Jorge Pardo is a Spanish

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born 1 December 1956 in

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, known for the albums he released for Milestone Records in the 1990s. He has been a side musician of famous flamenco guitarist

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and also with American jazz legend Chick Corea. He occasionally joins the Al andalus ensemble for performances.

Discography

;Albums * 1982: ''Jorge Pardo'' (Blau) * 1984: ''El canto de los Guerreros'' (Linterna) * 1991: ''In a Minute'' (Milestone) * 1991: ''Las cigarras son quizá sordas'' (Milestone) * 1993: ''Veloz hacia su sino'' (Milestone) * 1995: ''10 de Paco'' (Milestone) (with Chano Dominguez) * 1997: ''2332'' (Nuevos Medios) * 2001: ''Mira'' (Nuevos Medios) * 2005: ''Vientos Flamencos'' (Manantial de Músicas) * 2009: ''Vientos Flamencos 2'' (Flamenco World Music) * 2012: ''Huellas'' * 2013: ''Puerta del Sol'' * 2014: ''Historias De Radha Y Krishna'' * 2016: ''Djinn'' * 2020: ''Brooklyn Sessions'' (with Gil Goldstein) ;Contributing artist * 1997: '' The Rough Guide to Flamenco'' (

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) * 1997: ''Ur'' (Al Sur) with Michel Bismut, Keyvan Chemirani,Nabil Khalidi * 2019: Antidote (Chick Corea album)

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