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| Background information | |
| Birth name | Attilio Joseph Macero |
| Born | October 30, 1925 Glens Falls, New York, U.S. |
| Died | February 19, 2008 (aged 82) Riverhead, New York, U.S. |
| Genres | Jazz, classical, third stream, orchestral jazz, fusion |
| Occupation(s) | Composer, musician, producer |
| Instrument | Saxophone |
| Years active | 1953–2008 |
| Labels | Columbia |
| Formerly of | |
Attilio Joseph "Teo" Macero (October 30, 1925 – February 19, 2008)[1] was an American jazz record producer, saxophonist, and composer. He was a producer at Columbia Records for twenty years. Macero produced Miles Davis' Bitches Brew and Dave Brubeck's Time Out, two of the best-selling and most influential jazz albums of all time.[2] Macero was known for his innovative use of editing and tape manipulation unprecedented in jazz and proving influential on subsequent fusion, experimental rock, electronica, post-punk, no wave, and acid jazz.
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