... these musicians as well as others, that begs for them to be hailed as the Kings, or true creators at least, of their respective styles, but the situation surrounding the genre known as Afro-Cuban Jazz or more recently and in many circles reluctantly, Latin Jazz, is somewhat different. The real founders of this style have never received the full credit ... play. Throughout the rest of his life, Dizzy would pay tribute to and sing the praises of Chano Pozo's talent and never took away from his achievements in helping to define Afro-Cuban Jazz, but he was truly deeply wounded by his collea...

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