Montreux 77

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Montreux 77

1977

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John McLaughlin

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Herbie Mann

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Alan Gorrie

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Claude Nobs

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Larry Coryell

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Michael Cuscuna

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Oscar Peterson

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Norman Granz

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Peter Rüedi

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Volker Kriegel

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