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There are any number of players with extensive jazz backgrounds who haven't been able to fit into other styles, It all boils down to taste, to playing what's appropriate for the context in which you're working.
Larry Carlton
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Larry Carlton
Age: 76
Born: 1948
Born: March 2
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Larry Eugene Carlton
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