazz, Misc., Pop | |
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| 124 |
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Steps Up by Eddie/qt. Harris |
No Score
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Jazz, Pop | |
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| 125 |
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White Christmas by John Schneider |
No Score
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Country, Misc. | N/A |
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| 126 |
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At Northsea by Shirley Horn |
No Score
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Jazz, Pop | N/A |
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| 127 |
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Ballad Artistry of Buddy Tate by Buddy Tate |
No Score
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Jazz | N/A |
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| 128 |
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Architecture & Morality by Omd |
No Score
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Alt. Rock, Dance & DJ, Pop | |
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| 129 |
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Michel Petrucciani by Michel Petrucciani |
No Score
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Jazz, Pop |
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| 130 |
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Birds of a Feather by Phil Woods |
No Score
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Jazz | N/A |
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| 131 |
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Brotherly Love by Heath Brothers |
No Score
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Jazz |
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| 132 |
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Billy Highstreet Samba by Stan Getz |
No Score
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Jazz, Pop |
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| 133 |
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The Decline Of Western Civilization by Soundtrack |
No Score
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Alt. Rock, Misc., Pop | N/A |
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| 134 |
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A Minute to Pray, a Second to Die by Flesh Eaters |
No Score
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Alt. Rock, Hard Rock & Metal, Pop |
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| 135 |
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Another Time by Meredith D'ambrosio |
No Score
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Jazz, Pop | N/A |
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| 136 |
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Shades by J.j. Cale |
No Score
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Pop, Rock |
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| 137 |
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Digital Dixie by Digital Dixie |
No Score
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Jazz |
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| 138 |
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Beyond the Valley of 1984 by Plasmatics |
No Score
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Alt. Rock, Hard Rock & Metal, Pop |
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| 139 |
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A Collection of Great Dance Songs by Pink Floyd |
No Score
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Classic Rock, Hard Rock & Metal, Pop | N/A |
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| 140 |
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Six Compositions: Quartet by Anthony Braxton |
No Score
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Jazz, Misc., Pop | N/A |
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| 141 |
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Every Home Should Have One by Patti Austin |
No Score
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Jazz, Misc., Pop | |
N/A |
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| 142 |
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Special Identity by Joanne Brackeen |
No Score
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Jazz | N/A |
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| 143 |