Chombo Silva

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José "Chombo" Silva (born March 27, 1913 in Baracoa , † 1995 in New York City ) was a Cuban violinist and saxophonist .

Silva learned the violin as a child and played in church groups. In 1938 he met the pianist Peruchín , at whose suggestion he learned to play the saxophone, and whose band Trovadores de Tono he joined. He then played in a band in Santiago de Cuba and became a member of the Orquesta Swing Boys of the Peñalver brothers in Havana in 1948 . Emilio Peñalver introduced him to jazz music, and soon he appeared in the formation of the Pérez brothers with Chico O'Farrill . The following year he traveled to Europe with Jaime Camino's orchestra , where he jammed with Tete Montoliu .

He toured South America and Puerto Rico in the early 1950s before joining Beny Moré's Banda Gigante in 1955 . He was one of the big names on the jazz scene in the Cuban capital until he emigrated to New York in 1957. Musicians like Machito , Cal Tjader (with whom he recorded Ritmo Caliente and Black Orchid , among others ), the Cuban exile Jesús Caunedo and René Touzet with his orchestra were among his musical partners.

As a violinist and saxophonist, he recorded the title Para tí with Mongo Santamaria's group La Sabrosa . On the album Latino by Ray Barretto and his group La Moderna, he worked alongside the Cubans Alejandro Vivar (trumpet) and Rudy Calzano (vocals). Several recordings were made between 1961 and 1966 with Al Santiago's Alegre All Stars .

Silva's only album under his own name, Los Hits de Manzanero - En el Saxofon de Chombo Silva ( dedicated to Armando Manzanero and with the double bass player Bobby Rodríguez ), was released in 1969. After recording with Julio Gutiérrez , he joined the Orquesta Típica Ideal des Geiger in 1974 Alfredo de la Fé , to which he belonged for ten years. In 1985 he appeared in Eddie Palmieri's Mambo Show , in 1992 in a concert with Cachao López . The following year he took part in the recording of 40 Years of Cuban Jam Session at the invitation of Paquito D'Rivera .

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SURNAME Silva, Chombo
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Silva, José
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Cuban violinist and saxophonist
DATE OF BIRTH March 27, 1913
PLACE OF BIRTH Baracoa
DATE OF DEATH 1995
Place of death New York City