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| Released | 2013 | |||
| Genre | Jazz | |||
| Label | Sony Classical | |||
| Producer | Nigel Kennedy | |||
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Recital is a 2013 jazz album by Nigel Kennedy and the Orchestra of Life for Sony Classical. [1] [2] [3]
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