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Who was the Godfather of Latin-Jazz


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Well,the situation is that it is Mario Bauza the one holding both titles.First Mario tryed to get the young Dizzy in to Chick Webb Band(where Bauza was music directoe),but for some reasons was not able to do it,then he got the young Dizzy in to Cab Calloway Band(also Bauza as music director),then bringing Dizzy in to Machito Band.When Arsenio Rodriguez brought Chano Pozo to the U.S. to play in his Band, Bauza introduced Pozo to Dizzy and was the center point(Chano didn't speak English)in the recording of historics,Cuba Bep,Cuba Bop,Tin Tin Deo,and Manteca.

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Seems like the salsa based latin jazzers get more props than the samba based latin jazzers. Lets not forget Joao Gilberto, who mixed jazz and pagogue (sp?) to give us bossa nova. I don't know if Joao would be considered the Godfather or Grandfather of Latin Jazz.

 

Then there's Cal Tjader & Tito to...

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The situation is that Latin-Jazz started before the Brazilian Music were a flame in the U.S.,also Mario Bauza was the one who Brought the youngs Tito Puente and Tito Rodriguez to Machito Band(this was before they could do a name for themself,after that Tito Puente did play for another Cuban director Jorge Curbelo Band,and after that created his own Band,The Picadilly Boys.

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