Eddie Cano

Edward " Eddie" Cano Jr. ( born June 6, 1927 in Los Angeles, † January 30, 1988 ) was an American pianist, composer, arranger and band leader of Latin jazz.

Life and work

Cano had Mexican roots and began playing the piano at age five. He first worked as a musician in nightclubs, made ​​in 1945 his military service in the U.S. Army, where he played in various bands. In 1946 he attended a course at the Music Conservatory in Los Angeles. After his discharge from the army he worked in the bands of Miguelito Valdes ( 1947-49 ), originated with the first recordings in New York, and also in Tito Puente, Machito, José Curbelo and Noro Morales. Upon his return to Los Angeles, he worked with Les Baxter (Le Sacre du Sauvage 1952), Cal Tjader ( Ritmo Caliente 1955) and Demasiado Caliente. He took off the mid-1950s with his own bands, a number of Latin Album on labels such as RCA Victor, Reprise Records and GNP Records ago. His first album Cole Porter And Me was produced by Shorty Rogers. In his band played, among others Carlos Vidal, Bill Richmond, Tommy Tedesco and Larry Bunker. In his later years he performed with Poncho Sanchez and was the 1986/87 first chairman of the Hispanic Musicians Association.

Disco Graphical Notes

• Deep in a Drum ( RCA Victor, 1958)
• Cano Plays Mancini (Reprise, 1961)
• Brought Back Live from PJ's ( Dunhill, 1967)
• 30 Latin American Favorites ( Pickwick )
• Saturday Night Fever: The Original Movie Sound Track (1977 )