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| Released | 1980 | |||
| Recorded | November 19, 1980 | |||
| Studio | Wave Studios, London, UK | |||
| Genre | Jazz | |||
| Label | Hep Hep 2012 | |||
| Producer | Alastair Robertson | |||
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Primrose Path is an album led by trombonist Jimmy Knepper with saxophonist Bobby Wellins which was recorded in 1980 and originally released on the Scottish Hep label. [1] The album was rereleased on CD in 1994 along with Just Friends as Special Relationship. [2]
All compositions by Jimmy Knepper except where noted.
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