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Anthony Perillo, Ph.D.

@anthonyperillo.bsky.social
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Forensic Psychology Training Director, Associate Professor @ University of New Mexico School of Medicine. Trying to leave the forensic psych world better than I found it. Perpetually food-motivated. hsc.unm.edu/directory/perillo-antho…

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Anthony Perillo, Ph.D. @anthonyperillo.bsky.social · 12/10/2026
This Tuesday's Law & Mental Health Series features John Hamel discussing domestic violence intervention, including complications from policy & working w/ perpetrators & survivors. #PsychLaw Registration (Free CEUs): hsc-unm.zoom.us/webinar/regi...
Tuesday, 10/13/26
11:00am – 12:00pm

Law and Mental Health
Domestic Violence Today
John Hamel, PhD, LCSW
Anthony Perillo, PhD
1.0 APA
1.0 NMCTB CEU
1.0 NMCBBHP
1.0 Attendance Hour

Disclosure Statement: The presenters have no financial relationship to this activity.

Outcomes/Objectives
Describe three main findings regarding domestic violence prevalence rates dynamics, and risk factors.
List at least two features of domestic violence intervention policies that have had unintended negative consequences.
Explain at least two components of best practices for working with perpetrators, victims, and couples/families.
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Anthony Perillo, Ph.D. @anthonyperillo.bsky.social · 12/10/2026
Turn of fall dinner: smoked pork belly tacos w/ piri piri sauce & corn-rosemary bisque. #FoodSky
A plate of tacos w a bowl of soup
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Anthony Perillo, Ph.D. @anthonyperillo.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
I love her, and I’m so glad she likes her “nice & slimy and delicious” pizza (her words)… but ain’t nothing like the real thing
A ny style pizza
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Anthony Perillo, Ph.D. @anthonyperillo.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
When life hands one of your kids a dairy-free diet (at least temporarily), you make them pizza w/ non-dairy cheese. #FoodSky
A NY style pizza that looks like any other
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Anthony Perillo, Ph.D. @anthonyperillo.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
Just checked in on a place I frequented in my old town 5 years ago. Found out they closed down & their feed in the last year before they closed is nothing but the saddest AI slop imaginable. #TocoTuiseay
AI Slop of burritos and a margarita. The burritos have a strong AI dotted maggot meat look.AI slop of white people in St. Patricks Day garb in unnatural frozen poses. The banner behind them says TOCO TUISEAY rather than Taco Tuesday for some reason, not that Taco Tuesday is any more logical for a banner at a St. Patricks Day party
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Anthony Perillo, Ph.D. @anthonyperillo.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
It was not even 5 years ago that we asked if changing perceptions of blame around campus sexual assault was a "temporary blip" or "cultural shift." The stories coming out from Cornell paint a pessimistic picture, especially from those in power.
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Anthony Perillo, Ph.D. @anthonyperillo.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
One day left to follow through with something I booked a few weeks ago.
Calendar note that says "Do not book any meetings this day! You deserve it, man. Friday, October 2"
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Anthony Perillo, Ph.D. @anthonyperillo.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
Can you guess what our 5 y/o is into these days?
A cracker board and rainbow fruit plate on a blue gingham table clothGreen balloon columns outside a house w a yellow brick walkwayA three-tiered cake
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Anthony Perillo, Ph.D. @anthonyperillo.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
Stephanie Penney (Centre for Addiction and Mental Health) just presented in our Law & Mental Health Series on research & practice around violent risk assessment w/ women and was fantastic. She was immediately agreeable to do it & would definitely have ready info.
Overview slide of Dr. Penney’s talk
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Anthony Perillo, Ph.D. @anthonyperillo.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
The first cd my parents got me (1988) & the first cd our daughter will get from us (2026)
Cd cover for Frankie Valli and the 4 Seasons AnthologyCd cover of the soundtrack to K-Pop Demon Hunters
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Anthony Perillo, Ph.D. @anthonyperillo.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
A bittersweet day for our daughter, who turns 5 this month & got her last Dolly Parton Imagination Library book just weeks after Dolly’s death.
Cover of the book Look Out Kindergarten, Here I Come!A book page that includes a letter from Dolly Parton to her library graduates
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Anthony Perillo, Ph.D. @anthonyperillo.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
How do we identify leadership qualities in youth, including those labeled "oppositional"? @jnfrltackett.bsky.social joins Tuesday's Law & Mental Health Series to discuss the current science & need for so much more! #PsychLaw Free webinar, free CEUs: hsc-unm.zoom.us/webinar/regi...
Tuesday, September 15, 2026, 11:00am-12:00pm
Tuesday, 09/15/26
11:00am – 12:00pm

Law and Mental Health
Who are the Game Changers Among the “Oppositional"? Why We Need to Study Leadership in Adolescence
Jennifer Tackett, PhD
Anthony Perillo, PhD
1.0 APA
1.0 NMCTB CEU
1.0 NMCBBHP
1.0 Attendance Hour

Disclosure Statement: The presenters have no financial relationship to this activity.

Outcomes/Objectives
Describe potential aspects of leadership emergence in children and adolescents.
Assess potential mechanisms by which leadership status is conferred in youth.
Critique potential interventions for early leadership development, including for those at risk for being labeled oppositional.
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Anthony Perillo, Ph.D. @anthonyperillo.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
Homemade fettuccine w/ white beans & carrots in a tomato sauce & white bean broth blend. Light, rustic, & a hit w/ the kids. #FoodSky
A plateful of fettuccine
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Anthony Perillo, Ph.D. @anthonyperillo.bsky.social · 06/09/2026
We're living in a 35-year-old Simpsons Treehouse of Horror episode.
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Anthony Perillo, Ph.D. @anthonyperillo.bsky.social · 06/09/2026
Motion to make green chile butter pecan ice cream the official dessert of New America.
Sign describing “Burque Butter Crunch” ice cream
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Anthony Perillo, Ph.D. @anthonyperillo.bsky.social · 05/09/2026
Suddenly a lot more alumni. I’m so proud of these fellows & what they’ll do in forensic mental health.
A UNM plaque with alumni names
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Anthony Perillo, Ph.D. @anthonyperillo.bsky.social · 04/09/2026
Dear pork shoulder, you’ve been working so hard. Why don’t you rest for a few hours.
A juicy lookin smoked pork shoulder
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Anthony Perillo, Ph.D. @anthonyperillo.bsky.social · 04/09/2026
What this is really about, though: building community w/ our new fellows, congratulating our outgoing ones (including putting their names into the fellowship recordbooks), & continue building something great together.
A plaque with UNM logo
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Anthony Perillo, Ph.D. @anthonyperillo.bsky.social · 04/09/2026
Morning of the forensic fellow welcome & farewell. Smoking shoulder, jerking chicken, hatch chile corn muffins, bourbon peach icebox cake, & coconut panna cotta to make between orientation sessions.
A smoked pork shoulder
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Anthony Perillo, Ph.D. @anthonyperillo.bsky.social · 26/08/2026
I’ll make an exception on not posting twitter screenshots for this one.
Eminem tweets a tribute to Dolly Parton and includes the letter she sent him after he got indicted into the Rock n Roll Hall of Fame
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Anthony Perillo, Ph.D. @anthonyperillo.bsky.social · 24/08/2026
Turned the Millennium Falco pizza into a Detroit style behemoth: -cheese edge -sauce -bread crumbs -parm -olive oil -red pepper -garlic -red onion -sausage -basil after bake #FoodSky
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Anthony Perillo, Ph.D. @anthonyperillo.bsky.social · 17/08/2026
Provocative! Detroit-style is a specific craving for me: when I want it, it's amazing, but I'm partial to NY & "Nearlypolitan" (Neopolitan-NY hybrids like below) overall.
A margarita pizza
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Anthony Perillo, Ph.D. @anthonyperillo.bsky.social · 17/08/2026
Can’t believe I can stretch out dough & make Detroit-style pizzas less than 3 weeks since shoulder surgery! BTW, that white one is smoked cream cheese w/ mortadellla & lemon zest. #FoodSky
Two pan pizzas, on white w mortadella and another of classic Detroit style cheeseDetroit cheese pizzaDetroit pizza of smoked cream cheese, mortadella, & lemon zest
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Anthony Perillo, Ph.D. @anthonyperillo.bsky.social · 10/08/2026
In a study by Lord, Jones, & @drashleybatastini.bsky.social, people saw experts whose evaluation was via telehealth less credible when cross-examination framed telehealth as less accurate (despite research not supporting this!). Experts should be prepared to discuss the validity of remote evals.
Screenshot of the Psychology, Crime & Law article by Lord, Jones, and Batastini
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Anthony Perillo, Ph.D. @anthonyperillo.bsky.social · 09/08/2026
🎶It’s the most wonDERful time of the yearrrrr🎶 #HatchChileSeason
A bowl of hatch chile peppers
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Anthony Perillo, Ph.D. @anthonyperillo.bsky.social · 04/08/2026
New study by Elizabeth Jeglic of almost 1000 survivors of child sexual abuse suggests grooming is "universal," even by family. "If we want to prevent abuse, we have to teach everyone, kids included, to recognize it in all its forms, including inside the home." authors.elsevier.com/a/1nHeZX18Yh...
Screenshot of Child Abuse & Neglect Article
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Anthony Perillo, Ph.D. @anthonyperillo.bsky.social · 03/08/2026
Tuesday's Law & Mental Health Series includes the inspiring Judge Elinore Marsh Stormer discussing mandated mental health treatment in civil courts, including her direct experience as a judge in AOT and civil commitment ordered hearings. #PsychLaw Reg: hsc-unm.zoom.us/webinar/regi...
Tuesday, August 4, 2026, 11:00AM - 12:00PM
Law and Mental Health
Courts and Providers Collaborating for Recovery: Pink Slips, Assisted Outpatient Treatment, and Beyond

Elinore Marsh Stormer, JD
Anthony Perillo, PhD

Disclosure Statement: The presenters have no financial relationship to this activity.

Outcomes/Objectives
Describe different types of mandated mental health treatment, including their legal limits.
Discuss goals and outcomes of assisted outpatient treatment (AOT).
Assess considerations of mental health professionals and judges’ roles in collaborating in mandated mental health treatment.
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Anthony Perillo, Ph.D. @anthonyperillo.bsky.social · 28/07/2026
The recovery will be long, but I’m very excited to get range & strength in my shoulder that I haven’t had in over a decade. I was still a grad student when I initially injured it & a postdoc when i aggravated it.
Anthony stretched out on a couch wearing a sling on his shoulder
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Anthony Perillo, Ph.D. @anthonyperillo.bsky.social · 27/07/2026
Evolution of arroz con gandules 🇵🇷#FoodSky
A large pan of dried rice & chopped chickenA paella pan filled with seasoned rice and chickenA paella pan filled with cooking arroz con gandulesA plate of arroz con gandules
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Anthony Perillo, Ph.D. @anthonyperillo.bsky.social · 26/07/2026
Doing the important things before shoulder surgery & not being able to lift anything heavier than a coffee cup for 3 months. See you in the winter, imperial stout.
A glass container full of black liquid with a funnel on top
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Anthony Perillo, Ph.D. @anthonyperillo.bsky.social · 22/07/2026
Gulf coast birthday eating
Anthony smiling w a plate of fried oysters and a cup of soup
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Anthony Perillo, Ph.D. @anthonyperillo.bsky.social · 21/07/2026
For Tuesday's Law & Mental Health Series, Kimberly Brown & M.E. Wood will discuss unwritten curriculum around billing in forensic evaluations. #PsychLaw To register (free webinar w/ free CEUs): hsc-unm.zoom.us/webinar/regi...
Tuesday, July 21, 2026, 11:00AM - 12:00PM
Law and Mental Health

Billing in Forensic Evaluations - What They Don't Teach in Training
Kimberly Brown, PhD, ABPP
Mary E. Wood, PhD, ABPP
Anthony Perillo, PhD

Disclosure Statement: The presenters have no financial relationship to this activity.

Outcomes/Objectives
Discuss how billing for forensic evaluations differs from other types of billing for clinical services.
Identify at least two factors that contribute to variations in billing practices among forensic mental health professionals.
Describe three variables that forensic evaluators identified in discussing how their rates are set.
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Anthony Perillo, Ph.D. @anthonyperillo.bsky.social · 13/07/2026
A NY style night #FoodSky
Margherita pizzaPepperoni and ricotta pizzaPlain cheese pizzaFolded crust of a ny style pizza
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Anthony Perillo, Ph.D. @anthonyperillo.bsky.social · 30/06/2026
Tuesday's Law & Mental Health Series features Bruce Frumkin on testifying about disputed & potentially false confessions (something he's done about 200 times). #PsychLaw Reg (1.0 free CEUs): hsc-unm.zoom.us/webinar/regi...
Tuesday, June 30, 2026, 11:00AM - 12:00PM
Law and Mental Health

Expert Testimony on Alleged False Confessions

Bruce Frumkin, PhD, ABPP
Anthony Perillo, PhD
 
Disclosure Statement: The presenters have no financial relationship to this activity.

Outcomes/Objectives
1. Describe five reasons why someone may falsely confess to a crime.
2. Describe how to apply the Gudjonsson Suggestibility Scales in a confession-related evaluation.
3.  Explain common errors experts make when opining in alleged false confession cases.
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Anthony Perillo, Ph.D. @anthonyperillo.bsky.social · 22/06/2026
Tuesday's Law & Mental Health Series features bilingual forensic neuropsychologist Vera Klinoff discussing forensic neuro evaluations with diverse populations! #PsychLaw Reg (1.0 free CEUs): hsc-unm.zoom.us/webinar/regi...
Tuesday, June 23, 2026, 11:00AM - 12:00PM
Law and Mental Health
Forensic Neuropsychology: Foundations and Applications to Diverse Populations
Vera Kilnoff, PhD
Anthony Perillo, PhD

Disclosure Statement: The presenters have no financial relationship to this activity.

Outcomes/Objectives
Describe the specialized contributions of neuropsychological knowledge to forensic evaluations and describe in which circumstances neuropsychological assessment provides incremental validity.
Define the concept of Multidata Source Model and describe its approach to integrating neuropsychological findings to other data when formulating forensic opinions.
Recognize how sociocultural factors influence neuropsychological test performance among individuals from diverse backgrounds and how that can impact forensic interpretation.
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Anthony Perillo, Ph.D. @anthonyperillo.bsky.social · 21/06/2026
Year 18 (2026): we spend increasing time watching our kids' extracurriculars & them having so much fun. Mix theme: songs about dancing, swimming, & musical theater (the activities many a Saturday were dedicated to)
Title / Artist
Polite Dance Song / the bird and the bee
Swim Good / Frank Ocean
Break from the Line / Joey Contreras
That's Entertainment / Lady Gaga
Swimming Pool / Jack Kane
Dance, Dance, Dance / Lykke Li
Dancing in the Moonlight / Toploader
The Swimming Song / Loudon Wainwright Ill
The Alto's Lament / Emily Skinner
Steal The Show / Shaun w/ Jeff Satur
Underwater / Mika
I Don't Feel Like Dancin' / Scissor Sisters
Dancing In The Smoke / GIVEON
Swim Between Trees / flipturn
Quiet Please There's A Lady On Stage / John Bowles
Show Off / Sutton Foster
Let's Go Swimming (Acoustic) / Palace
Never Gonna Not Dance Again / P!nk
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Anthony Perillo, Ph.D. @anthonyperillo.bsky.social · 21/06/2026
Got back early today from an amazing vacation to celebrate not just Fathers Day w/ two lovable & plain likable kids, but 18 years married to the love of my life.
A tropical vacation scene with two people holding and smiling at each other on a arch bridge slightly far away
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Anthony Perillo, Ph.D. @anthonyperillo.bsky.social · 20/06/2026
Shitty picture of the sashimi tuna & salmon I was staring at w/ lust in my eyes until I remembered I was at a juice bar
A slice of grapefruit
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Anthony Perillo, Ph.D. @anthonyperillo.bsky.social · 14/06/2026
Brought my dad’s Willis Reed jersey on vacation just in case. A surreal moment.
Weird looking bald guy too old to be wearing the Knicks jersey he’s in by a TV of the Knicks winning the NBA championship
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Anthony Perillo, Ph.D. @anthonyperillo.bsky.social · 09/06/2026
I get genuinely emotional knowing my 4 y/o only has a few Dolly Parton Imagination Library books left w/ how much joy she gets out of that new book in the mailbox every month. She just got her latest tonight, and as always a good lesson to be learned.
A book page: "All the animals watched in bewilderment. Some laughed. shook their heads. Finally, the great, wise elephant stepped forward and asked in her great, wise voice, "Humming bird, what are you doing? You cannot put out that terrible fire. You are just a small bird."A book page: "The tiny hummingbird fluttered her wings and answered in her tiny voice: I am doing what I can."
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Anthony Perillo, Ph.D. @anthonyperillo.bsky.social · 08/06/2026
Big success overall in my 1st time bringing the bbq to a department function #FoodSky
A trey of smoked chicken thighsA trey of pulled pork
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Anthony Perillo, Ph.D. @anthonyperillo.bsky.social · 07/06/2026
Now we let it rest & wait 😬
A done pork shoulderTwo bottles of sauce. The label on the left says “Western Carolina BBQ sauce (vinegar)” and the label on the right says “Red Chile BBQ sauce (spicy)”
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Anthony Perillo, Ph.D. @anthonyperillo.bsky.social · 05/06/2026
Our daughter spreading the gospel in her pre-K class.
A dry erase board with words that start with the letter T. The second word is “tiramisu” which is circled.
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Anthony Perillo, Ph.D. @anthonyperillo.bsky.social · 30/05/2026
4.5 hours of talking & answering q’s about the ever-changing landscape of competency exams in New Mexico calls for some local mead.
Bald dude in a white shirt holding a glass of mead
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Anthony Perillo, Ph.D. @anthonyperillo.bsky.social · 29/05/2026
Ok, well at least these people are gonna get paid to hear me for 4 hours (yes, I typed that correctly). Here goes nothing...
A powerpoint slide with UNM letterhead that reads "Advanced Topics in Evaluation of Criminal Defendants’ Competence to Stand Trial: Part II / Anthony D. Perillo, PhD
University of New Mexico
May 29, 2026
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Anthony Perillo, Ph.D. @anthonyperillo.bsky.social · 27/05/2026
Had to do it.
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Anthony Perillo, Ph.D. @anthonyperillo.bsky.social · 26/05/2026
Well damn. Sonny is one of the musicians I have on display on the cd wall i just finished. One of my dad’s favorites & definitely a jazz all-timer. RIP
The cover of Sonny Rollins’s “Sonnymoon for Two” on a shelf full of cds
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Anthony Perillo, Ph.D. @anthonyperillo.bsky.social · 25/05/2026
Verdict: loads of potential! Need to tinker w the red chile sauce (came out a little too rich), but this would work on a bun w/ corn or in a sopapilla w/ beans. #FoodSky
A trey of pulled pork shoulder in a deep red sauceA dinner plate w pulled carne adovada & tostones
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Anthony Perillo, Ph.D. @anthonyperillo.bsky.social · 25/05/2026
This carne adovada/pernil/pulled pork monstrosity is close to done. Bbq’d over charcoal overnight w drippings going into a pan of red chiles, beef stock, & sofrito. Now to finish off braising in the oven in the red chile broth, covered in foil until pull-apart tender. #FoodSky
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Anthony Perillo, Ph.D. @anthonyperillo.bsky.social · 25/05/2026
A bit of flair to the wall is I've fully displayed a small handful of cds across. Only 2-3 per column, each one being an album from one of my dad's favorite jazz musicians, ones I can remember listening to with him.
Rows of cds with cds by Roy Hargrove and by John Hicks & Elise Wood on display.Rows of cds with cds by Lee Morgan and by David Murray on display.
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