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- ↑ Leonard Feather; Ira Gitler (April 2007). The Biographical Encyclopedia of Jazz. Oxford University Press, USA. pp. 162–. ISBN 978-0-19-532000-8.
- ↑ Teddy Wilson (1 September 2001). Teddy Wilson Talks Jazz: The Autobiography of Teddy Wilson. A&C Black. pp. 94–. ISBN 978-0-8264-5797-4.
- ↑ Frank Büchmann-Møller (5 February 2010). Someone to Watch Over Me: The Life and Music of Ben Webster. University of Michigan Press. pp. 226–. ISBN 0-472-02598-8.
- ↑ Dis Here: A Bio-discography of Julian "Cannonball" Adderley. Greenwood Publishing Group. 2000. pp. 56–. ISBN 978-0-313-30240-4.
- ↑ Marlow-Stevens, Elliot. "Chet Baker: Chet Baker Plays and Sings". Jazz Journal. Retrieved 3 May 2020.CS1 maint: discouraged parameter (link)
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