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Teo Macero was born and raised in Glens Falls, New York. After serving in the United States Navy, he moved to New York City in 1948 to attend the Juilliard School of Music. He studied composition, and graduated from Juilliard in 1953 with Bachelor’s and Master’s degrees.
In 1953, Macero co-founded Charles Mingus’ Jazz Composers Workshop, and became a major contributor to the New York City avant-garde jazz scene. As a composer, Macero wrote in an atonal style, as well as in third Stream, a synthesis of jazz and classical music. He performed live, and recorded several albums with Mingus and the other Workshop members over the next three years, including Jazzical Moods (in 1954) and Jazz Composers Workshop (in 1955).
During this time, Macero also recorded Explorations (DLP-6). While he had contributed compositions to other albums, this was the first full album of his own compositions, and Macero’s first album as a leader. Macero plays tenor and alto saxophones on the album, and is joined by Orlando DiGirolamo on accordion, both Mingus and Lou Labella on basses, and Ed Shaughnessy on drums.
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koolkeef
awesome sounds
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Gosurfh2o
So I came across an original copy of "explorations" DLP-6.... Does anyone know what it is worth?
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Pdna2
I'm not sure about the "similar artists" listed above. As I wrote last month, Teo worked with and influenced (and was influenced by) the likes of Mingus, Miles, Brubeck and other jazz legends. There are also important connections to composer Henry Brant. A list of connected or similar artists might, therefore, include some of these figures rather than the artists listed above. I don't even know why they are listed as similar. Does anybody know?
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Pdna2
What happened to the artist description and all the shouts that were here a few months back? I hope interested listeners will google him or check wiki and learn about his considerable contributions to both post-1950 jazz and classical music. He was a trained composer,saxophonist and a well known and brilliant record producer (he gave us Miles' Bitches' Brew & Kinda Blue--indeed Miles' "Teo" pays tribute to him). He formed the composers' workshop with Mingus in the 50's, pioneered "third stream jazz" or "jazzical"-- blending modern classical and jazz musics.He was a prolific, if uneven, composer in his own right. How is it that such a figure is found here to be utterly neglected? And why are all the old RIP shouts (he died a few years back) and the artist description both removed??
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Carnassial1
The Virus soundtrack!
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