Jorge Dalto
Jorge Dalto (July 8, 1948 – October 27, 1987) was a pop, jazz and Afro-Cuban music pianist from Argentina, and the former musical director and keyboardist (together with Ronnie Foster) for George Benson, contributing the acoustic piano intro and solo to Benson's 1976 Grammy-winning hit version of Leon Russell's "This Masquerade". He also performed with Tito Puente, Grover Washington, Spyro Gyra, Fuse One, Gato Barbieri, Willie Colon and others. He died of cancer at the age of 39.
Jorge Dalto | |
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| Born | July 8, 1948 Roque Pérez, Argentina |
| Died | October 27, 1987 (aged 39) New York, New York, U.S. |
| Genres | Jazz, Afro-Cuban, crossover jazz |
| Instrument(s) | Piano, Fender Rhodes |
Dalto's wife, Adela, is a jazz singer. His son, Billy, served in the Oregon House of Representatives from 2003 to 2007.
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