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album: The Prophetic Herbie Nicholas, Vol. 1
album: Hangover Triangle
album: Blue Chopsticks
album: Herbie Nichols Trio: Complete Studio Master Takes
album: The Prophetic Herbie Nicholas, Volume 1
album: The Prophetic Herbie Nichols, Volume 2
album: The Very Best of Herbie Nichols
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album: The Art of Herbie Nichols
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album: Essential Jazz Masters
album: Herbie Nichols: The Complete Blue Note Recordings, Vol. 1, Vol. 2, Vol. 3
album: Love, Gloom, Cash, Love (Remastered 2013)
album: Every Cloud
album: The Gig
album: All the Way
album: Happy Hours, Vol. 1
album: Happy Hours, Vol. 2
album: The Prophetic Herbie Nichols Vol. 1 (Audio)
album: The Prophetic Herbie Nichols Vol. 2 (Audio)
album: Born Herbert Horatio Nichols
album: Complete Studio Master Takes
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The Prophetic Herbie Nicholas, Vol. 1
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date published: 2000-01-01

The Prophetic Herbie Nichols, Vol. 2
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date published: 2000-01-01

Hangover Triangle
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date published: 2001

Blue Chopsticks
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Herbie Nichols Trio: Complete Studio Master Takes
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The Prophetic Herbie Nicholas, Volume 1
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date published: 2009-01-01

The Prophetic Herbie Nichols, Volume 2
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date published: 2009-01-01

The Very Best of Herbie Nichols
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date published: 2010-12-17

Classics - Herbie Nichols
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date published: 2011-01-17

The Art of Herbie Nichols
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date published: 2011-02-08

Best of Herbie Nichols
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date published: 2011-04-29

Essential Jazz Masters
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Herbie Nichols: The Complete Blue Note Recordings, Vol. 1, Vol. 2, Vol. 3
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Love, Gloom, Cash, Love (Remastered 2013)
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Love, Gloom, Cash, Love (Remastered 2013)
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Every Cloud
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The Gig
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Blue Chopsticks
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All the Way
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Happy Hours, Vol. 1
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Happy Hours, Vol. 2
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The Prophetic Herbie Nichols Vol. 1 (Audio)
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date published: 2021-12-10

The Prophetic Herbie Nichols Vol. 2 (Audio)
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date published: 2021-12-10

Born Herbert Horatio Nichols
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Complete Studio Master Takes
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The Essential Masters
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