Julito Collazo
Julio "Julito" Collazo (1925 – March 5, 2004) was a master
percussionist
.
Collazo was born in
Candido Camero, Carlos Vidal Bolado and Modesto Durán. In the United States Collazo rose to prominence recording and performing with Tito Puente, Eddie Palmieri, Mongo Santamaría, Silvestre Méndez, Dizzy Gillespie and Machito
, among others. These collaborations were magisterial and provide motivation and feedback for researchers, and assure the relevance of the research to the goal of improving the performance of batá drums. Collazo died in New York City of undisclosed causes at age 78.
Recordings
- Caliente ("Hot") (Puerto Rican and Cuban musical expression in New York City) clicking here: [1]
With Eddie Palmieri
- Lo Que Traigo Es Sabroso (Tico, 1964)
With Tito Puente
- Top Percussion (RCA, 1957)
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