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May 19, 1950: Vocalist Sarah Vaughan records "Nice Work If You Can Get It" with trumpeter Miles Davis.

Added: 2008-04-16

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1950
Vocalist Sarah Vaughan records "Nice Work If You Can Get It" with trumpeter Miles Davis.

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