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Machito

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Biography

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Machito played a huge role in the history of Latin jazz, for his bands of the 1940s were probably the first to achieve a fusion of powerful Afro-Cuban rhythms and jazz improvisation. At its roaring best, the band had a hard-charging sound, loaded with jostling, hyperactive bongos and congas and razor-edged riffing brass. Machito was the front man, singing, conducting, shaking maracas, while his brother-in-law Mario Bauza was the innovator behind the scenes, getting Machito to hire jazz-oriented arrangers. The son of a cigar manufacturer, Machito became a professional musician in Cuba in his teens before he emigrated to America in 1937 as a vocalist with La Estrella Habanera. He worked with several Latin artists and orchestras in the late '30s, recording with the then-dominant Latin bandleader Xavier Cugat. After an earlier aborted attempt to launch a band with Bauza, Machito founded the Afro-Cubans in 1940, taking on Bauza the following year as music director where he remained for 35 years. After making some early 78s for Decca, the Afro-Cubans really began to catch on after the end of World War II, appearing with — and no doubt influencing — Stan Kenton's orchestra (Machito played maracas on Kenton's recordings of "The Peanut Vendor" and "Cuban Carnival") and recording some exciting sides for Mercury and Clef. Upon Bauza's urging, Machito's band featured a galaxy of American jazz soloists on its recordings from 1948 to 1960, including Charlie Parker (heard memorably on "No Noise"), Dizzy Gillespie, Flip Phillips, Howard McGhee, Buddy Rich, Harry "Sweets" Edison, Cannonball Adderley, Herbie Mann, Curtis Fuller and Johnny Griffin. Playing regularly at New York's Palladium, Machito's band reached its peak of popularity during the mambo craze of the 1950s, survived the upheavals of the '60s and despite the loss of Bauza in 1976, continued to work frequently in the '60s, '70s, and early '80s when the term "salsa" came into use. The band recorded for Pablo (in tandem with Gillespie) and Timeless in its later years, and was playing Ronnie Scott's club in London in 1984 when Machito suffered a fatal stroke. A documentary film by Carlo Ortiz, Machito: A Latin Jazz Legacy, was released in 1987. ~ Richard S. Ginell, Rovi

Title: Para Las Nenas - Machito

Artist: Machito

Genre: Jazz

Title: El Padrino (CD1)

Artist: Machito

Genre: Jazz, Latin

Title: El Padrino (CD2)

Artist: Machito

Genre: Latin

Title: Latin Cool Classics

Artist: Machito

Genre: Salsa, Latin

Title: Cubop, Let's Hop! Vol. 4

Artist: Machito

Genre: Latin

Title: A Summer Sky Shines

Artist: Machito

Genre: Jazz

Title: Esta Es Graciela

Artist: Machito

Genre: Latin

Title: Tururato

Artist: Machito

Genre: Pop

Title: Mango Mangue

Artist: Machito

Genre: Latin

Title: Confectioner's

Artist: Machito

Genre: Jazz

Title: Drume Negrita, Vol. 1

Artist: Machito

Genre: Jazz

Title: It's All About Jazz Music

Artist: Machito

Genre: Jazz

Title: Congo Mulence

Artist: Machito

Genre: Latin

Title: Highlights Of Machito

Artist: Machito

Genre: Pop

Title: Headman

Artist: Machito

Genre: Jazz

Title: The Early Years

Artist: Machito

Genre: Latin

Title: Holy Christmas Voices

Artist: Machito

Genre: Jazz

Title: Drume Negrita, Vol. 2

Artist: Machito

Genre: Jazz

Title: Christmas Collection

Artist: Machito

Genre: Jazz

Title: Explore

Artist: Machito

Genre: Jazz

Title: Torero

Artist: Machito

Genre: Jazz

Title: Mambo's Selection

Artist: Machito

Genre: Latin

Title: Carousel

Artist: Machito

Genre: Jazz

Title: Viva La Cuba

Artist: Machito

Genre: Jazz, Latin

Title: At An Earlier Time

Artist: Machito

Genre: Jazz

Title: Jungle Drums

Artist: Machito

Genre: Jazz

Title: Perlas Cubanas: Machito

Artist: Machito

Genre: Jazz

Title: Golden Hits

Artist: Machito

Genre: Pop

Title: Days To Come

Artist: Machito

Genre: Jazz

Title: Llora Timbero

Artist: Machito

Genre: Jazz

Title: Mambo Is Here To Stay

Artist: Machito

Genre: Jazz

Title: Talkative Friend

Artist: Machito

Genre: Jazz

Title: Love Caught

Artist: Machito

Genre: Jazz

Title: The Continental

Artist: Machito

Genre: Pop

Collections

Title: 20 Big Band Hits

Genre: Jazz

Title: 100% Latin

Genre: Jazz

Title: Afro Cuban Jazz

Genre: Jazz

Title: Tesoros del verano

Genre: Latin

Title: Salsa Dance

Genre: Lounge

Title: Salsita Cubana

Genre: Salsa, Latin

Title: Jazz Latino

Genre: Jazz, Latin

Title: Voces Latinas

Genre: Salsa, Latin

Title: Great Cuban Songs

Genre: Latin

Title: Just Salsa

Genre: Latin

Title: Arriba El Mambo!

Genre: Latin

Title: Cuba Eterna

Genre: Salsa, Latin

Title: Latin Jazz Classics

Genre: Jazz

Featuring albums

Title: Chano Pozo

Artist: Chano Pozo

Genre: World Music, Latin

Title: Talkin' Bird

Artist: Charlie Parker

Genre: Jazz, Bop

Title: Afro Cuban Jazz

Artist: Various Artists

Genre: Jazz, Latin

Title: Locura latina

Artist: Various Artists

Genre: Latin

Title: Afro-Cuban 101

Artist: Various Artists

Genre: Jazz

Title: Latin Jazz 101

Artist: Various Artists

Genre: Jazz

Title: Latin Percussion

Artist: Various Artists

Genre: Jazz

Title: Afro-Cuban Jazz

Artist: Various Artists

Genre: Jazz

Title: Early Mambos

Artist: Various Artists

Genre: Jazz, Latin

Title: Guaira

Artist: Xavier Cugat

Genre: Latin Folk

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