Looking for an analytical expression of this horror-integral

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I have given a function $$a(m,n,\mu,\nu,p):=\frac{2p+1}{2}\frac{(p-m-\mu)!}{(p+m+\mu)!}\int_{-1}^1 P^m_n(x)P^\mu_{\nu}(x)P^{m+\mu}_p(x)dx.$$ (of course all parameters are appropriate integers, so that everything behaves well). The $P^m_n$ are associated Legendre polynomials. The thing is that I want to compute this function in Matlab and I do not want to have an integral in there, hence I am looking for a nice solution of this.

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This might be helpful, no? Google is your friend!

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Associated_Legendre_polynomials#Gaunt.27s_formula