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"Esquire, in a July, 1957 issue, has a photograph of me playing the French horn at the Five Spot."

David Amram, American Composer

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"Esquire, in a July, 1957 issue, has a photograph of me playing the French horn at the Five Spot."

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"Esquire, in a July, 1957 issue, has a photograph of me playing the French horn at the Five Spot."

David Amram, American Composer

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