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111:(July 22, 1939 - August 10, 2007) was a Latin jazz saxophonist from the
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147:. From the 1970s to the 1990s he worked with
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127:. During his career he worked with
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547:Live at the Playboy Jazz Festival
529:Live at Birdland Dancemania '99
254:Live at the Royal Festival Hall
31:Mario Antonio Rivera Manzanillo
942:The True Multi-Instrumentalist
633:Alfredo "Chocolate" Armenteros
597:Charangueando Con La TĂpica 73
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481:Salsa Meets Jazz Concord Jazz
337:The Latin Side of Miles Davis
174:El Comandante ...The Merengue
151:. Both appeared in the films
968:Dominican Republic musicians
591:En Cuba Intercambio Cultural
513:(Concord Jazz Picante, 1994)
495:(Concord Jazz Picante, 1992)
477:(Concord Jazz Picante, 1987)
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453:(Concord Jazz Picante, 1983)
196:The Good, the Bad, the Ugly
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988:20th-century saxophonists
627:Vol. 2 Tierra Tradicional
603:TĂpica 73...Into the 80's
563:Carnival of the Americas
541:Masterpiece/Obra Maestra
505:Live at the Village Gate
777:A Tribute To Cal Tjader
677:Y Su Maquina Del Tiempo
501:(Concord Picante, 1993)
489:(Concord Picante, 1991)
331:Sketches of Spain y Mas
279:Desire Develops an Edge
699:(American Clave, 1980)
409:Unfinished Masterpiece
403:The Sun of Latin Music
311:(American Clave, 2008)
305:(American Clave, 2002)
299:(American Clave, 1992)
293:(American Clave, 1987)
287:(American Clave, 1985)
281:(American Clave, 1983)
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622:(Stern's Africa 1993)
242:Afro-Cuban Jazz Moods
176:(Groovin' High, 1994)
978:Latin jazz musicians
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787:A Night in Englewood
637:Chocolate En Sexteto
262:The Winter in Lisbon
51:, Dominican Republic
807:Afro American Latin
327:(Criss Cross, 2004)
285:Vertical's Currency
853:Fernando Villalona
833:Stanley Turrentine
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575:Palladium Memories
493:Mambo of the Times
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793:Alfredo Rodriguez
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95:Years active
61:(2007-08-10)
20:Mario Rivera
963:2007 deaths
958:1939 births
863:Pete Yellin
849:(GRP, 1994)
847:Tropic Heat
813:Laba Sosseh
743:Pat Patrick
667:Good Cookin
663:Junior Cook
625:Africando,
610:With others
543:(RMM, 2000)
537:(RMM, 1999)
531:(RMM, 1998)
519:(RMM, 1994)
451:On Broadway
444:Tito Puente
415:Exploration
355:(RMM, 1993)
227:(Vaya 1977)
221:(Vaya 1976)
163:Discography
149:Tito Puente
952:Categories
874:References
857:Asi Soy Yo
709:(BMG 1994)
683:Tito Gomez
657:Big George
517:In Session
219:The Singer
181:As sideman
86:Instrument
78:Occupation
73:Latin jazz
42:1939-07-22
27:Birth name
727:Fireworks
707:Fogarate!
616:Africando
584:TĂpica 73
469:Sensacion
434:Simpático
381:Carambola
353:Worldwide
168:As leader
99:1960–2000
89:Saxophone
937:Allmusic
912:AllMusic
647:Mambembe
153:Calle 54
81:Musician
917:18 July
723:Machito
713:La Lupe
499:Royal T
397:Sentido
297:Exotica
247:Machito
137:Machito
809:(2000)
749:(1977)
649:(1983)
577:(1971)
457:El Rey
135:, and
119:Career
70:Genres
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203:Solo
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