Jorge Dalto
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Jorge Dalto was a pop, jazz and Afro-Latin pianist and the former musical director for George Benson
. He also performed with Tito Puente
, Grover Washington, Fuse One
, Gato Barbieri
, Willie Colon
and others. He died of cancer at the age of 39.
With George Benson
With Grant Green
WIth Heaven and Earth
With Willie Colón
George Benson
George Benson is a ten Grammy Award winning American musician, whose production career began at the age of twenty-one as a jazz guitarist....
. He also performed with Tito Puente
Tito Puente
Tito Puente, , born Ernesto Antonio Puente, was a Latin jazz and Salsa musician. The son of native Puerto Ricans Ernest and Ercilia Puente, of Spanish Harlem in New York City, Puente is often credited as "El Rey de los Timbales" and "The King of Latin Music"...
, Grover Washington, Fuse One
Fuse One
Fuse One were a group of Jazz musicians who collaborated for two albums released on CTI Records and one album released on GNP Crescendo Record Co..The albums Fuse One and Silk were produced by Creed Taylor...
, Gato Barbieri
Gato Barbieri
Leandro Barbieri , better known as Gato Barbieri , is an Argentinean jazz tenor saxophonist and composer who rose to fame during the free jazz movement in the 1960s and from his latin jazz recordings in the 1970s.-Biography:Born to a family of musicians, Barbieri began playing music...
, Willie Colon
Willie Colon
Willie Colon may refer to:*Willie Colón, Puerto Rican salsa musician*Willie Colon , American football tackle...
and others. He died of cancer at the age of 39.
As leader
- 1976: Chevere (with Adela Dalto (vocals), Bernard PurdieBernard PurdieBernard Lee "Pretty" Purdie is an American session drummer, and is considered an influential and innovative exponent of funk...
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(Alto,Flute), Ernie RoyalErnie RoyalErnest Andrew Royal was a jazz trumpeter.His older brother was clarinetist and alto saxophonist Marshal Royal, with whom he appears on the classic Ray Charles big band recording The Genius of Ray Charles .He began in Los Angeles as a member of Les Hite's Orchestra in 1937...
(trumpet), Victor Paz (trumpet), Rubén BladesRubén BladesRubén Blades Bellido de Luna is a Panamanian salsa singer, songwriter, lawyer, actor, Latin jazz musician, and politician, performing musically most often in the Afro-Cuban and Latin jazz genres... - 1983: Rendezvous (with David SanbornDavid SanbornDavid Sanborn is an American alto saxophonist. Though Sanborn has worked in many genres, his solo recordings typically blend jazz with instrumental pop and R&B. He released his first solo album Taking Off in 1975, but has been playing the saxophone since before he was in high school...
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, Steve GaddSteve GaddSteve Gadd is an American session and studio drummer, notable for his work with popular musicians from a wide range of genres.-Biography:...
) - 1984: New York Nightline (with Bob MintzerBob MintzerBob Mintzer is a jazz saxophonist, composer, arranger, and big band leader based in Los Angeles, California. Mintzer is a member of the jazz rock band the Yellowjackets.-With The Yellowjackets:*Greenhouse, 1991;*Live Wires, 1992;...
, Alan RubinAlan RubinAlan Rubin , also known as Mr. Fabulous, was an American musician. He played trumpet, flugelhorn, and piccolo trumpet....
, Dave ValentinDave ValentinDave Valentin is a jazz flutist.He learned latin percussion first when he was a teenager, and then switched to flute. Valentin's teacher, Hubert Laws, suggested that he not double on saxophone because of his attractive sound on the flute. He studied at the Bronx Community College...
, Jay BeckensteinJay BeckensteinJay B. Beckenstein is a saxophone player, smooth jazz artist and together with Jeremy Wall founded Spyro Gyra...
, Carlos ValdesCarlos ValdesCarlos Valdes was a Cuban-born American conga player. In 1955 he emigrated from Cuba to New York City where he played with Willie Bobo in Harlem. He was also known by the name "Patato". He invented and patented the tunable conga drum which revolutionized use of the instrument...
, Steve Gadd, George Benson) - 1985: Urban Oasis (with Buddy WilliamsBuddy WilliamsHarold "Buddy" Williams was an Australian country music singer and songwriter. He was the first Australian born to record country music in Australia, three years after the New Zealand born Tex Morton had made his first recording session here in Australia...
(Drums) Adela Dalto (vocal) - 1988: Listen Up (with Stanley Banks (guitar, bass guitar); George Benson , Phil UpchurchPhil UpchurchPhil Upchurch is an American jazz and R&B guitarist and bassist.Upchurch started his career working with The Kool Gents, The Dells, and The Spaniels before going on to work with Curtis Mayfield, Otis Rush and Jimmy Reed. He then returned to Chicago to play and record with Woody Herman, Stan Getz,...
(guitar); Hubert LawsHubert LawsHubert Laws is an American flutist and saxophonist with a 40+ year career in jazz, classical, and other music genres. Alongside Herbie Mann, Laws is probably the most recognized and respected jazz flutist...
(flute); Michael BreckerMichael BreckerMichael Leonard Brecker was an American jazz saxophonist and composer. Acknowledged as "a quiet, gentle musician widely regarded as the most influential tenor saxophonist since John Coltrane," he has been awarded 15 Grammy Awards as both performer and composer and was inducted into Down Beat Jazz...
, Randy BreckerRandy BreckerRandal "Randy" Brecker is an American trumpeter and flugelhornist. He is a highly sought after performer in the genres of jazz, rock, and R&B, and has performed or recorded with Stanley Turrentine, Billy Cobham, Bruce Springsteen, Lou Reed, Sandip Burman, Charles Mingus, Blood, Sweat & Tears,...
(trumpet, flugelhorn); Ronnie Foster (synthesizer); Anthony Jackson (bass guitar); Harvey MasonHarvey MasonHarvey William Mason is an American jazz drummer. He has worked with many jazz and fusion artists such as Bob James, The Brecker Brothers, Lee Ritenour, Herbie Hancock's Headhunters and almost all the Mizell Brothers productions with Donald Byrd, Johnny Hammond, Bobbi Humphrey and Gary Bartz...
(drums); Frank Malabé (percussion). - 1992: Solo Piano
As sideman
With Spyro GyraSpyro Gyra
Spyro Gyra is an American jazz fusion band that was originally formed in the mid-1970s in Buffalo, New York, USA. With over 25 albums released and 10 million copies sold, they are among the most prolific as well as commercially successful groups of the genre...
- IncognitoIncognito (Spyro Gyra album)- Track listing and personnel :1. "Last Exit" - 4:17*Jay Beckenstein: Saxopohone*Tom Schuman: Yamaha GS-1, Synthesizers*Steve Love: Guitar*Will Lee: Bass*Steve Gadd: Drums*Gerardo Velez: Percussion*Manolo Badrena: Congas...
(1982) - City KidsCity Kids (Spyro Gyra album)City Kids is the seventh album by Spyro Gyra, released in 1983 .- Track listing :# "City Kids" - 5:11# "Serpent In Paradise" - 4:45# "A Ballad" - 5:42...
(1983) - CollectionCollection (Spyro Gyra album)Collection is the fifteenth and debut compilation album by Spyro Gyra, released in 1991 . The album cover showed a couple of fairies above a city with flowers.- Track listing and personnel :1...
(1991)
With George Benson
George Benson
George Benson is a ten Grammy Award winning American musician, whose production career began at the age of twenty-one as a jazz guitarist....
- Breezin'Breezin'Breezin' is an album by jazz/soul guitarist George Benson.The album marked the beginning of Benson's most successful period commercially. Breezin topped the Pop, Jazz and R&B album charts in Billboard and spun off two hit singles, the title song and "This Masquerade," which was a top ten pop and...
(1976) - In FlightIn Flight (George Benson album)-Personnel:*George Benson - Lead Guitar & Vocals*Phil Upchurch - Rhythm Guitar*Ronnie Foster - Electric Piano & Mini Moog*Jorge Dalto - Clavinet & Acoustic Piano*Stanley Banks - Bass*Harvey Mason - Drums*Ralph MacDonald - Percussion...
(1977) - Weekend in L.A. (1978)
- Livin' Inside Your LoveLivin' Inside Your LoveLivin' Inside Your Love is a double-LP by jazz musician George Benson, which was released in 1979. It was certified Gold by the RIAA.-Side A:# "Livin' Inside Your Love" – 6:37# "Hey Girl" – 4:31...
(1979)
With Grant Green
Grant Green
Grant Green was a jazz guitarist and composer....
- EasyEasy (Grant Green album)Easy is the final album by American jazz guitarist Grant Green featuring performances recorded in 1978, a few months before his death, and released on the Versatile label.-Reception:...
(1978)
WIth Heaven and Earth
- Refuge (1973)
With Willie Colón
Willie Colón
William Anthony Colón is a Nuyorican salsa musician. Primarily a trombonist, Colón also sings, writes, produces and acts. He is also involved in municipal politics in New York City.-Early years:...
- Tiempo pa` matar (1983)