Willie colon discography biography

Born William Anthony Colon Roman on April 28, 1950, in the Bronx, NY; married to Julia; children: four sons.

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Addresses: Record company--Azteca Records S.A. de C.V., Mexico City, Mexico. Business--El Malo Inc., 1333A North Ave., Ste. 153, New Rochelle, NY 10804. Website--Willie Colon Official Website: http://www.williecolon.com. com.

New York-born musician Willie Colon has had enormous influence on contemporary Latin jazz.

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One of the pioneers of salsa, in the early 1970s he worked with legendary Puerto Rican singer Hector Lavoe (who died of AIDS in the late 1980s) to create this distinctive rhythm-charged blend of traditional Cuban dance music with the American big band sound. Strongly influenced by the forceful style of trombonists Barry Rogers and Jose Rodrigues (both of the Eddie Palmieri orchestra), Colon is also credited with being the first bandleader to put only trombones in the band's front line.

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