About Coke Escovedo
Hometown
Los Angeles, CA, United States
Born
April 30, 1941
Genre
Latin
Thomas "Coke" Escovedo was a percussionist, songwriter, session player, producer, and bandleader. A diverse talent, he worked across genres professionally, playing with Latin, jazz, funk, and rock bands and artists. A member of an important musical family, he was brother to Pete, Alejandro, Javier, and Mario Escovedo, and uncle to Sheila E.; Coke and Pete played with Santana until 1972. They formed Azteca in 1972 and released two jazz-funk records on Columbia: 1972's Azteca and 1973's acclaimed Pyramid of the Moon. In addition to Santana, the percussionist worked with Malo, Cal Tjader, Cold Blood, and Boz Scaggs. He signed with Mercury and issued three Top 200-charting solo albums: Coke in 1975, Comin' at Ya in 1976, and Disco Fantasy in 1977. During the early '80s he worked with Herbie Hancock and toured with his niece, Sheila E. Escovedo died in 1986 at age 44.
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