Teo Macero

Jazz, Record Producer

1925 – 2008

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Who was Teo Macero?

Teo Macero, born Attilio Joseph Macero, was an American jazz saxophonist, composer, and record producer. He was a producer at Columbia Records for twenty years, and most notably produced Kind of Blue, the Miles Davis album which at No. 12 is the highest-ranked jazz album on Rolling Stone's 500 Greatest Albums of All Time, and according to the RIAA, is the best-selling jazz album of all time. Macero also produced Davis' Bitches Brew, and Dave Brubeck's Time Out, which, along with Kind of Blue, are three of the best-known and most influential jazz albums of all time.

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Born
Oct 30, 1925
Glens Falls
Also known as
  • Macero, Teo
  • Teo Mascero
  • Attilio Joseph Macero
  • Attilio J. Macero
Spouses
Nationality
  • United States of America
Profession
Education
  • Master's Degree, Juilliard School
    Musical composition
    ( - 1953)
Lived in
  • Quogue
    ( - 2008/02/19)
Died
Feb 19, 2008
Riverhead

Submitted
on July 23, 2013

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