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AN OSCAR FOR OSCAR
Pettiford’s progress: being the conversion of a bassman to a swinging cello
September
1
1957
BRUCE MITCHELL
BRUCE MITCHELL
AN OSCAR FOR OSCAR
BRUCE MITCHELL
September
1
1957
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AN OSCAR FOR OSCAR
Pettiford’s progress: being the conversion of a bassman to a swinging cello
September
1
1957
BRUCE MITCHELL
BRUCE MITCHELL
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