Chano Pozo and Dizzy Gillespie record “Manteca”

1947-01-01 · 1947

In 1947, jazz trumpeter Dizzy Gillespie and Cuban drummer Chano Pozo recorded together, including the tune “Manteca.” That session is the usual date for their recorded breakthrough, and one of the big Cuba–US meetings in music. “Dizzy Gillespie and Chano Pozo” — Ted Henken, music historian, “From Son to Salsa,” Latin American Research Review 41, no. 3 (2006), p. 189.

Genres: Jazz afrocubano