Weekend Playlist...
These are actually 2 of 6 tracks lumped together under the title Afro Cuban Jazz Suite, and credited to Charlie Parker. That is tragic in a way because Machito (born as Francisco Raúl Gutiérrez Grillo and known as Frank Grillo) was the real innovator in establishing and fusing together the music style that has come to be known as Afto-Cuban Jazz.
Of course Parker plays on this, and regardless of misplaced credits, this is an historic recording because it included some of the top Latin musicians collaborating with some top Jazz musicians and pulling off a fusion of the two styles.
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