| Friends for Schuur | ||||
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| Released | September 26, 2000 | |||
| Recorded | 2000 | |||
| Genre | Jazz | |||
| Length | 48:28 | |||
| Label | Concord Records | |||
| Producer | Phil Ramone | |||
| Diane Schuur chronology | ||||
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