Jazz has always had more than its fair share of lucky personalities—highly charismatic, captivating artists. One of the most charming and least-known was Joe Castro, a relentlessly upbeat, easy-going and gregarious pianist who was close with Dave Brubeck, Zoot Sims, Teddy Edwards, Duke Ellington, Lucky Thompson, Louis Armstrong and June Christy, to name…
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