Jorge Dalto
Born(1948-07-08)July 8, 1948
Roque Pérez, Argentina
DiedOctober 27, 1987(1987-10-27) (aged 39)
New York, New York, U.S.
GenresJazz, Afro-Cuban, crossover jazz
Instrument(s)Piano, Fender Rhodes

Jorge Dalto (July 8, 1948 – October 27, 1987) was a pop, jazz and Afro-Cuban music pianist from Argentina, and the former musical director and keyboardist (together with Ronnie Foster) for George Benson, contributing the acoustic piano intro and solo to Benson's 1976 Grammy-winning hit version of Leon Russell's "This Masquerade". He also performed with Tito Puente, Grover Washington, Spyro Gyra, Fuse One, Gato Barbieri, Willie Colon and others.[1] He died of cancer at the age of 39.[2]

Dalto's wife, Adela, is a jazz singer. His son, Billy, served in the Oregon House of Representatives from 2003 to 2007.[3]

Discography

As leader

As sideman

With Spyro Gyra

With Chet Baker

With George Benson

With Dizzy Gillespie and Machito

With Grant Green

With Heaven and Earth

With Willie Colón

With Gato Barbieri

Whit Djavan Luz (Djavan Album) 1982

References

  1. ^ Harris, Craig. "Jorge Dalto Biography". AllMusic. All Media Network. Retrieved 11 February 2016.
  2. ^ "Jorge Dalto Dies at 39; A Jazz-Fusion Pianist". The New York Times. Associated Press. October 30, 1987.
  3. ^ "Aide hopes to be Oregon's first Hispanic GOP senator". Seattle Post-Intelligencer. December 27, 2001. Retrieved December 28, 2020.
  4. ^ "New York Nightline". AllMusic. All Media Network. Retrieved 11 February 2016.

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