Eddie Palmieri, a pianist, composer and bandleader who pioneered a smoldering Latin-jazz sound dominated by trombones and incorporated the jazz jam session into his approach, helping him widen his music and win eight Grammy Awards, died on August 6. He was 88. [Publicity photo above of Eddie Palmieri]
Eddie was the younger brother of Charlie Palmieri, al…
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