Juan Tizolhis Caravan Through American Life And Culture

Juan Tizol: His Caravan through American Life and Culture

Juan Tizol is often remembered as the famed trombonist who composed the jazz evergreens known as Caravan and Perdido. Few know that this enigmatic figure was a multifaceted talent who lived an extraordinary life in the world of music.

Juan Tizol Martnez was a native of Puerto Rico who divided his life into four broad segments; the first 20 years in his native land, the next several years in Washington, D.C., the third in New York City and for almost 40 years in Los Angeles. From these different venues, Tizol acquired an abundance of experiences in music that permitted him to make a contribution that has been described as one whose Latin American touch changed the Duke Ellington Orchestra and the history of jazz.

This book provides the reader with greater details of Juan Tizols talents as a trombonist, composer, music transcriber and arranger. Tizols soft-spoken and gentle demeanor may have undermined his much sought-after talents. The recorded history of jazz confirms his many contributions to the music of Ellington, Harry James, Louie Bellson, Nelson Riddle, Nat King Cole, and others.

Juan Tizol has been described as the progenitor of Latin Jazz and this book provides the necessary information to make a convincing case to support the description.