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References
- ↑ "Christian McBride Big Band – The Good Feeling". Discogs . discogs.com. Retrieved 3 October 2017.
- ↑ Album review: Christian McBride, “The Good Feeling” (Mack Avenue) by Davo Hinds, Columbia College, Chicago
- ↑ Christian McBride Big Band: That Good Feeling Something Else Reviews, Nick Deriso, Sept. 2011
