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- 1 2 Cook, Richard (2004), Blue Note Records – The Biography. Justin, Charles & Co., p. 73.
- ↑ Kirchner, Bill, "Horace Silver: Doodlin'" Archived March 4, 2016, at the Wayback Machine . jazz.com Retrieved September 13, 2015.
- 1 2 Rosenthal, David H. (1993), Hard Bop: Jazz and Black Music, 1955–1965. Oxford University Press, p. 38.
- ↑ "Horace Silver / Horace Silver & the Jazz Messengers – Horace Silver and the Jazz Messengers". AllMusic. Retrieved September 13, 2015.
- ↑ Yanow, Scott "Ray Charles – The Great Ray Charles". AllMusic. Retrieved September 13, 2015.
- 1 2 Yanow, Scott "Lambert, Hendricks & Bavan – Live at Basin Street East". AllMusic. Retrieved September 13, 2015.
- ↑ Hajdu, David (July 1, 2011), "Hendricks and Ross: Doodlin' Again", New Republic.
