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1
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Memphis Slim - Rockin' the Blues
Score
100
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2
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Israel Vibration - Strength Of My Life
Score
100
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3
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Joe Zawinul - Dialects
November 30, 1985
Score
100
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4
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Gothic Voices - A Feather on the Breath of God
April 1, 1985
Score
100
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5
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James Booker - Classified
Score
100
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6
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Zakir Hussain & Shivkumar Sharma - Rag Madhuvanti and Rag Misra Tilang
Score
100
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7
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Maurizio Pollini - Chopin: Études
Score
100
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8
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Wynton Marsalis - Black Codes (From the Underground)
June 9, 1985
Score
100
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9
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George Winston - The Velveteen Rabbit
Score
100
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10
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Gipsy Kings - Gipsy Kings
November 22, 1987
Score
100
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11
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David Lanz - Cristofori's Dream
Score
100
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12
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David Arkenstone - Valley in the Clouds
New Age
Score
100
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13
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George Winston - Autumn
New Age
Score
100
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14
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George Winston - December
New Age
Score
100
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15
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Juan Luis Guerra 440 - Ojalá Que Llueva Café
Latin Alternative
Score
100
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16
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Ali Farka Touré - Ali Farka Toure
April 9, 1987
Score
100
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17
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Paco De Lucía - Siroco
Score
100
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18
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Baaba Maal & Mansour Seck - Djam Leelii
Score
100
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19
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Abdullah Ibrahim - Water from an Ancient Well
Jazz
Score
100
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20
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Jerry Reed - The Man with the Golden Thumb
Score
100
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21
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Cabaret Voltaire - Red Mecca
September 0, 1981
Industrial
Score
100
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22
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Djavan - Seduzir
May 0, 1981
Score
100
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23
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Yellowman - Nobody Move Nobody Get Hurt
Dancehall
Score
100
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24
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Richard Pryor - Live on the Sunset Strip
March 24, 1982
Score
100
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25
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Suzanne Ciani - The Velocity of Love
Score
100
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