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- ↑ Brian Rust, Jazz and Ragtime Records, 1897-1942 Archived 2009-02-09 at the Wayback Machine , Mainspring Press, 2008.
- ↑ "Lester Leaps In (1940)", JazzStandards.com.
- ↑ "Lester Leaps In (1939)", at Three Perfect Minutes, retrieved 2013-10-23.
- ↑ Lester Leaps In (1939) Archived 2013-09-27 at the Wayback Machine , at jazz.com Archived November 21, 2015, at the Wayback Machine , retrieved 2013-10-23.
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