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- ↑ Studwell, William E. & Baldin, Mark (2000), The Big Band Reader: Songs Favored by Swing Era Orchestras and Other Popular Ensembles, New York: Haworth Press, p. 213
- ↑ "Explore on Discogs". www.discogs.com.
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