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Ozzie Cadena

real name Oscar "Ozzie" Cadena

Ozzie Cadena is credited on 1,647 releases across 522 albums tracked on Gatefold, active 1950–2026 — the collector-built map of who actually made the music.

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1,647

Credits

522

Albums

8

Decades active

274

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American Jazz and Gospel producer, composer for the Savoy and Prestige labels.
Born September 26, 1924 Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
Died April 9, 2008 Torrance, California (pneumonia, aged 83).
He worked at Newark's Radio Record Shop, whose owner Herman Lubinsky (aka Lew Herman) also owned, whom he later wrote numerous songs with including his only charted song, by Nappy Brown "I Cried Like A Baby". The song, co-written with Herman and Nappy Brown, hit #22 in 1959 on the U.S. R & B chart. Cadena remained a longtime staff producer for Savoy. BMI IPI #: 4779480.
When Esmond Edwards left in September 1962 for, Cadena replaced him as the new A&R director in October 1962. He came from to fill the position at Prestige. Father of Dez Cadena.

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Credited work

1,647 releases · 522 albums · active 1950–2026

  • Other credits · 822
  • Performance · 551
  • Production · 498
  • Engineering · 3

Studios: Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey · Van Gelder Studio, Hackensack, New Jersey · Newport Jazz Festival · A&R Studios

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