Chico O’Farrill was and still is probably one of the best-kept secrets in jazz. Ask hard-core jazz fans if they’re familiar with O’Farrill and most will draw a blank.
That’s because O’Farrill worked much of his career behind the scenes, in relative obscurity. A brilliant composer and arranger, O’Farrill led and recorded with his own bands but earned the …
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