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- 1 2 3 Hajdu, David (1996). Lush Life: A Biography Of Billy Strayhorn (2. ed.). New York: Farrar, Straus, Giroux. pp. 61, 82–83, 121, 133, 167, 212, 217. ISBN 0374194386 . Retrieved 9 April 2019.
- ↑ van de Leur, Walter (2002). Something to Live for: The Music of Billy Strayhorn. Oxford University Press. p. 209. ISBN 9780195124484 . Retrieved 1 November 2018.
- ↑ The Peaceful Side at AllMusic, retrieved August 27, 2010
- ↑ The Danish Radio Big Band and Eclipse at AllMusic . Retrieved 26 February 2021.
- ↑ Chet Baker Sings and Plays from the Film "Let's Get Lost" at AllMusic . Retrieved 7 August 2018.
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