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Peter Michael Escovedo Jr. (born July 13, 1935 in Pittsburg, California) is an American percussionist. [1] ... Pete led the 14–24 piece Latin big band Azteca. [2]
Azteca was a Latin rock band formed in 1972 by Coke Escovedo and his brother Pete Escovedo, who had just finished stints with Latin rock pioneering band Santana.Azteca was the first large-scale attempt to combine multiple musical elements in the context of a Latin orchestra setting, and featured horns, woodwinds, multiple keyboards, three vocalists, guitars, drums, and multiple Latin ...
In 1977, Escovedo and her father Pete Escovedo released an album called Solo Two, credited to Pete and Sheila Escovedo. In the same year, she joined the The George Duke Band as their percussionist. Escovedo appeared Duke's albums, including Don't Let Go (1978), Follow the Rainbow (1979), Master of the Game (1979), and A Brazilian Love Affair (1980
Azteca is the debut album by former Santana band members Coke Escovedo and his brother Pete Escovedo with their new band, Azteca.. The album was released by Columbia Records in December 1972 and debuted at No. 178 on the Billboard 200 albums chart on January 13, 1973, [1] peaking at No. 151 on February 17, 1973, [2] and spending nine weeks on the chart.
Coke's older brother, fellow percussionist Pete Escovedo, recruited Escovedo for a local Latin jazz combo led by pianist Carlos Federico. The Federico combo evolved into the Escovedo Brothers Band, which also counted Pete, bassist brother Phil Escovedo, saxophonist-flautist Mel Martin and trombonist Al Bent among its regular members.
Nicole Richie's parents, Lionel Richie and Brenda Harvey Richie, remember the first time they saw her
Pedro Alejandro Escovedo [1] (born January 10, 1951) is an American rock musician, songwriter, and singer, who has been recording and touring since the late 1970s.His primary instrument is the guitar.
Escovedo was born in Alameda County, California, and is a member of a musical family, the son and namesake of percussionist Pete Escovedo. His siblings are percussionists Juan Escovedo and Sheila Escovedo (known as Sheila E.). His uncle is percussionist Coke Escovedo and his cousin is drummer René Escovedo. [1]