A master trumpeter-composer-arranger who blended Jazz, European Classical, and Afro-Cuban rhythms created one of the most impressive and respected Big Band sounds of any era. He became interested in Jazz while he was attending military school in the United States, much to the chagrin of his father who had expected him to become a lawyer. Shortly after playing for various bands throughout Cuba in the 1940s, he began composing for Benny Goodman and Stan Kenton. Additionally, many compositions cred...
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