THE CHICK COREA CLASSICS
Spain / Friends / Litha / The Loop / Straight Up ‘And Down / La Fiesta
Arrangements / Transcriptions / Text by Bill DobbinsSpain
Friends.
ita
The Loop.
Suraight Up And Down.
La Fiesta
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