Chico O'Farrill

arrangement, composition, trumpet · 1921–2001 · Havana

Arranger and composer born in Havana, he settled in New York in 1948. He wrote for Machito, Dizzy Gillespie and Clark Terry.

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Styles

• Latin jazz, Afro-Cuban
• Modern big bands

Landmark tracks

• Afro-Cuban Jazz Suite (1950)

Sources

• Source

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