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References
- ↑ Cook, Richard (2005). Richard Cook's Jazz Encyclopedia. London: Penguin Books. p. 20. ISBN 0-141-00646-3.
- Sidney Arodin at Allmusic
- Sidney Arodin at Red Hot Jazz Archive
