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Guest spots from artists as diverse as Lil Wayne

an album which ultimately showcased said essentialness (of Parker's side man sound) on 9 of its 19 tracks

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Calvin Weston

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lush harmonies of 'Sweet Chris' and 'Two From The Vault' and even kicks up some dust with the chooglin' '(I've Got The) Sanctioned Blues' and the manic 'Woken By Noises'

and George Martin

and came to prominence with the release of their third studio album

The side finishes out with more cover versions: the double-entendre 'La fruta bomba' by Cuban trovador Maximiliano "Bimbi" SÌÁnchez y su TrÌ_o Oriental and the fiery rumba gitana 'Achilipu' ‰ÛÒ first recorded by Barcelona's Gypsy Queen