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| Pete Escovedo (2012) | |
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| Pete Escovedo is part of a Bay Area musical dynasty, and has been a major force in Latin music scenes here since the 1960s.
Born in Pittsburg, California, Pete grew up in Oakland, surrounded by music throughout his childhood (his father sang with some Latin big bands). He played saxophone in high school before switching to vibes. When Ed Kelly needed a percussionist, Pete found his calling. He and his younger brother, Coke, developed quickly as percussionists and, with the addition of brother Phil on bass they started a band. That group broke up in 1967 when he and Coke got the call from Carlos Santana. After touring for a couple of years with Santana, Pete and Coke started their group Azteca, recording for Columbia Records. Pete is also a visual artist, having been drawing and painting as a teenager. (Do check out his art at his website.) Pete has trained the next generation of his own children—each of them an excellent performer—Sheila, Peter Michael, and Juan, all of whom appear in the family band on the new recording, "Live at Stern Grove". |
| Pick | Artist | Album | Song | Label |
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| # 1 | Eddie Palmieri | The Sun of Latin Music | Nada de Ti | Coco Records |
| # 2 | Ivan Lins | I'm Not Alone | I'm Not Alone | Trans Brasil |
| # 3 | João Gilberto | Amoroso | Besame Mucho | Warner Bros |
| # 4 | Cal Tjader | Black Orchid | Pete Kelly's Blues | OJC |
| # 5 | Donny Hathaway | A Donny Hathaway Collection | You Were Meant for Me | Atlantic |
| # 6 | Tito Puente | The Best of Tito Puente, Vol. 1 | Que Sera Mi China | RCA |
| Book | Sidney Poitier, "Life Beyond Measure" | |||
| Luxury Item | A lap-top computer | |||
| Tim Garland
26 Apr Ben Goldberg 01 Mar Lua Hadar 08 Mar | Molly Holm
19 Apr Remy Le Boeuf 15 Mar Stephanie Nakasian 18 Jan | Marlena Shaw
29 Mar Ben Sidran 12 Apr |