Tommy Flanagan discography
Tommy Flanagan was an American jazz pianist. His appearances on record date from 1956 to 2001 and include more than 30 albums under his own name and more than 200 as a sideman.
Discography[]
As leader/co-leader[]
Year recorded | Title | Label | Personnel/Notes |
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1957 | Overseas | Prestige | Trio, with Wilbur Little (bass), Elvin Jones (drums) |
1957 | The Cats | New Jazz | The Prestige All Stars: Also with Idrees Sulieman (trumpet), John Coltrane (tenor sax), Kenny Burrell (guitar), Doug Watkins (bass), Louis Hayes (drums) |
1959 | Lonely Town | Blue Note | Trio, with Joe Benjamin (bass), Elvin Jones (drums); released 1979[1] |
1960 | The Tommy Flanagan Trio | Moodsville | Trio, with Tommy Potter (bass), Roy Haynes (drums) |
1974 | Solo Piano | Storyville | Solo; released 2005[1] |
1975 | The Tommy Flanagan Tokyo Recital | Pablo | Trio, with Keter Betts (bass), Bobby Durham (drums) |
1976 | Trinity | Inner City | Trio, with Ron Carter (bass), Roy Haynes (drums) |
1977 | Eclypso | Enja | Trio, with George Mraz (bass), Elvin Jones (drums) |
1977 | Montreux '77 | Pablo | Trio, with Keter Betts (bass) Bobby Durham (drums); in concert |
1977 | Alone Too Long | Denon | Solo |
1978 | Our Delights | Galaxy | Duo, with Hank Jones (piano) |
1978 | More Delights | Galaxy | Duo, with Hank Jones (piano) |
1978 | Something Borrowed, Something Blue | Galaxy | Trio, with Keter Betts (bass), Jimmie Smith (drums) |
1978 | Tommy Flanagan Plays the Music of Harold Arlen | Trio | Trio, with George Mraz (bass), Connie Kay (drums); Helen Merrill (vocals) added on one track |
1977–78 | Confirmation | Enja | Some tracks trio, with George Mraz (bass), Elvin Jones (drums); some tracks duo, with Mraz |
1978 | Ballads & Blues | Enja | Duo, with George Mraz (bass) |
1978 | The Super Jazz Trio | Baystate | Trio, with Reggie Workman (bass), Joe Chambers (drums) |
1978 | Together | Denon | Duo, with Kenny Barron (piano) |
1979 | Something Tasty | Baystate | Quartet, with Art Farmer (flugelhorn), Reggie Workman (bass), Joe Chambers (drums) |
1979 | Communication: Live at Fat Tuesday's New York, Vol. 1 | Paddle Wheel | Trio, with Jerry Dodgion (alto sax, soprano sax), Red Mitchell (bass); in concert |
1979 | Communication: Live at Fat Tuesday's New York, Vol. 2 | Paddle Wheel | Trio, with Jerry Dodgion (alto sax, soprano sax), Red Mitchell (bass); in concert |
1980 | Super-Session | Enja | Trio, with Red Mitchell (bass), Elvin Jones (drums) |
1980 | The Standard | Baystate | Trio, with Reggie Workman (bass), Joe Chambers (drums) |
1980 | You're Me | Phontastic | Duo, with Red Mitchell (bass) |
1981 | ...And a Little Pleasure | Uptown | Duo, with J. R. Monterose (tenor sax, soprano sax) |
1981 | The Magnificent Tommy Flanagan | Progressive | Trio, with George Mraz (bass), Al Foster (drums) |
1982 | Giant Steps | Enja | Trio, with George Mraz (bass), Al Foster (drums) |
1982 | The Magic of 2 | Resonance | Most tracks duo, with Jaki Byard (piano); some tracks solo; in concert; released 2013 |
1982 | Thelonica | Enja | Trio, with George Mraz (bass), Art Taylor (drums) |
1983 | I'm All Smiles | MPS | Duo, with Hank Jones (piano) |
1983 | The Master Trio | Baybridge | Trio, with Ron Carter (bass), Tony Williams (drums) |
1983 | Blues in the Closet | Baybridge | Trio, with Ron Carter (bass), Tony Williams (drums) |
1986 | Nights at the Vanguard | Uptown | Trio, with George Mraz (bass), Al Foster (drums); in concert |
1989 | Jazz Poet | Timeless | Trio, with George Mraz (bass), Kenny Washington (drums) |
1990 | Beyond the Blue Bird | Timeless | Quartet, with Kenny Burrell (guitar), George Mraz (bass), Lewis Nash (drums) |
1993 | Flanagan's Shenanigans | Storyville | Nonet, with Jesper Thilo (tenor sax), Steen Hansen (horn), Vincent Nilsson (baritone horn), Jan Zum Vohrde (alto sax, bass clarinet), Uffe Markussen (tenor sax, soprano sax, bass clarinet), Flemming Madsen (bass clarinet), Jesper Lundgaard (bass), Lewis Nash (drums) |
1993 | Let's Play the Music of Thad Jones | Enja | Trio, with Jesper Lundgaard (bass), Lewis Nash (drums) |
1993 | Lady Be Good ... For Ella | Groovin' High | Trio, with Peter Washington (bass), Lewis Nash (drums) |
1996 | Sea Changes | Alfa Jazz | Trio, with Peter Washington (bass), Lewis Nash (drums) |
1997 | Sunset and the Mockingbird | Blue Note | Trio, with Peter Washington (bass), Lewis Nash (drums), in concert |
As sideman[]
Year recorded | Leader | Title | Label | Personnel/ Notes |
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1990 | 100 Gold Fingers | Piano Playhouse '90 | Absord | |
1993 | 100 Gold Fingers | Piano Playhouse '93, Vol. 1 | Absord | |
1993 | 100 Gold Fingers | Piano Playhouse '93, Vol. 2 | Absord | |
1960 | Pepper Adams | Motor City Scene | Bethlehem | and Donald Byrd |
1968 | Pepper Adams | Encounter! | Prestige | |
1980 | Pepper Adams | The Master... | Muse | |
1985 | Pepper Adams | The Adams Effect | Uptown | |
1984 | Yasuko Agawa | All Right with Me | Invitation | |
1986 | Lorez Alexandria | My One and Only Love | CBS/Sony | |
1998 | Harry Allen | Day Dream | BMG | |
1985 | Franco Ambrosetti | Tentets | Enja | |
1960 | Gene Ammons | Boss Tenor | Prestige | |
1960 | Benny Bailey | Big Brass | Candid | |
1961 | Dave Bailey | Bash! | Jazzline | Reissued as Kenny Dorham Osmosis (Black Lion, 1990) and Tommy Flanagan Trio And Sextet (Onyx/Xanadu, 1973) |
1994 | Marcus Belgrave | Marcus Belgrave with Detroit's Jazz Piano Legacy, Vol. 1 | Detroit Jazz Musicians Co-Op | |
1965 | Tony Bennett | The Movie Song Album | Columbia | |
1960 | Art Blakey, Elvin Jones, Philly Joe Jones, Charlie Persip | Gretsch Drum Night at Birdland | Roulette | |
1960 | Art Blakey, Elvin Jones, Philly Joe Jones, Charlie Persip | Gretsch Drum Night at Birdland, Vol. 2 | Roulette | |
1965 | Pat Bowie | Feelin' Good! | Prestige | |
1987 | Joshua Breakstone | Evening Star | Contemporary | |
1962 | Ray Brown | Ray Brown with the All Star Big Band | Verve | |
1956 | Kenny Burrell | Jazzmen Detroit | Savoy | |
1956 | Kenny Burrell | Introducing Kenny Burrell | Blue Note | |
1956 | Kenny Burrell | Swingin' | Blue Note | |
1956 | Kenny Burrell | Kenny Burrell | Blue Note | This album (BLP 1543) is also known as Volume 2 |
1957 | Kenny Burrell | All Day Long | Prestige | Credited to "The Prestige All Stars" |
1957 | Kenny Burrell | Kenny Burrell | Prestige | (PRLP 7088) |
1958 | Kenny Burrell, John Coltrane | Kenny Burrell & John Coltrane | New Jazz | |
1960–61 | Kenny Burrell | Weaver of Dreams | Columbia | |
1962 | Kenny Burrell | Bluesy Burrell | Moodsville | Also features Coleman Hawkins |
1962 | Gary Burton | Who Is Gary Burton? | RCA | |
1957 | Donald Byrd | Jazz Lab | Columbia | Also features Gigi Gryce |
1976 | Benny Carter | The King | Pablo | |
1976 | Benny Carter, Dizzy Gillespie | Carter, Gillespie Inc. | Pablo | |
1999 | Tommy Cecil | Samba for Felix | Slider | |
1957 | Paul Chambers | Paul Chambers Quintet | Blue Note | |
1956 | Kenny Clarke | Kenny Clarke Meets the Detroit Jazzmen | Savoy | |
1975 | Buck Clayton | A Buck Clayton Jam Session, Vol. 2 | Chiaroscuro | |
1960 | Arnett Cobb | More Party Time | Prestige | |
1960 | Arnett Cobb | Movin' Right Along | Prestige | |
1991 | Steve Coleman | Rhythm in Mind | BMG Novus | |
1959 | John Coltrane | Giant Steps | Atlantic | |
1968 | Sonny Criss | Sonny's Dream (Birth of the New Cool) | Prestige | |
1976 | Eddie "Lockjaw" Davis | Straight Ahead | Pablo | |
1956 | Miles Davis | Collectors' Items | Prestige | |
1994 | Klaus Doldinger | Doldinger in New York | Bluemoon | |
1959 | Kenny Dorham | Quiet Kenny | New Jazz | |
1960 | Kenny Dorham | The Kenny Dorham Memorial Album | Xanadu | |
1964 | Kenny Dorham | Trompeta Toccata | Blue Note | |
1978 | Ted Dunbar | Opening Remarks | Xanadu | |
1960 | Harry "Sweets" Edison | Patented by Edison | Roulette | |
1985 | Art Ellefson | Art Ellefson Quartet Featuring Tommy Flanagan | Unisson | |
1960 | Booker Ervin | The Book Cooks | Bethlehem | |
1964 | Booker Ervin | The Song Book | Prestige | |
1981 | Tal Farlow | Chromatic Palette | Concord | |
1960 | Art Farmer | Art | Argo | |
1962 | Art Farmer | Listen to Art Farmer and the Orchestra | Mercury | |
1964 | Art Farmer | The Many Faces of Art Farmer | Scepter | |
1965–66 | Art Farmer | Group Therapy | Scepter | Issued as by "The New York Jazz Sextet", with Tom McIntosh, James Moody and Albert Heath |
1964 | Ella Fitzgerald | Ella at Juan-Les-Pins | Verve | With Roy Eldridge |
1965 | Ella Fitzgerald | Ella in Hamburg | Verve | |
1969 | Ella Fitzgerald | Sunshine of Your Love | Verve | |
1969 | Ella Fitzgerald | Ella Fitzgerald: Live at Montreux 1969 [DVD] | Eagle Vision | |
1970 | Ella Fitzgerald | Ella in Budapest | Pablo | |
1970 | Ella Fitzgerald | Things Ain't What They Used to Be | Reprise | |
1971 | Ella Fitzgerald | Ella à Nice | Pablo | |
1972 | Ella Fitzgerald | Jazz at Santa Monica Civic '72 | Pablo | |
1972 | Ella Fitzgerald | Ella Loves Cole | Pablo | |
1973 | Ella Fitzgerald | Newport Jazz Festival: Live at Carnegie Hall | Pablo | |
1974 | Ella Fitzgerald | Ella in London | Pablo | |
1974 | Ella Fitzgerald | Fine and Mellow | Pablo | |
1975 | Ella Fitzgerald | Montreux '75 | Pablo | |
1977 | Ella Fitzgerald | Montreux '77 | Pablo | |
1957 | Curtis Fuller | Jazz ...It's Magic! | Regent | |
1959 | Curtis Fuller | Sliding Easy | United Artists | |
1959 | Curtis Fuller | Blues-ette | Savoy | |
1961 | Curtis Fuller | South American Cookin' | Epic | |
1993 | Curtis Fuller | Blues-ette Part II | Savoy | |
1975 | Dizzy Gillespie | The Dizzy Gillespie Big 7 | Pablo | |
1993 | Dusko Goykovich | Soul Connection | Enja | |
1993 | Dusko Goykovich | Soul Connection, Volume II | Enja | |
1959 | Benny Golson | Gettin' with It | New Jazz | |
1962 | Benny Golson | Free | Argo | |
1970 | Dexter Gordon | The Panther! | Prestige | |
1958 | Bennie Green | The Swingin'est | Vee-Jay | |
1975 | Al Grey | Grey's Mood | Black and Blue | |
1976 | Jim Hall | Commitment | A&M/Horizon | |
1961 | Jimmy Hamilton | It's About Time | Swingville | |
1961 | Jimmy Hamilton | Can't Help Swinging | Swingville | |
1978 | Scott Hamilton | The Grand Appearance | Progressive | |
1996 | Scott Hamilton | After Hours | Concord | |
1960 | Lionel Hampton | Silver Vibes | Columbia | |
1962 | Slide Hampton | Drum Suite | Epic | |
1958 | Wilbur Harden | Mainstream 1958 | Savoy | And John Coltrane |
1958 | Wilbur Harden | Jazz Way Out | Savoy | And John Coltrane |
1958 | Wilbur Harden | Tanganyika Strut | Savoy | And John Coltrane |
1958 | Wilbur Harden | The King and I | Savoy | |
1960 | Coleman Hawkins | Coleman Hawkins All Stars | Storyville | |
1960 | Coleman Hawkins | At Ease with Coleman Hawkins | Moodsville | |
1960 | Coleman Hawkins | Night Hawk | Swingville | |
1962 | Coleman Hawkins | Good Old Broadway | Moodsville | |
1962 | Coleman Hawkins | The Jazz Version of No Strings | Moodsville | |
1962 | Coleman Hawkins, Roy Eldridge, Johnny Hodges | Hawkins! Eldridge! Hodges! Alive! At the Village Gate! | Verve | |
1962 | Coleman Hawkins | Hawkins! Alive! At the Village Gate | Verve | |
1962 | Coleman Hawkins | Coleman Hawkins Plays Make Someone Happy from Do Re Mi | Moodsville | |
1962 | Coleman Hawkins | Desafinado | Impulse! | |
1962 | Coleman Hawkins | Today and Now | Impulse! | |
1962 | Coleman Hawkins | Back in Bean's Bag | Columbia | |
1962 | Roy Haynes | Out of the Afternoon | Impulse! | Also features Roland Kirk |
1976 | Roy Haynes | Sugar Roy | Kitty | |
1960 | Jimmy Heath | Really Big! | Riverside | |
1985 | Jimmy Heath | New Picture | Landmark | |
1960 | Bill Henderson | Please Send Me Someone to Love | Vee-Jay | |
1997 | Joe Henderson | Porgy & Bess | Verve | |
1989 | Jon Hendricks | Freddie Freeloader | Denon | |
1997 | Fred Hersch | The Duo Album | Classical Action | |
1962 | Freddie Hubbard | The Artistry of Freddie Hubbard | Impulse! | With Curtis Fuller and John Gilmore |
1991 | Bobby Hutcherson | Mirage | Landmark | |
1957 | Milt Jackson | Bags & Flutes | Atlantic | |
1958 | Milt Jackson | Bean Bags | Atlantic | With Coleman Hawkins |
1958 | Milt Jackson | Bags' Opus | United Artists | With Art Farmer and Benny Golson |
1960–61 | Milt Jackson | Vibrations | Atlantic | With Kenny Burrell and Jimmy Heath |
1962 | Milt Jackson | Invitation | Riverside | With Kenny Dorham and Jimmy Heath |
1962 | Milt Jackson | Statements | Impulse! | With Jimmy Heath |
1964 | Milt Jackson | Jazz 'n' Samba | Impulse! | With Jimmy Heath |
1976 | Milt Jackson | Feelings | Pablo | |
1962 | Willis Jackson | Bossa Nova Plus | Prestige | |
1964 | Illinois Jacquet | Desert Winds | Argo | |
1956 | Bobby Jaspar | Clarinescapade | Columbia | |
1960 | Jazz Artists Guild | Newport Rebels | Candid | |
1975 | Jazz at the Philharmonic | At the Montreux Jazz Festival 1975 | Pablo | |
1957 | John Jenkins | Jazz Eyes | Regent | Collaborative album, also features Donald Byrd, 1978 reissue as Byrd's Star Eyes (Savoy) |
1960 | Budd Johnson | Budd Johnson and the Four Brass Giants | Riverside | |
1960 | Budd Johnson | Let's Swing! | Swingville | |
1957 | J. J. Johnson | J Is for Jazz | Columbia | |
1957 | J. J. Johnson | Blue Trombone | Columbia | With Max Roach or Elvin Jones |
1957 | J. J. Johnson | First Place | Columbia | With Max Roach |
1957 | J. J. Johnson | Dial J. J. 5 | Columbia | With Elvin Jones |
1958 | J. J. Johnson | J. J. in Person! | Columbia | |
1979 | J. J. Johnson | Pinnacles | Milestone | |
1980 | Elvin Jones | Heart to Heart | Denon | |
1960 | Jo Jones | Vamp 'til Ready | Everest | |
1976 | Jo Jones | The Main Man | Pablo | |
1958 | Philly Joe Jones | Blues for Dracula | Riverside | |
1981 | Rodney Jones | My Funny Valentine | Timeless | |
1956 | Thad Jones | Detroit – New York Junction | Blue Note | |
1957 | Thad Jones | Mad Thad | Period | |
1957 | Thad Jones | The Magnificent Thad Jones, Vol. 3 | Blue Note | |
1959 | Thad Jones | Motor City Scene | United Artists | |
1961 | Clifford Jordan | A Story Tale | Jazzland | |
1978 | Clifford Jordan | The Adventurer | Muse | |
1962 | Michel Legrand | Michel Legrand Plays Richard Rodgers | Philips | |
1962 | Bill Leslie | Diggin' the Chicks | Argo | |
1958 | Booker Little | Booker Little 4 and Max Roach/The Defiant Ones | United Artists | Flanagan (and Roach) present for the first six tracks only. |
1960 | Booker Little | Booker Little | Time | Flanagan present on half of the album only |
1985 | The Manhattan Transfer | Vocalese | Atlantic | |
1957 | Herbie Mann | Flute Flight | Prestige | |
1957 | Herbie Mann | Flute Soufflé | Prestige | |
1960 | Howard McGhee | Dusty Blue | Bethlehem | |
1997–98 | Marian McPartland | Just Friends | Concord | |
1960 | Charles Mingus | Reincarnation of a Lovebird | Candid | |
1959 | Frank Minion | The Soft Land of Make Believe | Bethlehem | |
1980 | Billy Mitchell | De Lawd's Blues | Xanadu | |
1960–61 | Blue Mitchell | Smooth as the Wind | Riverside | |
1959 | J. R. Monterose | Straight Ahead | Xanadu | |
1960 | Wes Montgomery | The Incredible Jazz Guitar of Wes Montgomery | Riverside | |
1960–61 | James Moody | Moody with Strings | Argo | |
1992 | Frank Morgan | You Must Believe in Spring | Antilles | Two tracks: one solo and one duet |
1962 | Gerry Mulligan | Jeru | Columbia | |
1960 | Joe Newman | Jive at Five | Swingville | |
1961 | Joe Newman | Good 'n' Groovy | Swingville | |
1961 | Joe Newman | Joe's Hap'nin's | Swingville | |
1959 | Mary Osborne | A Girl and Her Guitar | Warwick | |
1982 | Kim Parker | Good Girl | Soul Note | |
1979 | Art Pepper | Straight Life | Galaxy | |
1956 | Oscar Pettiford | The Oscar Pettiford Orchestra in Hi-Fi | ABC | |
1962 | Dave Pike | Limbo Carnival | New Jazz | |
1962 | Dave Pike | Dave Pike Plays the Jazz Version of Oliver! | Moodsville | |
1962 | Pony Poindexter | Pony's Express | Epic | with Eric Dolphy, Dexter Gordon, Jimmy Heath, Clifford Jordan and Phil Woods |
1960 | Julian Priester | Keep Swingin' | Riverside | with Jimmy Heath and Elvin Jones |
1985 | Jimmy Raney | Wisteria | Criss Cross | |
1980 | Lou Rawls | Shades of Blue | Philadelphia International | |
1996 | Chuck Redd | Stomp, Look and Listen | Exclusive Arts | |
1977 | Waymon Reed | 46th and 8th | Artists House | |
1994 | The Riverside Reunion Band | Hi-Fly | Milestone | |
1957 | Red Rodney | Red Rodney 1957 | Signal | |
1956 | Sonny Rollins | Saxophone Colossus | Prestige | With Max Roach |
1965 | Sonny Rollins | There Will Never Be Another You | Impulse! | |
1989 | Sonny Rollins | Falling in Love with Jazz | Milestone | |
1993 | Sonny Rollins | Old Flames | Milestone | |
1995 | Sonny Rollins | Sonny Rollins + 3 | Milestone | |
1995 | Annie Ross | Music Is Forever | DRG | |
1960 | Pee Wee Russell | Swingin' with Pee Wee | Prestige | With Buck Clayton |
1957 | A. K. Salim | Stable Mates | Savoy | Album split with Yusef Lateef |
1980 | Nisse Sandstrom | Home Cooking | Phontastic | |
1997 | Daryl Sherman | A Lady Must Live | After 9 | |
1982 | Charlie Shoemake | Cross Roads | Discovery | |
1987 | Carol Sloane | But Not for Me | CBS/Sony | |
1958 | Louis Smith | Here Comes Louis Smith | Blue Note | With "Buckshot La Funke" (Cannonball Adderley) |
1991 | Gary Smulyan | Homage | Criss Cross | |
1960 | Les Spann | Gemini | Jazzland | |
1957 | Idrees Sulieman | Roots | Prestige | Billed as by "The Prestige All Stars" |
1960 | Buddy Tate with Clark Terry | Tate-a-Tate | Swingville | |
1960 | Clark Terry | Color Changes | Candid | with Yusef Lateef |
1999 | Clark Terry | One on One | Chesky | |
1982 | A Dream Comes True | Lilian Terry | Soul Note | |
1965 | Lucky Thompson | Lucky Thompson Plays Happy Days Are Here Again | Prestige | |
1978 | Hidefumi Toki | Hidefumi Toki and the Super Jazz Trio | Baystate | |
1960 | Stanley Turrentine | Stan "The Man" Turrentine | Time | |
1961 | Stanley Turrentine | ZT's Blues | Blue Note | |
1956 | (Various) | After Hours Jazz | Epic | |
1977 | (Various) | I Remember Bebop | Columbia | |
1977 | (Various) | They All Played Bebop | Columbia | |
1982 | (Various) | AJF '82 All Star Jam | Eastworld | |
1982 | (Various) | Live Special | Eastworld | |
2001 | (Various) | A Great Night in Harlem | Playboy/Concord | His final recording, September 24, 2001, a trio performance of "Sunset and The Mockingbird", with Albert "Tootie" Heath and Peter Washington |
2001 | Marlene VerPlanck (and Billy VerPlanck) | Speaking of Love | Audiophile | |
1980 | Bennie Wallace | The Free Will | Enja | |
1998 | Bennie Wallace | Bennie Wallace | AudioQuest | |
1988 | Grover Washington, Jr. | Then and Now | Columbia | |
1960 | Frank Wess | The Frank Wess Quartet | Prestige | |
1962 | Frank Wess | Southern Comfort | Prestige | |
1981 | Frank Wess | Flute Juice | Progressive | |
1995 | Wesla Whitfield | 7th Ave. Stroll | Verve | |
2000–01 | Wesla Whitfield | September Songs | HighNote | |
1968 | Gerald Wilson | California Soul | World Pacific | |
1959 | Lem Winchester | Winchester Special | New Jazz | |
1956 | Phil Woods | Pairing Off | Prestige | |
1961 | Phil Woods | Rights of Swing | Candid | |
1981 | Phil Woods | Three for All | Enja | |
1988 | Phil Woods | Here's to My Lady | Chesky | |
1960 | Nat Wright | The Biggest Voice in Jazz | Warwick | |
1996 | Miki Yamaoka | I Remember Clifford | Denon | |
1995 | Dave Young | Two by Two – Piano–Bass Duets, Volume 1 | Justin Time | |
1995 | Dave Young | Side by Side – Piano–Bass Duets, Volume 3 | Justin Time | |
1999 | Attila Zoller | The Last Recordings | Enja |
References[]
- ^ a b c Fitzgerald, Michael. "Tommy Flanagan Leader Entry". jazzdiscography.com. Retrieved August 29, 2013.
- ^ Di Filippo, Riccardo (May 20, 2015). "Tommy Flanagan". enciclopediadeljazz. Retrieved August 26, 2018.
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