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Chano Pozo

Jazz

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Listen to Manteca by Dizzy Gillespie and His Orchestra, Dizzy Gillespie & Chano Pozo, see lyrics, music video & more!
MantecaDizzy Gillespie and His Orchestra, Dizzy Gillespie & Chano Pozo
Listen to Cubana-Be (Remastered 2011) by Chano Pozo, see lyrics, music video & more!
Cubana-Be (Remastered 2011)Chano Pozo
Listen to Baila Simón by Estrellas Juveniles, Chano Pozo & Arsenio Rodríguez, see lyrics, music video & more!
Baila SimónEstrellas Juveniles, Chano Pozo & Arsenio Rodríguez
Listen to Cubana Be - Cubana Bop by Dizzy Gillespie and His Orchestra, Dizzy Gillespie & Chano Pozo, see lyrics, music video & more!
Cubana Be - Cubana BopDizzy Gillespie and His Orchestra, Dizzy Gillespie & Chano Pozo
Listen to Cu-Ba (Remastered 2011) by Chano Pozo, see lyrics, music video & more!
Cu-Ba (Remastered 2011)Chano Pozo
Listen to Pimienta by Estrellas Juveniles, Chano Pozo & Arsenio Rodríguez, see lyrics, music video & more!
PimientaEstrellas Juveniles, Chano Pozo & Arsenio Rodríguez
Listen to Tin-Tin-Deo (Remastered 2011) by Chano Pozo, see lyrics, music video & more!
Tin-Tin-Deo (Remastered 2011)Chano Pozo
Listen to Parampampin by Chano Pozo, see lyrics, music video & more!
ParampampinChano Pozo
Listen to Ave María Morena by Estrellas Juveniles, Chano Pozo & Arsenio Rodríguez, see lyrics, music video & more!
Ave María MorenaEstrellas Juveniles, Chano Pozo & Arsenio Rodríguez
Listen to Guarachi Güaro by Chano Pozo, see lyrics, music video & more!
Guarachi GüaroChano Pozo

Latest Release

Listen to Cubop! Conga Live Experience by Chano Pozo
ALBUMCubop! Conga Live ExperienceChano Pozo

More albums from Chano Pozo

Listen to Chano Pozo by Chano Pozo
ALBUMChano PozoChano Pozo
Listen to Cuban Classics, Vol. 13 by Estrellas Juveniles, Chano Pozo & Arsenio Rodríguez
ALBUMCuban Classics, Vol. 13Estrellas Juveniles, Chano Pozo & Arsenio Rodríguez

Artist Playlists

Chano Pozo: The Session Musicians
Chano Pozo: The Session Musicians
He provided the rhythmic backbone that birthed Afro-Cuban jazz.
Chano Pozo: The Session Musicians

About Chano Pozo

Listen to Chano Pozo, watch music videos, read bio, see tour dates & more!
Hometown
Havana, Cuba
Born
January 7, 1915
Genre
Jazz
Chano Pozo played a major role in the founding of Latin jazz, which was essentially a mixture of bebop and Cuban folk music. He gained his musical background from Cuban religious cults. After moving to New York in 1947, he met Dizzy Gillespie who enthusiastically added him to his bebop big band. Among his features with Dizzy were "Cubana Be," "Cubana Bop," "Tin Tin Deo," and "Manteca"; Pozo co-wrote the latter two. Unfortunately, Chano Pozo had a hot temper and he was killed in a Harlem bar a month shy of his 34th birthday. ~ Scott Yanow

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