| Billy Higgins Quintet | ||||
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| Released | 1993 | |||
| Recorded | April 18, 1993 | |||
| Studio | Power Station, New York City | |||
| Genre | Jazz | |||
| Label | Sweet Basil APCZ 8003 | |||
| Producer | Shigeyuki Kawashima & Horst Liepolt | |||
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Billy Higgins Quintet is an album by American jazz drummer Billy Higgins recorded in 1993 and released on the Sweet Basil label. [1]
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| AllMusic |   [2] |
The AllMusic review by Alex Henderson calls it a " fine album, which is without a dull moment". [2]
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