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McKinley Howard "Kenny" Dorham (August 30, 1924 - December 5, 1972; aged 48) was an American jazz trumpeter, singer, and composer. Dorham's talent is frequently lauded by critics and other musicians, but he never received the kind of attention or public recognition from the jazz establishment that many of his peers did.
Kenny Dorham Quintet is a jazz studio album by Kenny Dorham. It was his debut album as a leader and was released in 1953, on the Debut label.

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John Birks "Dizzy" Gillespie (October 21, 1917 - January 6, 1993; aged 75) was an American jazz trumpeter, bandleader, composer, educator and singer. He was a trumpet virtuoso and improviser, building on the virtuoso style of Roy Eldridge but adding layers of harmonic and rhythmic complexity previously unheard in jazz.
Things to Come is an album by Dizzy Gillespie Sextet and Dizzy Gillespie and his Orchestra. It was recorded 1945-1946 on Musicraft label.

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浅川マキ（1942年1月27日 - 2010年1月17日 67歳没）石川県出身、作詞（詩）家、作曲家、編曲家。1969年7月1日、寺本幸司のプロデュースによる「夜が明けたら」（EXPRESS-レーベル）で正式にレコード・デビュー。以後移籍することなく作品を発表しつつステージを主体に音楽活動を行った。
「裏窓」は、1973年11月5日に発表された浅川マキの4枚目（通算5枚目）のアルバムである。ルイ・アームストロングに「日本のサッチモ」とあだ名が付けられた南里文雄(tp)の最後のレコーディング。

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The Four Freshmen is an American male vocal quartet that blends open-harmonic jazz arrangements with the big band vocal group sounds of The Modernaires, The Pied Pipers, and The Mel-Tones, founded in the barbershop tradition(Barbershop music). The group was founded in 1948 in Indiana and reached its peak popularity in the mid-1950s.
Freshmen Favorites is an album released 1956 on Capitol label.

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Gregory Joel Abbott (born April 2, 1954) is an American singer, musician, composer and producer. Although he continues to record to date, he is best known for his singles in the mid-1980s including his platinum single, "Shake You Down", from his 1986 debut album.
I'll Prove It to You is the second album by Gregory Abbott, released in 1988.

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Whitney Elizabeth Houston (August 9, 1963 - February 11, 2012; aged 48) was an American singer and actress. She is one of the best-selling recording artists of all time, with sales of over 200 million records worldwide. Houston released seven studio albums and two soundtrack albums, all of which have been certified diamond, multi-platinum, platinum, or gold by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA).
Whitney is the second studio album by Whitney Houston, released on June 2, 1987 by Arista Records as the follow-up to her best-selling debut album, Whitney Houston.

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Sade (shah-DAY) are an English band, formed in London in 1982 and named after their lead singer, Sade Adu. Three of their members were originally from Hull in the East Riding of Yorkshire. Their music features elements of soul, quiet storm, smooth jazz and sophisti-pop.
Stronger Than Pride is the third studio album by English band Sade, released by Epic Records in the United States on 5 April 1988 and in the United Kingdom on 3 May 1988.

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Eleanora Fagan (April 7, 1915 - July 17, 1959; aged 44), known professionally as Billie Holiday, was an American jazz and swing music singer. Nicknamed "Lady Day" by her friend and music partner Lester Young, Holiday had an innovative influence on jazz music and pop singing.
Billie Holiday at Jazz at the Philharmonic is a live album by Billie Holiday, originally recorded on February 12, 1945 and October 3, 1946 at the Jazz at the Philharmonic concert at the Shrine Auditorium in Los Angeles, and at Carnegie Hall on June 3, 1946.

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浅川マキ（1942年1月27日 - 2010年1月17日 67歳没）石川県出身、作詞（詩）家、作曲家、編曲家。1969年7月1日、寺本幸司のプロデュースによる「夜が明けたら」（EXPRESS-レーベル）で正式にレコード・デビュー。以後移籍することなく作品を発表しつつステージを主体に音楽活動を行った。
「マイ・マン」は、浅川マキの通算13枚目のアルバム。1982年2月21日に東芝EMI - EXPRESSレーベルより発売された。

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Oscar Emmanuel Peterson (August 15, 1925 - December 23, 2007; aged 82) was a Canadian jazz pianist, virtuoso and composer. He is considered one of history's great jazz pianists, and played thousands of concerts worldwide in a career lasting more than 60 years.
Nigerian Marketplace is a 1981 live album by Oscar Peterson, accompanied by Niels-Henning Orsted Pedersen and Terry Clarke, recorded at the 1981 Montreux Jazz Festival.

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