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Click to view each year's New Releases 2005 • 2003 • 2002 • 2001 • 2000
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THE JAZZTRAX BEST OF 2004
AND THE VERY FIRST NEW CD’S OF 2005
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JAZZTRAX ALBUM OF THE YEAR
David Benoit & Russ Freeman
‘The Benoit-Freeman Project 2’
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JAZZTRAX SONG OF THE YEAR
“Ocean Beach”
by Black Mighty Orchestra,
off ‘Rendezvous Lounge’
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JazzTrax debut Artist of The Year
GUITARIST PAUL BROWN 
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JazzTrax Best Live Performance
of The Year October 17, 2004
…Avalon Casino Ballroom
Groovin’ for Grover with Gerald Albright, Richard Elliot, Paul Taylor, Jeff Lorber
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JazzTrax Top 10 Albums of 2004
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1. ‘The Benoit-Freeman Project 2’
by David Benoit & Russ Freeman
2. ‘Cellar Funk’
by Down to the Bone
3. ‘Kickin’ It Up’
by Gerald Albright
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4. ‘Livin’ Large’
by Euge Groove
5. ‘Confidential’
by Peter White
6. ‘West Coast Coolin’
by Norman Brown
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7. ‘Come as You Are’
by Mindi Abair
8. ‘James Vargas’
by James Vargas
9. ‘Up Front’
by Paul Brown
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10. 3-way tie COMPILATIONS
‘Forever For Always For Luther’‘Rendezvous Lounge’‘The Groove Boutique Volume 1’
GRP All-Star Tribute to Luther VandrossVarious Artists Chill Compilation Various Artists Chill Compilation
 
Honorable Mention:
‘Irreplaceable’ by George Benson ‘Midnight Noon’ by Craig Chaquico
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JazzTrax Top 10 Songs of The Year
1‘Ocean Beach’by Black Mighty Orchestraoff ‘Rendezvous Lounge’
2‘Magic World’by Steve Oliveroff ‘3D’
3‘Why Georgia’by Gerald Albrightoff ‘Kickin’ It Up’
4‘Play Around It’by Fourplayoff ‘Journey’
5‘Cell phone’by George Bensonoff ‘Irreplaceable’
6‘Thank You for Lettin’ Me Be Mice Elf’by Euge Grooveoff ‘Livin’ Large’
7‘Let’s Play’by Norman Brownoff ‘West Coast Coolin’
8‘How Does It Feel’by Peter Whiteoff ‘Confidential’
9‘Lasting Impression’by James Vargasoff ‘James Vargas’
10‘Apasionada’by Michael Lingtonoff ‘Stay With Me’
“Naturally”by Slow Train Souloff ‘Groove Boutique’
“Downtown”by The Bob James Triooff ‘Take it from the Top’
“Forever For Always For Love” by Lalah Hathawayoff ‘Outrun the Sky’ and ‘Forever For Always For Luther’
“Timeless”by Down to the Boneoff ‘Cellar Funk’
“Take You Out”by George Bensonoff ‘Irreplaceable’
“Here She Comes”by Boney Jamesoff ‘Pure’
“Gone But Not Forgotten” by Dan Siegeloff ‘Inside Out’
“On Her Wings”by Pieces of a Dreamoff ‘No Assembly Required’
“Arabian Nights”by Terry Disleyoff ‘Experience’
“Sweetness #34”by Dotserooff ‘Fresh Pants’
“The Least You Can Do”by Daryl Stuermeroff ‘Retrofit’
“Icy”by Rafe Gomez off ‘The Groove Boutique’
JazzTrax Best Song or Album Title of the Year
“Gone But Not Forgotten” Dan Siegel………….. off ‘Inside Out’
Final Track on Dan’s lst CD in 5 years. Written a few days after 911 in memory of those who died in
the Planes, Pentagon, and World Trade Center Towers. Dan did not signify this on the project’s liner
notes because he didn’t want to jump on the bandwagon. 911 inspired the song. JazzTrax found out,
in a simple question about why the song title in our JazzTrax debut of the CD.
Honorable Mention Best Song or Album Title
‘Outrun the Sky’ CD title by Lalah Hathaway named during a Rocky Airline Flight into Las Vegas.
‘Give me the Chair Where I Waited for You’ Song title off Nestor Torres new ‘Sin Palabras’ CD.
how romantic…in an odd sort of descriptive way.
‘Cabolicious’ Song Title off Euge Groove’s new ‘Livin’ Large’ CD….
think about it…..describing Cabo in an edible sort of way
‘Cellar Funk’ CD title by Down to the Bone
cellars we guess are now for storing wine, stuff, and funk
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2004 NEW SMOOTH JAZZ RELEASES
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JANUARY
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ARTIST
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ALBUM
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DATE
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LARRY CARLTON
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SAPPHIRE BLUE (blues)
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BRIAN BROMBERG
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CHOICES
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DOWN TO THE BONE
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CELLAR FUNK
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FEBRUARY
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ARTIST
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ALBUM
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DATE
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NORAH JONES
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FEELS LIKE HOME
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PAUL BROWN
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UP FRONT
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KEIKO MATSUI
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WILDFLOWER
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DAVID GARFIELD
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GIVING BACK
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BOB JAMES TRIO
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TAKE IT FROM THE TOP
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HIL ST. SOUL
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COPASETIK & COOL
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VARIOUS ARTISTS
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RENDEZVOUS LOUNGE
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BRAXTON BROTHERS
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ROLLIN' 3 STARS
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MARCH
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ARTIST
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ALBUM
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DATE
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DAN SIEGEL
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INSIDE OUT
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EUGE GROOVE
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LIVIN' LARGE
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RONNIE LAWS
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EVERLASTING
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BOB BALDWIN
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BRAZIL CHILL
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PETER WHITE
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CONFIDENTIAL
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JOYCE COOLING
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THIS GIRLS GOTTA PLAY
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HUBERT LAWS
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MOONDANCE
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ANDY NARRELL
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THE PASSAGE
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MAXIMUM GROOVE
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COAST TO COAST
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NESTOR TORRES
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SIN PALABRAS
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JAZZ FOR COUCH POTATOES
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(Chuck Loeb, David Mann,
Michael Brecker, Kim Waters)
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ALPHONZO BLACKWELL
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SAX YOU DOWN
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APRIL
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ARTIST
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ALBUM
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DATE
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ROGER SMITH
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JUST ENOUGH
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DIANA KRALL
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THE GIRL IN THE OTHER ROOM
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MARION MEADOWS
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PLAYER'S CLUB
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KIM WATERS
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IN THE NAME OF LOVE
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PIECES OF A DREAM
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NO ASSEMBLY REQUIRED
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ALAN HEWITT PROJECT
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NOCHE DE PASION
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BOBBY LYLE
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STRAIGHT AND SMOOTH
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MAY
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ARTIST
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ALBUM
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DATE
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ELIANE ELIAS
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DREAMER
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JAMIE CULLUM
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TWENTY SOMETHING
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HARVEY MASON
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WITH ALL MY HEART
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MICHAEL LINGTON
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STAY WITH ME
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SPYRO GYRA
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THE DEEP END
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DOTSERO
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FRESH PANTS
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JUNE
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ARTIST
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ALBUM
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DATE
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GERALD ALBRIGHT
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KICKIN' IT UP
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GEORGE BENSON
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IRREPLACEABLE
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MARCUS JOHNSON
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JUST DOIN' WHAT I DO
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DAVID BENOIT & RUSS FREEMAN
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THE BENOIT/FREEMAN PROJECT 2
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FOURPLAY
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JOURNEY
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EVERETTE HARP
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ALL FOR YOU
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ERIC DARIUS
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NIGHT ON THE TOWN
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BROMBO
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SMOOTH JAZZ CRUISIN'
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RAMSEY LEWIS TRIO
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TIME FLIES
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JULY
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ARTIST
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ALBUM
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DATE
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DAVID LANZ
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THE GOOD LIFE
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WAYMAN TISDALE
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HANGTIME
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JAMES VARGAS
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JAMES VARGAS
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VARIOUS GRP ARTISTS
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GRP COMPILATION (Boney, Benson,
Koz, Elliot, Lalah, Mindi and more)
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NOVECENTO
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Featuring Stanley Jordan
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DAVE GRUSIN
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NOW PLAYING:Movie Themes-Solo Piano
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DOC POWELL
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COOL LIKE THAT
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RICK BRAUN
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SESSIONS VOLUME 1
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AUGUST
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ARTIST
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ALBUM
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DATE
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BONEY JAMES
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PURE
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AL JARREAU
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ACCENTUATE THE POSITIVE
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GEORGE HOWARD
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THE VERY BEST OF GEORGE HOWARD
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STEVE OLIVER
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3-D
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INCOGNITO
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ADVENTURES IN BLACK SUNSHINE
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JEFF LORBER & FRIENDS
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SHADES OF SOUL
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VARIOUS ARTISTS
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GROOVE BOUTIQUE VOLUME 1
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JEFF KASHIWA
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PEACE OF MIND
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OTTMAR LIEBERT
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LA SEMANA
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Chick Corea Elektric Band
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TO THE STARS
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SEPTEMBER
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ARTIST
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ALBUM
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DATE
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ANITA BAKER
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MY EVERYTHING
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DARYL STUERMER
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RETROFIT
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MINDI ABAIR
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COME AS YOU ARE
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NORMAN BROWN
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WEST COAST COOLIN'
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FAT TBURGER
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WORK TO DO
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LALAH HATHAWAY
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OUTRUN THE SKY
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CRAIG CHAQUICO
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MIDNIGHT NOON
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CHRIS BOTTI
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WHEN I FALL IN LOVE
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OCTOBER
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ARTIST
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ALBUM
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DATE
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GABRIELA ANDERS
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LAST TANGO IN RIO
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BRENDA RUSSELL
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BETWEEN THE SUN AND THE MOON
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GREG ADAMS
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FIREFLY
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JOE SAMPLE
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SOUL SHADOWS (solo paino)
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NOVEMBER
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ARTIST
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ALBUM
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DATE
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KENNY G
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AT LAST... THE DUETS ALBUM
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RONNY JORDAN
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AFTER 8
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ALEXANDER ZONJIC
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SELDOM BLUES
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DECEMBER
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ARTIST
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ALBUM
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DATE
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HIROSHIMA
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SPIRIT OF THE SEASON
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YELLOWJACKETS
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PEACE ROUND a Christmas Celebration
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RAMSEY LEWIS
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A CHRISTMAS ABLUM re-release from the 60's
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NELSON RANGELL
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‘ALL I HOPE FOR CHRISTMAS’
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MANNHEIM STEAMROLLER
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‘CHRISTMAS CELEBRATION’
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WILL DOWNING
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‘CHRISTMAS, LOVE, AND YOU’
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JIMMY SOMMERS
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‘A HOLIDAY WISH’
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