The Temptations - "(I Know) I'm Losing You"

From The Smothers Brothers Comedy Hour

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Dizzy Gillespie and Louis Armstrong - "Umbrella Man"

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Mahavishnu Orchestra - "You Know, You Know"

Featuring John McLaughlin (guitar), Jerry Goodman (violin), Jan Hammer (keyboards), Billy Cobham (drums) and Rick Laird (bass).

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Booker T. and the MGs - "Hip Hug Her"

Recorded 1991 at The Strand in New York City, featuring Booker T. Jones (organ), Steve Cropper (guitar), Donald "Duck" Dunn (bass), and Anton Fig (drums).

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Sam and Dave - "You Don't Know Like I Know"

Recorded 1967 in Offenbach, Germany.

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Blood, Sweat and Tears - "I Love You More Than You'll Ever Know"

Recorded 1974 in Kurpark, Germany, featuring Jerry Lacroix (vocals and tenor sax), Jerry Fisher (vocals), Bobby Colomby (drums), Dave Bargeron (trombone and tuba), George Wadenius (guitar), Larry Willis (keyboards), Bill Tillman (saxes and flute), Ron McClure (bass) and Tony Klatka (trumpet).

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Lester Bowie's New York Ensemble

Featuring Lester Bowie (trumpet), Julian Priester (trombone), James Carter (tenor sax), Amina Claudine Myers (organ), Kelvyn Bell (guitar), and Famoudou Don Moye (drums).

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Johnnie Taylor - "Running Out Of Lies"

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Roy Ayers - "Fast Money"

Recorded at Ronnie Scott's in London.

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Eddie Harris - "Listen Here"

Recorded June 20, 1969 at the Montreux Jazz Festival, featuring Eddie Harris (tenor sax), Jodie Christian (piano), Melvin Jackson (bass) and Billy Hart (drums).

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Erroll Garner - "My Fair Lady Medley"

Recorded 1964 for the BBC program In Performance, featuring Erroll Garner (piano), Kelly Martin (drums) and Eddie Calhoun (bass).

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Butterfield Blues Band - "Morning Sunrise"

Recorded 1969 for the film Woodstock.

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Billy Cobham - "Crosswinds"

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Mandrill - "Mandrill"

Recorded 1971.

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Frank Zappa - "Montana"

Recorded live at the Roxy, featuring Frank Zappa (guitar and vocals), Napoleon Murphy Brock (vocals and saxophone), Ralph Humphrey (drums), Chester Thompson (drums), George Duke (keyboards and vocals), Tom Fowler (bass), Bruce Fowler (trombone) and Ruth Underwood (percussion).

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Herbie Hancock - "A Song For You"

Recorded 2008 in Vienne, France, featuring Herbie Hancock (keyboards), Chris Potter (tenor sax), Dave Holland (bass, electric bass), Vinnie Colaiuta (drums), Lionel Loueke (guitar), Sonya Kitchell (vocals) and Amy Keys (vocals).

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Carla Bley - Excerpt from "Escalator Over The Hill"

Recorded 1998 in Italy.

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James Brown - "Super Bad"

Recorded 1971 at the Olympia in Paris, France.

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Sarah Vaughan - "Summertime"

Recorded 1975.

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Junior Wells - "Hoodoo Man"

Recorded 1966.

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David Sanborn and Friends - "People Make The World Go Round"

Recorded December 18, 1997 at Studio 55 in New York City, featuring David Sanborn (alto sax), Marcus Miller (bass), Ricky Peterson (keyboards), David Gilmore (guitar), Gene Lake (drums), Don Alias (percussion), Joan Osborne (vocals) and Boz Scaggs (vocals).

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The Band - "Just Another Whistle Stop"

Recorded 1974 at Wembley Stadium.

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Rahsaan Roland Kirk, McCoy Tyner, Stanley Clarke & Lenny White - "Pedal Up"

Recorded 1975 in Chicago at the Down Beat Poll Winners Concert, featuring Rahsaan Roland Kirk (saxophones, flute, assorted wind instruments), McCoy Tyner (piano), Stanley Clarke (bass) and Lenny White (drums).

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