- Personal name
- Juan Vincente Martinez
- Born
- December 31, 1900
- Died
- April 23, 1984
- Country
- Puerto Rico
- IPI
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00030702725 11 works
- Affiliation
- ASCAP
- Comments
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Valve trombonist and composer, best known as a member of Duke Ellington's band, and as the (co)-writer of the jazz standards "Caravan", "Pyramid" and "Perdido". Born in Puerto Rico, he moved to the US in 1920.
- Member of
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Barney Bigard and His Jazzopaters
- Related
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Duke Ellington Member of Ellington's band 1929 to 1944 and 1951 to 1953.
- Ranking
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246th most covered composer/author
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