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- ↑ "Liberty Merger with Nocturne," Billboard Magazine , June 4, 1955, p. 18
- ↑ "The Complete Nocturne Recordings - Jazz in Hollywood Series Volume 1 - Box Set 3 Cds". Blue Sounds. Retrieved 24 September 2016.
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