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George Van Eps
35,741 listeners
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Hampton Hawes Trio
32,486 listeners
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Lucky Thompson
24,989 listeners
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Gerry Mulligan Sextet
193,611 listeners
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Billy Taylor
74,004 listeners
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Mary Lou Williams
177,323 listeners
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Sven Libaek
230,394 listeners
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Yusef Lateef
447,838 listeners
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