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Eddie Palmieri Buena Vista Social Club Machito Arturo Sandoval Ray Barretto Willie Bobo Xavier Cugat Dizzy Gillespie Herbie Mann Tito Puente Mongo Santamaria Cal Tjader Grand Kalle & l'African Jazz NG la Banda Noro Morales Manny Oquendo Chano Pozo Hilton Ruiz Danílo Perez Chico Freeman Mario Bauzá Candido Afro-Cuban All Stars Cachao Paquito d'Rivera Irakere Gonzalo Rubalcaba Poncho Sanchez Chucho Valdés Jerry Gonzalez Chico O'Farrill Hamid Drake Puerto Rico All Stars Winston Mankunku Giovanni Hidalgo Ratau Mike Makhalemele Bobby Enriquez Carlos "Patato" Valdes Al McKibbon |
Giovanni Hidalgo Ratau Mike Makhalemele Bobby Enriquez Carlos "Patato" Valdes Al McKibbon Bobby Sanabria Bembeya Jazz National Hendrik Meurkens Jane Bunnett Compay Segundo Bebo Valdés Miguelito Valdés Nuta Jazz Band Adalberto Alvarez Marc Ribot Tito Puente Mongo Santamaria Ibrahim Ferrer Tito Rodriguez Bobby Sanabria Jane Bunnett Rubén González
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Afro-Cuban Jazz is a combination of jazz improvising and rhythms
from Cuba and Africa; it is also known as Latin jazz. There were
some hints of Afro-Cuban jazz in isolated cases during the 1920s
and '30s -- Jelly Roll Morton's "Spanish tinge" in some of his
more rhythmic piano solos, a few Gene Krupa performances where
he sought to include South American rhythms, and even in the
Latin pop music of Xavier Cugat. However, the true birth of
Afro-Cuban jazz can be traced to trumpeter-arranger Mario Bauza.
Bauza introduced trumpeter Dizzy Gillespie to the masterful
Cuban percussionist Chano Pozo (they teamed up in 1947-48 to
create innovative music before Pozo's death) and also persuaded
Latin bandleader Machito to use jazz soloists. During the late
'40s, Stan Kenton began to integrate Latin rhythms in his music,
and with the rising popularity of Tito Puente and Cal Tjader
during the 1950s, Afro-Cuban jazz caught on as one of the most
popular jazz styles. In more recent times some groups have
developed Afro-Cuban jazz beyond its boppish roots, performing
Thelonius Monk and John Coltrane tunes, adding funk to the
mixture, and having more adventurous solos. The spirit of the
music -- a true fusion between North, South, and Central America
-- and an emphasis on infectious rhythms are the keys.
