| Live at the Blue Note | |
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| File:Live at the Blue Note (Dave Valentin album).jpg | |
| Live album by | |
| Released | 1988 |
| Genre | Latin jazz |
| Label | GRP |
| Producer | Dave Valentin and Eric Kressmann |
| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [1] |
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