Azteca was a large Latin rock band featuring former members of Santana such as Coke Escovedo and Neal Schon that was founded in the early '70s and charted with its self-titled debut album in 1973, though it was not long-lived. ~ William Ruhlmann, All Music Guide

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The Bossa Três was the first instrumental group of the bossa nova. In 1961, Luís Carlos Vinhas (piano), Tião Neto (bass), and Edison Machado (drums) teamed up to form the trio. They went to the U.S. to accompany the dancers Lennie Dale, Martha Botelho, and Joe Benett on The Ed Sullivan Show. They remained in the U.S. and recorded three albums in... [+] Read More

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A fusion and contemporary jazz band that's recorded for Zebra, MCA and GWE in the mid and late '80s and early '90s. The lineup shrunk from a high of l2 instrumentalists and two vocalists in 1985 to six members and a vocalist in 1986, then increased to nine members and two guest vocalists for their 1992 session. ~ Ron Wynn, All Music Guide

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The pianist's middle name was "Valentine" and someone could certainly take a nice swim through the French words in the surname of Eddie Bonnemere. This is all quite suitable musically in terms of a playing career that evolved from the church to the cocktail lounge and then went back to the church, inspired by the combination of sentimentality... [+] Read More

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In the 1960s, no one combined more or less equal elements of jazz, Latin music, soul, and funk as well as Henry "Pucho" Brown (b. November 1, 1938). A somewhat forgotten figure until recently, Pucho never achieved the wide recognition of some other Latin jazz performers exploring similar territory, such as Mongo Santamaria, Willie Bobo, and Cal... [+] Read More

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