GRAMMY Awards Winners & Nominees for Best Album Notes

Record Of The Year
Album Of The Year
Song Of The Year/New Song Of The Year
Best New Artist
Best Female Pop Vocal Performance
Best Male Pop Vocal Performance
Best Pop Solo Performance
Best Pop Performance By A Duo Or Group With Vocal
Best Pop Duo/Group Performance
Best Pop Collaboration with Vocals
Best Pop Instrumental Performance
Best Pop Instrumental Album
Best Traditional Pop Vocal Album
Best Pop Vocal Album
Other Pop/Rock&Roll/ Contemporary Awards or Instrumental
Best Disco Recording
Best Dance Recording
Best Dance Recording
Best Dance/Electronica Album
Best Contemporary Instrumental Album
Best Female Rock Vocal Performance
Best Male Rock Vocal Performance
Best Solo Rock Vocal Performance
Best Rock Performance By A Duo Or Group With Vocal
Best Rock Performance
Best Hard Rock/Metal Performance Instrumental
Best Hard Rock Performance
Best Metal Performance
Best Hard Rock/Metal Performance
Best Rock Instrumental Performance
Best Rock Song
Best Rock Album
Best Alternative Music Performance
Best R&B Recording - Best Rhythm & Blues Performance
Best Female R&B Vocal Performance
Best Male R&B Vocal Performance
Best R&B Group, Vocal Or Instrumental
Best R&B Performance By A Duo Or Group With Vocal
Best R&B Instrumental Performance (orchestra,group or soloist)
Best Urban/Alternative Performance
Best R&B Performance
Best Traditional R&B Vocal Performance
Best R&B Song
Best Contemporary R&B Album
Best Urban Contemporary Album
Best R&B Album
Best Rap Performance
Best Rap Solo Performance
Best Female Rap Solo Performance
Best Male Rap Solo Performance
Best Rap Performance By A Duo Or Group
Best Rap Performance
Best Rap/Sung Collaboration
Best Rap Song
Best Rap Album
Best Country & Western Performance
Best Country & Western Single and Best Country & Western Recording
Best New Country & Western Artist
Best Country & Western Performance, Duet, Trio Or Group (vocal or instrumental)
Best Female Country Vocal Performance
Best Male Country Vocal Performance
Best Country Solo Performance
Best Country Performance By A Duo or Group With Vocal
Best Country Duo/Group Performance
Best Country Collaboration with Vocals
Best Country Instrumental Performance
Best Country Song
Best Country Album
Best New Age Album
Best Jazz Fusion Performance
Best Contemporary Jazz Performance, Instrumental - Also cont. Jazz Perf. Vocal or Instrumental
Best Improvised Jazz Solo Performance
Best Jazz Vocal Album
Best Jazz Vocal Performance, Female
Best Jazz Vocal Performance, Male
Best Jazz Vocal Performance, Duo Or Group
Best Instrumental Jazz Album
Best Jazz Performance, Soloist
Best Large Jazz Ensemble Album
Best Original Jazz Composition
Best Latin Jazz Album
Best Gospel Other: Incl. Sacred, Religious or Inspirational Recording, Musical or Non-Musical
Best Gospel Performance
Best Gospel Performance, Contemporary or Inspirational
Best Gospel Performance, Traditional
Best Soul Gospel Performance
Best Gospel Performance, Female
Best Gospel Performance, Male
Best Gospel Performance By A Duo Or Group, Choir or Chorus - Singles, Albums & Tracks
Best Soul Gospel Performance, Female - Singles, Albums or Tracks
Best Soul Gospel Performance, Male - Singles, Albums or Tracks
Best Soul Gospel Performance By A Duo, Group, Choir or Chorus - Singles, Albums or Tracks
Best Gospel Performance/Song
Best Gospel/Contemporary Christian Music Performance
Best Contemporary Christian Music Performance/Song
Best Gospel Song
Best Contemporary Christian Music Song
Best Rock Gospel Album incl. Best Rock/Contemporary Gospel Album
Best Pop/Contemporary Gospel Album
Best Southern Gospel, Country Gospel or Bluegrass Gospel Album
Best Traditional Soul Gospel Album
Best Contemporary Soul Gospel Album
Best Gospel Album By Choir Or Chorus
Best Gospel Album
Best Contemporary Christian Music Album
Best Roots Gospel Album
Best Latin Recording
Best Latin Pop Performance
Best Latin Rock, Alternative Or Urban Album
Best Latin Urban Album
Best Latin Pop, Rock or Urban Album
Best Salsa/Merengue Album
Best Merengue Performance
Best Mexican-American/Tejano Music Performance
Best Tejano Album
Best Norteño Album
Best Banda Album
Best Regional Mexican or Tejano Album
Best Banda or Norteño Album
Best Regional Mexican Music Album (including Tejano)
Best Tropical Latin Album
Best American Roots Performance
Best American Roots Song
Best Americana Album
Best Bluegrass Album
Best Traditional Blues Album - or - Best Traditional Blues Recording
Best Contemporary Blues Album - or Contemporary Blues Recording
Best Blues Album
Best Folk Performance or Best Folk Recording
Best Traditional Folk Album incl. Best Ethnic or Traditional Folk Recording/Best Ethnic or Traditional Folk Recording
Best Contemporary Folk Album incl. Best Ethnic or Contemporary Folk Recording
Best Folk Album
Best Native American Music Album
Best Hawaiian Music Album
Best Zydeco or Cajun Music Album
Best Regional Roots Album
Best Reggae Album
Best World Music Album
Best World Music Album
Best Contemporary World Music Album
Best Polka Album
Best Recording For Children - Single or Album, Musical or Spoken
Best Musical Album For Children
Best Spoken Word Album For Children
Best Children's Album
Best Spoken Word Or Non-musical Album
Best Comedy Album
Best Spoken Comedy Album
Best Musical Theater Album
Best Sound Track Album - Original Cast (Not A Composer's Award)
Best Compilation Soundtrack For Visual Media
Best Score Soundtrack For Visual Media
Best Song Written For Visual Media
Best Instrumental Composition
Best Instrumental Arrangement
Best Instrumental Arrangement Accompanying Vocalist(s)/Best Background Arrangement
Best Arrangement Accompanying A Vocalist Or Instrumentalist
Best Arrangement For Voices
Best Album Package - Incl. Album Cover, Graphic Arts, Photography
Best Recording Package - Boxed
Best Album Notes
Best Historical Album
Best Engineered Recording, Non Classical
Producer Of The Year, Non-Classical
Remixer Of The Year
Best Remixed Recording , Non-Classical
Best Immersive Audio Album
Best Classical Engineered Recording
Classical Producer Of The Year
Best Classical Album
Best Classical Orchestral Performance
Best Opera Recording
Best Classical Performance, Operatic or Choral
Best Choral Performance, Classical
Best Classical Performance-Instrumental Soloist(s) (with orchestra)
Best Classical Performance-Instrumental Soloist(s) (without orchestra)
Best Performance, Instrumental Soloist(s) (with or without orchestra)
Best Chamber Music/Small Ensemble Performance (With or Without Conductor)
Best Classical Instrumental Solo
Best Chamber Music Performance
Best Classical Vocal Performance
Best Classical Compendium
Best Classical Contemporary Composition
Best Classical Crossover Album
Most Promising New Classical Recording Artist
Best Music Video, Short Form
Best Music Video, Long Form
Video of the Year
Best Concept Music Video
Best Performance Music Video

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63rd Annual GRAMMY Awards (2020)
 
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Dead Man's Pop

Bob Mehr, album notes writer (The Replacements)

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At The Minstrel Show: Minstrel Routines From The Studio, 1894-1926

The Bakersfield Sound: Country Music Capital Of The West, 1940-1974

The Missing Link: How Gus Haenschen Got Us From Joplin To Jazz And Shaped The Music Business

Out Of A Clear Blue Sky

62nd Annual GRAMMY Awards (2019)
 
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Stax '68: A Memphis Story

Steve Greenberg, album notes writer (Various Artists)

61st Annual GRAMMY Awards (2018)
 
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David Evans

Voices Of Mississippi: Artists And Musicians Documented By William Ferris

David Evans, album notes writer (Various Artists)

60th Annual GRAMMY Awards (2017)
 
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Live At The Whisky A Go Go: The Complete Recordings

Lynell George, album notes writer (Otis Redding)

59th Annual GRAMMY Awards (2016)
 
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Sissle And Blake Sing Shuffle Along

Ken Bloom & Richard Carlin, album notes writers (Eubie Blake & Noble Sissle)

58th Annual GRAMMY Awards (2015)
 
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Joni Mitchell

Love Has Many Faces: A Quartet, A Ballet, Waiting To Be Danced

Joni Mitchell, album notes writer (Joni Mitchell)

57th Annual GRAMMY Awards (2014)
 
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Offering: Live At Temple University

Ashley Kahn, album notes writer (John Coltrane)

56th Annual GRAMMY Awards (2013)
 
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Afro Blue Impressions (Remastered & Expanded)

Neil Tesser, album notes writer (John Coltrane)

55th Annual GRAMMY Awards (2012)
 
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Billy Vera

Singular Genius: The Complete ABC Singles

Billy Vera, album notes writer (Ray Charles)

54th Annual GRAMMY Awards (2011)
 
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Hear Me Howling!: Blues, Ballads & Beyond As Recorded By The San Francisco Bay By Chris Strachwitz In The 1960s

Adam Machado, album notes writer (Various Artists)

53rd Annual GRAMMY Awards (2010)
 
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Robert Gordon

Keep An Eye On The Sky

Robert Gordon, album notes writer (Big Star)

52nd Annual GRAMMY Awards (2009)
 
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The Complete Louis Armstrong Decca Sessions (1935-1946)

Dan Morgenstern, album notes writer (Louis Armstrong)

51st Annual GRAMMY Awards (2008)
 
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Kind Of Blue: 50th Anniversary Collector's Edition

Francis Davis, album notes writer (Miles Davis)

50th Annual GRAMMY Awards (2007)
 
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John Work, III: Recording Black Culture

Bruce Nemerov, album notes writer (Various Artists)

49th Annual GRAMMY Awards (2006)
 
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If You Got To Ask, You Ain't Got It!

Dan Morgenstern, album notes writer (Fats Waller)

48th Annual GRAMMY Awards (2005)
 
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The Complete Library Of Congress Recordings By Alan Lomax

John Szwed, album notes writer (Jelly Roll Morton)

47th Annual GRAMMY Awards (2004)
 
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The Complete Columbia Recordings Of Woody Herman And His Orchestra & Woodchoppers (1945-1947)

Loren Schoenberg, album notes writer (Woody Herman & His Orchestra)

46th Annual GRAMMY Awards (2003)
 
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Martin Scorsese Presents The Blues: A Musical Journey

Tom Piazza, album notes writer (Various Artists)

45th Annual GRAMMY Awards (2002)
 
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David Evans

Screamin' And Hollerin' The Blues - The Worlds Of Charley Patton

David H. Evans Jr., album notes writer (Charley Patton)

44th Annual GRAMMY Awards (2001)
 
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Richard Pryor...And It's Deep Too! - The Complete Warner Bros. Recordings (1968-1992)

Walter Mosley, album notes writer (Richard Pryor)

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Elijah Wald

Arhoolie Records 40th Anniversary Collection - 1960-2000 The Journey Of Chris Strachwitz

Elijah Wald, album notes writer (Various Artists)

43rd Annual GRAMMY Awards (2000)
 
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Miles Davis & John Coltrane - The Complete Columbia Recordings 1955-1961

Bob Blumenthal, album notes writer (Miles Davis & John Coltrane)

42nd Annual GRAMMY Awards (1999)
 
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John Coltrane - The Classic Quartet: Complete Impulse! Studio Recordings

Bob Blumenthal, album notes writer (John Coltrane)

41st Annual GRAMMY Awards (1998)
 
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Miles Davis Quintet 1965-1968

Bob Belden, Todd Coolman & Michael Cuscuna, album notes writers (Miles Davis Quintet)

40th Annual GRAMMY Awards (1997)
 
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John Fahey, Peter Stampfel

Anthology Of American Folk Music - 1997 Expanded Edition

John Fahey, Luis Kemnitzer, Kip Lornell, Jon Pankake, Chuck Pirtle, Jeff Place, Neil V. Rosenberg, Luc Sante, Peter Stampfel & Eric von Schmidt, album notes writers (Various Artists)

39th Annual GRAMMY Awards (1996)
 
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The Complete Columbia Studio Recordings

George Avakian, Bob Belden, Bill Kirchner & Phil Schaap, album notes writers (Miles Davis & Gil Evans)

38th Annual GRAMMY Awards (1995)
 
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The Complete Stax/Volt Soul Singles, Vol. 3: 1972-1975

Rob Bowman, album notes writer (Various Artists)

37th Annual GRAMMY Awards (1994)
 
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Louis Armstrong - Portrait Of The Artist As A Young Man 1923-1934

Dan Morgenstern & Loren Schoenberg, album notes writers (Louis Armstrong)

36th Annual GRAMMY Awards (1993)
 
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The Complete Billie Holiday On Verve 1945-1959

Buck Clayton, Phil Schaap & Joel E. Siegel, album notes writers (Billie Holiday)

35th Annual GRAMMY Awards (1992)
 
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Tom Dowd, Dave Marsh

Queen Of Soul - The Atlantic Recordings

Thulani Davis, Tom Dowd, Ahmet Ertegun, Arif Mardin, Dave Marsh, David Ritz & Jerry Wexler, album notes writers (Aretha Franklin)

34th Annual GRAMMY Awards (1991)
 
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GRAMMYs, Nelson George, Harry Weinger

Star Time

James Brown, Nelson George, Alan M. Leeds, Harry Weinger & Cliff White, album notes writers (James Brown)

33rd Annual GRAMMY Awards (1990)
 
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Brownie - The Complete Emarcy Recordings Of Clifford Brown

Dan Morgenstern, album notes writer (Clifford Brown)

32nd Annual GRAMMY Awards (1989)
 
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Bird - The Complete Charlie Parker On Verve

Phil Schaap, album notes writer (Charlie Parker)

31st Annual GRAMMY Awards (1988)
 
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Anthony DeCurtis

Crossroads

Anthony DeCurtis, album notes writer (Eric Clapton)

30th Annual GRAMMY Awards (1987)
 
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Thelonious Monk - The Complete Riverside Recordings

Orrin Keepnews, album notes writer (Thelonious Monk)

29th Annual GRAMMY Awards (1986)
 
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The Voice - The Columbia Years 1943-1952

Frank Conroy, Gary Giddins, Stephen Holden, Murray Kempton, Andrew Sarris, Jonathan Schwartz & Wilfrid Sheed, album notes writers (Frank Sinatra)

28th Annual GRAMMY Awards (1985)
 
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Sam Cooke Live At The Harlem Square Club, 1963

Peter Guralnick, album notes writer (Sam Cooke)

27th Annual GRAMMY Awards (1984)
 
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Big Band Jazz

Gunther Schuller & Martin Williams, album notes writers (Paul Whiteman, Fletcher Henderson, Chick Webb, Tommy Dorsey, Count Basie, Benny Goodman & Others)

26th Annual GRAMMY Awards (1983)
 
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The Interplay Sessions

Orrin Keepnews, album notes writer (Bill Evans)

25th Annual GRAMMY Awards (1982)
 
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Bunny Berigan - Giants Of Jazz

John Chilton & Richard M. Sudhalter, album notes writers (Bunny Berigan)

24th Annual GRAMMY Awards (1981)
 
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Erroll Garner - Master Of The Keyboard

Dan Morgenstern, album notes writer (Erroll Garner)

23rd Annual GRAMMY Awards (1980)
 
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Trilogy: Past, Present And Future

David McClintick, album notes writer (Frank Sinatra)

22nd Annual GRAMMY Awards (1979)
 
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James Patrick, Bob Porter

Charlie Parker - The Complete Savoy Sessions

James Patrick & Bob Porter, album notes writers (Charlie Parker)

21st Annual GRAMMY Awards (1978)
 
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GRAMMYs

A Bing Crosby Collection, Vols. I & II

Michael Brooks, album notes writer (Bing Crosby)

20th Annual GRAMMY Awards (1977)
 
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Bing Crosby - A Legendary Performer

George T. Simon, album notes writer (Bing Crosby)

19th Annual GRAMMY Awards (1976)
 
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The Changing Face Of Harlem - The Savoy Sessions

Dan Morgenstern, album notes writer (Various Artists)

18th Annual GRAMMY Awards (1975)
 
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Blood On The Tracks

Pete Hamill, album notes writer (Bob Dylan)

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Footlifters

Gunther Schuller, album notes writer (Gunther Schuller)

17th Annual GRAMMY Awards (1974)
 
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Korngold: The Classic Erich Wolfgang Korngold

Rory Guy, album notes writer (Hoelscher/Mattes)

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For The Last Time

Charles R. Townsend, album notes writer (Bob Wills & His Texas Playboys)

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The Hawk Flies

Dan Morgenstern, album notes writer (Coleman Hawkins)

16th Annual GRAMMY Awards (1973)
 
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God Is In The House

Dan Morgenstern, album notes writer (Art Tatum)

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Glenn Gould

Hindemith: Sonatas For Piano

Glenn Gould, album notes writer (Glenn Gould, piano)

15th Annual GRAMMY Awards (1972)
 
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James Lyons

Vaughan Williams: Symphony No. 2 (A London Symphony)

James Lyons, album notes writer (Andre Previn, conductor)

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Tom T. Hall's Greatest Hits

Tom T. Hall, album notes writer (Tom T. Hall)

14th Annual GRAMMY Awards (1971)
 
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Sam, Hard And Heavy

Sam Samudio, album notes writer (Sam Samudio)

13th Annual GRAMMY Awards (1970)
 
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The World's Greatest Blues Singer

Chris Albertson, album notes writer (Bessie Smith)

12th Annual GRAMMY Awards (1969)
 
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Johnny Cash

Nashville Skyline

Johnny Cash, album notes writer (Bob Dylan)

11th Annual GRAMMY Awards (1968)
 
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Johnny Cash

Johnny Cash At Folsom Prison

Johnny Cash, album notes writer (Johnny Cash)

10th Annual GRAMMY Awards (1967)
 
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Suburban Attitudes In Country Verse

John D. Loudermilk, album notes writer (John D. Loudermilk)

9th Annual GRAMMY Awards (1966)
 
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Sinatra At The Sands

Stan Cornyn, album notes writer (Frank Sinatra)

8th Annual GRAMMY Awards (1965)
 
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September Of My Years

Stan Cornyn, album notes writer (Frank Sinatra)

7th Annual GRAMMY Awards (1964)
 
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Mexico (Legacy Collection)

Carleton Beals & Stanton Catlin, album notes writers (Carlos Chavez)

6th Annual GRAMMY Awards (1963)
 
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The Ellington Era

Stanley Dance & Leonard Feather, album notes writers (Duke Ellington)