Tin Tin Deo

The sound of two worlds meeting. When Dizzy Gillespie hired the Cuban conguero Chano Pozo, Afro-Cuban rhythm married bebop harmony — and 'Tin Tin Deo' (with...

The sound of two worlds meeting. When Dizzy Gillespie hired the Cuban conguero Chano Pozo, Afro-Cuban rhythm married bebop harmony — and 'Tin Tin Deo' (with Gil Fuller) is one of the first and finest results. Cut in 1948, months before Pozo's violent death that December, it became a Cubop standard: James Moody, Dizzy's own sextet, then Tito Puente and Ray Barretto pulling it back to the dancefloor. The title is a nonsense chant; the groove is the blueprint for Latin jazz.

Composer

Chano Pozo; Dizzy Gillespie; Gil Fuller

Year

1948

Lineage

Afro-Cuban jazz