Afro-Cuban jazz

Mario Bauza was the main developer of early Afro-Cuban jazz 1943

Afro-Cuban jazzmixes the harmonies of cuban music and musical timbre typical of Bebop. It was developed in the early 1940's by both musicians Mario Bauza composer and arranger of Machitos orchestra.Mario Bauza, Machito among some of the most notable contributors. The style was originally called "Cubop" The original musical development largely took place in Cuba as well as in united states,Cuban musicians toured in New Orleans and other North American cities.

History

Afro-Cuban jazz started with the meeting of the Cuban trumpet/saxophonist Mario Bauzá with Dizzy Gillespie in the late 1937 in the Cab Calloway orchestra.Mario Bauza start like composer and arranger in the orchestra create by Machito in the early 40's Mario Bauza created the first album of afrocuban jazz in 1943,stan kenton recorded his first album of afrocuban jazz called Machito in 1947 on name Machito's orchestra.Dizzy gillespie asked Bauzá to introduce him to "one of those tom-tom [sic] players" (meaning a conga player). Bauzá introduced Gillespie to the legendary Cuban conguero Chano Pozo in 1947. It was in the Gillespie band that Chano Pozo wrote the famous number Manteca recorded in 1948.

Gillespie started the afrocuban jazz movement all ready known since 1943 and renamed as Cubop in 1948, which included American jazz greats such as the alto saxophonist Charlie Parker, who, with the tenor player Flip Phillips, was on the original recording of Chico O'Farrill's Afro Cuban Jazz Suite. Another great Cuban conguero famous in jazz circles was Mongo Santamaría, who worked for Pérez Prado, and the vibe player Cal Tjader, before setting up his own Cuban jazz group.

Machito and his Afro-Cubans were the maximun exponent of the afrocuban jazz,after them Stan Kenton recorded his first album in 1947,and Chano Pozo and Dizzy Gillespie recored manteca.all of them used Afro-Cuban rhythmic structure and instruments, and moved towards his own kind of afrocuban jazz. The great figure of afrocuban jazz in the post-World War II era was the cuban Armando Romeu Jr, who led the Tropicana's big band for many years in Habana Cuba. Also important was the great double-bass player Cachao (Israel López), who organized a number of jam sessions in Havana and New York.

FIRST AFROCUBAN JAZZ ALBUM IN THE HISTORY.

Mario Bauza Tanga 1943

Stan Kenton Machito 1947

Dizzy Gillespie Manteca 1948

Important albums

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Dizzy Gillespie Afro

Kenny Dorham Afro-Cuban

Stan Kenton Cuban Fire!

Danilo Perez Motherland

Michel Camilo On Fire

Eddie Palmieri La Verdad

Sebastian Schunke Symbiosis

Gonzalo Rubalcaba Mi gran pasion

Alain Pérez "En el aire"

See also

• Music of Cuba