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A man who mainly played this instrument recorded the high-charting instrumental “Grazing in the Grass” and wrote “Soweto Blues” (-5[1])for his wife, (10[1])Miriam Makeba. The composer of Brazilian-inspired standards like “Blue (-5[1])Bossa,” (-5[1])Kenny (-5[1])Dorham, mainly (-5[1])played this instrument. (10[2]-5[4])An artist who mainly played this instrument composed “Spanish Key,” which he included (10[1])on a rock-influenced (10[2])album that begins with (-5[1])“Pharaoh’s (10[1])Dance.” (10[8]-5[1])A player (10[1])of this (-5[1])instrument (-5[1])included (10[1])“Freddie Freeloader” (10[2]-5[1])on a (10[1])1959 (10[7])album (10[2]-5[1])whose lead track names (10[1])pianist Bill Evans’s (10[1])“So What” (10[3])chords. (10[7])For 10 points, (10[1]-5[1])the lead (10[2])artist of Kind of Blue, (10[6])Miles (10[1]-5[2])Davis, (10[11]-5[1])played (10[2]-5[1])what (10[3]-5[1])high-pitched (10[9]-5[3])brass (10[3])instrument? (10[3])■END■ (10[30]0[2])

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