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| Released | June 14, 2011 | |||
| Recorded | Spring 2011 | |||
| Studio | The Static Shack, Indianapolis; Baba Bill's Studio, New Orleans; Nolan Smith Studios, Los Angeles | |||
| Genre | Jazz fusion, jazz-funk | |||
| Length | 70:44 | |||
| Label | Owl Studios | |||
| Producer | Mike Clark, Bill Summers | |||
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