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- ↑ Gardner, Mark (2002). Kernfeld, Barry (ed.). The New Grove Dictionary of Jazz. Vol. 1 (2nd ed.). New York: Grove's Dictionaries Inc. p. 681. ISBN 1-56159-284-6.
- ↑ "Baritone Sax: Lars Gullin/Lars Gullin Swings - Lars Gullin - Songs, Reviews, Credits - AllMusic".
- ↑ Allmusic Swing
- ↑ Allmusic Prestidigitator review