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- ↑ allmusic ((( Soul Sisters > Overview )))
- ↑ allmusic ((( Gloria Coleman > Biography )))
- ↑ Gloria Coleman - Women in Jazz - www.fyicomminc.com
- 1 2 Longley, Martin (April 2010). "Close to Home". AllAboutJazz: New York . No. 96. p. 9.
- ↑ Sunderland, Celeste (April 2010). "In Memoriam". AllAboutJazz: New York . No. 96. p. 43.
