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If you like Emily's D+Evolution, you need Kind of Blue by Miles Davis when you want the recording that rewards speakers and headphones because Kind of Blue by Miles Davis — Shared genres: jazz; Destination tagged Hi-Res / lossless.
Miles Davis
Kind of Blue by Miles Davis — Shared genres: jazz; Destination tagged Hi-Res / lossless.
- Shared genres: jazz
- Destination tagged Hi-Res / lossless
- Hi-Fi Score delta: +10
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Charles Mingus
The Black Saint and the Sinner Lady by Charles Mingus — Shared genres: jazz; Destination tagged Hi-Res / lossless.
- Shared genres: jazz
- Destination tagged Hi-Res / lossless
- Hi-Fi Score delta: +10
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Pharoah Sanders
Karma by Pharoah Sanders — Shared genres: jazz; Destination tagged Hi-Res / lossless.
- Shared genres: jazz
- Destination tagged Hi-Res / lossless
- Hi-Fi Score delta: +10
Confidence 65% · auto
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