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- ↑ Joyce, Mike (May 30, 1979) "Byard at Blues Alley". The Washington Post. p. B6.
- ↑ Wilson, John S. (November 29, 1986) "Jazz: At the Blue Note, Basie and Byard Bands". The New York Times. p. 14.
