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Dizzy Gillespie y Machito: Afro-Cuban Jazz Moods - EdexcelGillespie and Machito

Dizzy Gillespie is considered to be one of the greatest jazz trumpeters and band leaders of all time. In 1975 he collaborated with Latin American musician Machito and his band the Afro-Cubans to create the album Afro-Cuban Jazz Moods.

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Gillespie and Machito

Dizzy Gillespie

A photograph of Dizzy Gillespie on stage performing at a Jazz festival.
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Dizzy Gillespie

Dizzy Gillespie is one of the most famous, recognisable and greatest trumpeters of all time. He is most commonly associated with the style of jazz and used Latin American rhythms in his work, including one of his most famous pieces Manteca, long before working with Machito. His distinctive playing style and trumpet have made him an instantly recognisable icon of jazz music.

Machito

A black and white portrait photograph of Much Macho Machito.
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Machito

Machito - Franciso Grillo - was a Cuban singer and percussionist who formed a band in New York during the 1940s called the Afro-Cubans. Machito enhanced the popular jazz styles of the time by adding a Cuban influence to the sound.

Dizzy Gillespie and Machito were assisted by Cuban and Chico O鈥橣arrill, who wrote and arranged the music for the album Afro-Cuban Jazz Moods. Chico O鈥橣arrill had previously worked with Machito and Gillespie in 1950 on the Afro-Cuban Jazz Suite record.