Gillespie and Machito
Dizzy Gillespie
Dizzy Gillespie is one of the most famous, recognisable and greatest A genre of music that has swing and syncopated rhythms, and extended chords. trumpeters of all time. He is most commonly associated with the A type of jazz that uses a fast tempo, complex harmonies and rhythms, and virtuosic improvisations. style of jazz and used Latin American rhythms in his work, including one of his most famous pieces Manteca, long before working with Machito. His distinctive playing style and trumpet have made him an instantly recognisable icon of jazz music.
Machito
Machito - Franciso Grillo - was a Cuban singer and percussionist who formed a band in New York during the 1940s called the Afro-Cubans. Machito enhanced the popular A large group of musicians including brass, reeds, keys, guitars, double bass and a percussion section that plays jazz and dance music. jazz styles of the time by adding a Cuban influence to the sound.
Dizzy Gillespie and Machito were assisted by Cuban A person who writes music. and A person who writes existing music for a different instrument group, eg writing an orchestral piece for piano. Chico O’Farrill, who wrote and arranged the music for the album Afro-Cuban Jazz Moods. Chico O’Farrill had previously worked with Machito and Gillespie in 1950 on the Afro-Cuban Jazz Suite record.