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Machito & His Afro-Cubans
From HitStory, the pop encyclopedia of School of Rock · Artist
Machito & His Afro-Cubans · Machito and his Afro-Cubans was a Latin jazz band, founded in 1940 by Machito. The musical director was Mario Bauzá, Machito's brother-in-law. The group combined Cuban music with orchestrations that came out of swing.
Music and breakthrough
After a few early recordings for Decca, the orchestra became better known towards the end of the Second World War, when it performed with Stan Kenton's orchestra. Machito played maracas on Kenton's recordings of The Peanut Vendor and Cuban Carnival. The group then recorded for Mercury and Clef. At Bauzá's insistence, American jazz soloists joined in on the recordings between 1948 and 1960, among them Howard McGhee, Harry Edison and Cannonball Adderley.
Influence
The Afro-Cubans played with Charlie Parker, Dizzy Gillespie, Flip Phillips and Buddy Rich. The influence went both ways: the orchestra's Latin rhythms had a great influence on the New York jazz scene. In this way Machito brought Cuban percussion and jazz improvisation together.
Listening
Tanga · Machito & His Afro-Cubans, 1949Apple Music ↗
Discography
Studio albums
- 1954Mambo A La Savoy
- 1959Irving Berlin in Latin America
- 1959With Flute to Boot
- 1962A Night Out
- 1963Esta es Graciela (Our Own Graciela)
- 1965Intimo y sentimental (Sentimental and Intimate)
- 1971Soul of Machito
- 1973Latin Soul Plus Jazz
- 19891941
- 2002Ritmo Caliente
- 2004Vacation at the Concord
- ?Bim Bam Boom
In School of Rock
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