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		<title>Top Contemporary Jazz Albums &#8211; June 20, 1996</title>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>These were the top selling contemporary jazz recordings 25 years ago this week, as reported by Billboard magazine. Top Contemporary Jazz AlbumsWeek of May 4, 1996 # Artist Album   1 Quincy Jones Q&#8217;s Jook Joint ▶ 2 Kenny G Breathless ▶ 3 The John Tesh Project Discovery ▶ 4 Russ Freeman &#38; the Rippingtons [&#8230;]</p>
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<p>These were the top selling contemporary jazz recordings 25 years ago this week, as reported by Billboard magazine.</p>
<h2 style="color: #663366;">Top Contemporary Jazz Albums<br /><small>Week of May 4, 1996</small></h2>
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<td>1</td>
<td>Quincy Jones</td>
<td><em>Q&#8217;s Jook Joint</em></td>
<td><a style="color: #663366; font-weight: bold;" href="https://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=Quincy+Jones+Qs+Jook+Joint+Full+Album" target="_blank" rel="noopener">▶</a></td>
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<td>2</td>
<td>Kenny G</td>
<td><em>Breathless</em></td>
<td><a style="color: #663366; font-weight: bold;" href="https://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=Kenny+G+Breathless+Full+Album" target="_blank" rel="noopener">▶</a></td>
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<td>3</td>
<td>The John Tesh Project</td>
<td><em>Discovery</em></td>
<td><a style="color: #663366; font-weight: bold;" href="https://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=The+John+Tesh+Project+Discovery+Full+Album" target="_blank" rel="noopener">▶</a></td>
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<td>4</td>
<td>Russ Freeman &amp; the Rippingtons</td>
<td><em>Brave New World</em></td>
<td><a style="color: #663366; font-weight: bold;" href="https://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=Russ+Freeman+Rippingtons+Brave+New+World+Full+Album" target="_blank" rel="noopener">▶</a></td>
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<td>5</td>
<td>Randy Crawford</td>
<td><em>Naked and True</em></td>
<td><a style="color: #663366; font-weight: bold;" href="https://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=Randy+Crawford+Naked+and+True+Full+Album" target="_blank" rel="noopener">▶</a></td>
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<td>6</td>
<td>Jerald Daemyon</td>
<td><em>Thinking About You</em></td>
<td><a style="color: #663366; font-weight: bold;" href="https://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=Jerald+Daemyon+Thinking+About+You+Full+Album" target="_blank" rel="noopener">▶</a></td>
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<td>7</td>
<td>George Howard</td>
<td><em>Attitude Adjustment</em></td>
<td><a style="color: #663366; font-weight: bold;" href="https://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=George+Howard+Attitude+Adjustment+Full+Album" target="_blank" rel="noopener">▶</a></td>
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<td>8</td>
<td>Will Downing</td>
<td><em>Moods</em></td>
<td><a style="color: #663366; font-weight: bold;" href="https://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=Will+Downing+Moods+Full+Album" target="_blank" rel="noopener">▶</a></td>
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<td>9</td>
<td>Fourplay</td>
<td><em>Elixir</em></td>
<td><a style="color: #663366; font-weight: bold;" href="https://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=Fourplay+Elixir+Full+Album" target="_blank" rel="noopener">▶</a></td>
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<td>10</td>
<td>Boney James</td>
<td><em>Seduction</em></td>
<td><a style="color: #663366; font-weight: bold;" href="https://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=Boney+James+Seduction+Full+Album" target="_blank" rel="noopener">▶</a></td>
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