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Kenny Dorham
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Ahmad Jamal Trio
217,673 listeners
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Ike Quebec
168,780 listeners
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Max Roach
151,624 listeners
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Herbie Mann
181,890 listeners
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Wes Montgomery Trio
98,485 listeners
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Donald Byrd
417,618 listeners
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Alice Coltrane
322,456 listeners
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John Coltrane
1,433,806 listeners
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Miles Davis
1,995,783 listeners
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