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Rico Rodriguez

real name Emmanuel Rodriguez

Jamaican trombonist

Jamaica · 1934-10-17 – 2015-09-04

Rico Rodriguez is credited on 1,045 releases across 274 albums tracked on Gatefold, active 1958–2026 — the collector-built map of who actually made the music.

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1,045

Credits

274

Albums

8

Decades active

398

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British ska/reggae trombonist, brought up in Jamaica. Also known as Rico, Reco or El Reco.
Born: 17 October 1934 in Havana, Cuba.
Died: 4 September 2015 in London, England, UK (aged 80).
Rodriguez was taught to play the trombone by his fellow pupil Don Drummond at the Alpha School. In 1961, Rodriguez moved to the UK where he performed with various British reggae and ska artists, including: The Rudies, Dandy Livingstone, and The Specials.
Rodriguez was also a long time member of Jools Holland And His Rhythm & Blues Orchestra, adding his trombone to the orchestra in the mid 1990's.
He became a Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE) at Buckingham Palace on 12 July 2007, for services to music.

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1,045 releases · 274 albums · active 1958–2026

  • Performance · 1,538
  • Other credits · 98
  • Production · 27

Studios: Basing Street Studios · Horizon Studios, Coventry · Gooseberry Sound Studios · T.W. Studios

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