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If you like The Black Saint and the Sinner Lady, you need Aja by Steely Dan when you want the recording that rewards speakers and headphones because Aja by Steely Dan — Shared genres: jazz; Destination tagged Hi-Res / lossless.
Steely Dan
Aja by Steely Dan — Shared genres: jazz; Destination tagged Hi-Res / lossless.
- Shared genres: jazz
- Destination tagged Hi-Res / lossless
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Lee Morgan
The Sidewinder by Lee Morgan — Shared genres: jazz, avant-garde jazz; Destination tagged Hi-Res / lossless.
- Shared genres: jazz, avant-garde jazz
- Destination tagged Hi-Res / lossless
- Same era (±8y): 1963 → 1964
Confidence 63% · auto
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Wayne Shorter
Speak No Evil by Wayne Shorter — Shared genres: jazz, avant-garde jazz; Destination tagged Hi-Res / lossless.
- Shared genres: jazz, avant-garde jazz
- Destination tagged Hi-Res / lossless
- Same era (±8y): 1963 → 1966
Confidence 63% · auto
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