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The song “Soldier” by Ruslan Sirota opens a Grammy-winning album titled for a bassist with this first name who was a founding member of Chick Corea's Return to Forever. Bob Graettinger's (-5[1])avant-garde pieces fill the album City of Glass by a pianist with this first name whose orchestra won Grammys for Adventures in Jazz and a jazz rendition (-5[1])of West Side Story. With Charlie Byrd, (15[1])a saxophonist with this first name created a version of “Desafinado” on the album Jazz Samba. (15[1])Namesake band (*) clinics were (-5[1])launched by a pianist with this first name and surname Kenton. (-5[1])Astrud Gilberto (“ZHEEL-behr-too”) sang on a recording of a song by a musician with this first name on an album named for him and João Gilberto. Songs including “Corcovado” and “The Girl From Ipanema” (10[1])were performed by a saxophonist with, for 10 points, what first name and surname Getz? ■END■ (10[2]0[3])

ANSWER: Stan [or Stanley; or Stan Getz; or Stan Kenton; or Stanley Clarke]
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2024 Penn Bowl Harvard10/26/2024Y4100%0%0%121.00
2024 Penn Bowl UK10/26/2024Y5100%20%20%113.60
2024 Penn Bowl CWRU11/02/2024Y450%0%0%108.00
2024 Penn Bowl Chicago11/02/2024Y863%25%50%112.00
2024 Penn Bowl Mainsite11/02/2024Y367%0%0%119.00

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PlayerTeamOpponentBuzz PositionValue
John MarvinChicago ANorthwestern A30-5
Trenton BurgessIndiana BNorthwestern B57-5
Justin WytmarIllinois AIndiana A6415
Alex DelVecchioNotre Dame AIllinois C8015
Shardul ParthasarathyIllinois BNotre Dame B84-5
Jeremy CummingsWUSTLMinnesota95-5
Joel MilesMinnesotaWUSTL12810
Stephen WalshNorthwestern BIndiana B1440
Sharath NarayanNorthwestern AChicago A14410
Eric YangPurdueNotre Dame C14410
Logan MathisSIUEChicago B1440
Sebastian DiazChicago BSIUE1440