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- ↑ Maher, Paul and Michael K. Dorr (2008). Miles on Miles: Interviews and Encounters With Miles Davis. Chicago Review Press. p. 136. ISBN 9781556527067.
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- ↑ Cole, George (2007). The Last Miles: The Music of Miles Davis, 1980-1991. University of Michigan Press. p. 223. ISBN 9780472032600.