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's Banda Gigante and a frequent collaborator of musicians in the

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scene such as

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. Producer Nat Chediak described Tojo as "the father of the creole trombone". In 1939, together with flautist Efraín Loyola and violinist Gilberto La Rosa, he founded the Orquesta Rítmica. He stayed in Cuba after

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took over the government in 1959, and recorded in 1965 ''El trombón majadero'', considered a classic in Cuban music. He later fell out of favor with the Cuban government, stopped playing the trombone, and became a roaming street vendor. In 2001, he composed, arranged and directed a new album ''Generoso qué bueno toca usted'', featuring a lineup with 27 musicians including Paquito D'Rivera and

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. In 2003, he was allowed to attend the

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ceremony in

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following the nomination of the album for the Best Traditional Tropical Latin Album category. A few months later he returned to the

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and settled in Florida. He picked up his trombone and his career was reborn. His last recording was for

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's album ''

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'', released in 2007.''The Miami Herald'', September 17, 2007 "Famed Cuban Trombonist", 4B

Discography

*1957: ''Ritmo'' (Kubaney) *1960: ''El danzón con Generoso y su danzonera'' (Seeco) *1965: ''El trombón majadero'' ( Areito) *2001: ''Generoso qué bueno toca usted'' (Pimienta)

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Jimenez, Generoso 1917 births 2007 deaths Cuban trombonists People from Coral Gables, Florida Latin Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award winners 20th-century trombonists Orquesta Riverside members

Discography

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