Teo Macero
Attilio Joseph "Teo" Macero (October 30, 1925 – February 19, 2008) was an American jazz saxophonist, composer, and record producer. He was a producer at Columbia Records for twenty years. Macero produced Miles Davis' Bitches Brew and Dave Brubeck's Time Out, two of the best-selling and most influential jazz albums of all time. Macero was known for his innovative use of editing and tape manipulation unprecedented in jazz and proving influential on subsequent fusion, experimental rock, electronica, post-punk, no wave, and acid jazz.
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Macero in 1996 | |
| Background information | |
| Birth name | Attilio Joseph Macero |
| Born | October 30, 1925 Glens Falls, New York, U.S. |
| Died | February 19, 2008 (aged 82) Riverhead, New York, U.S. |
| Genres | Jazz, classical, third stream, orchestral jazz, fusion |
| Occupation(s) | Composer, musician, producer |
| Instrument(s) | Saxophone |
| Years active | 1953–2008 |
| Labels | Columbia |
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