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This verb partly titles a song whose melody repeats the figure of an A held for a whole note tied to a half note, followed by the triplet quarters G down to D up to G. This verb appears in the title of an album that unusually includes bass trombone, flugelhorn, and alto flute by Herbie Hancock. The blue-and-black cover art of an album partly titled (10[1])for this verb is dominated by the face of the lead artist’s then-wife Teruko Nakagami. A Herbie Hancock album is titled “[this verb] Like a Child.” This (10[1])verb partly titles (-5[1])the most widely recorded (10[1])song (-5[1])from the musical One Touch of (10[1])Venus by Kurt Weill and Ogden Nash, in which it precedes the word “Low.” (-5[1])An album (-5[1])partly titled for this verb includes (-5[2])the lead (-5[2])artist’s songs “Witch Hunt” and “Dance Cadaverous.” (10[1]-5[1])For 10 points, (10[1])in a 1964 Wayne Shorter album, what verb precedes the word “No Evil”? (10[2])■END■ (10[9]0[12])

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