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Bobby Timmons
109,729 listeners
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Thelonious Monk
963,285 listeners
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Cedar Walton
59,537 listeners
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Ahmad Jamal
352,395 listeners
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Stanley Turrentine
250,932 listeners
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Andrew Hill
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Cecil Taylor
91,944 listeners
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Duke Pearson
122,959 listeners
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