Teo Macero
Attilio Joseph Macero
appears on 12 albums
American record producer, jazz saxophonist and composer
Born October 30, 1925 in Glens Falls, NY, USA, died February 19, 2008 in Riverhead, Long Island, NY, USA
A staff producer for Records from 1959 (he was first hired as a music editor in 1957), Macero produced a series of albums by Miles Davis (beginning with ) until the early 1980s, including editing that almost amounted to creating compositions after the recordings. He also supervised sessions led by Dave Brubeck (including Time Out) and signed Charles Mingus. He left Columbia in 1975 to found Teo Productions.
Member of
- Charles Mingus Jazz Workshop
- The Manhattan Jazz All Stars
- Charles Mingus Octet
- The Charlie Mingus Modernists
- Teo Macero And His Orchestra