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- ↑ Decatur 507
- ↑ Berger, Morroe; Berger, Edward; Patrick, James (2001–2002). Benny Carter : a life in American music (2nd ed.). Lanham, Md.: Scarecrow Press. p. 199. ISBN 0-8108-4111-8. OCLC 47443996.
- ↑ Brunswick 8270
- ↑ Belaire, David. (1996). A guide to the big band era : a comprehensive review of all the recorded hits and all the hitmakers (1st ed.). Santa Ana, CA: Winged Note Press. p. 100. ISBN 0-9653681-0-6. OCLC 36127030.
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