| Licence to Funk | ||||
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| Studio album by Nils Landgren Funk Unit | ||||
| Released | April 10–13, 2007 | |||
| Recorded | Recorded at Atlantis Studios Stockholm by Ranne Hansson on April 10–13, 2007 and by Stefan Boman on April 14, 2007 | |||
| Genre | Jazz | |||
| Label | ACT | |||
| Nils Landgren Funk Unit chronology | ||||
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