Blood on the Fields | ||||
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Released | June 17, 1997 | |||
Recorded | January 22–25, 1995 | |||
Genre | Jazz | |||
Label | Columbia | |||
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AllMusic | [1] |
The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings | [2] |
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