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References
- 1 2 The Best of Joe Pass. Hal Leonard Publishing Corporation. January 2004. ISBN 0-634-05194-6.
- ↑ Williams, Patrick (1998). Django Reinhardt. Editions Parenthèses. p. 182. ISBN 978-2-86364-612-0.
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