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Perfection: Machito - Conversation (1957)

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JazzWax by Marc Myers
In the 1950s, many top New York jazz musicians found additional work playing in top Latin bands. The mambo and cha-cha-cha were in full swing, and the demand for live bands was high, especially in the smaller clubs in the Bronx, Brooklyn and Queens. The jazz players were top sight-readers, which was a big plus. So bands led by Machito, Tito Puente and Tito Rodriquez employed players such as Al Cohn, Eddie Bert, Doc Cheatham, Herbie Mann and many others ...
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