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Teo Macero

real name Attilio Joseph Macero

American jazz saxophonist and composer

United States · 1925-10-30 – 2008-02-19

Teo Macero is credited on 6,666 releases across 760 albums tracked on Gatefold, active 1953–2026 — the collector-built map of who actually made the music.

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6,666

Credits

760

Albums

8

Decades active

1,923

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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.
Macero was hired by Records in 1957. Among the hundreds of records he produced, several were with Miles Davis beginning with Sketches Of Spain. He also supervised sessions led by Dave Brubeck including Time Out. During this time Teo worked with dozens of artists and was responsible for signing Charles Mingus, Thelonious Monk, and Charlie Byrd. He also produced over 100 albums of classical orchestral music for Columbia. He left the label in 1975 to found Teo Productions.

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6,666 releases · 760 albums · active 1953–2026

  • Production · 6,541
  • Performance · 1,240
  • Other credits · 525
  • Mastering · 64
  • Engineering · 7

Studios: Columbia 30th Street Studio · Philharmonic Hall, New York · CBS Studios, New York · Columbia Recording Studios

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