Barron W. "Barry" Rogers (May 22, 1935 – April 18, 1991) was an American jazz and salsa trombonist.

Career

Born in

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, he descended from

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and was raised in

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. His family (original name: Rogenstein) possessed a strong musicality. His father and several of his uncles sang in the choir of Joseph Rosenblatt, and his mother taught in Africa and Mexico, inspiring an interest in music from other nations.

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and

jazz Jazz is a music genre that originated in the African-American communities of New Orleans, Louisiana, in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. Its roots are in blues, ragtime, European harmony, African rhythmic rituals, spirituals, h ...

popular in his neighbourhood. As a student of the playing of jazz trombonists

Jack Teagarden Weldon Leo "Jack" Teagarden (August 20, 1905 – January 15, 1964) was an United States, American jazz Trombone, trombonist and singer. He led both of his bands himself and was a sideman for Paul Whiteman's orchestra. From 1946 to 1951, he played ...

, Lawrence Brown, and J. C. Higginbotham, Rogers began to play Latin music in the mid-1950s and would be most associated with it from then on. He developed his style while working with

Eddie Palmieri Eddie Palmieri (born December 15, 1936) is an American Grammy Award-winning pianist, bandleader, musician, and composer of Corsican and Puerto Rican ancestry. He is the founder of the bands La Perfecta, La Perfecta II, and Harlem River Drive. ...

Willie Colón William Anthony Colón Román (born April 28, 1950) is a Puerto Rican and American Salsa musician and social activist. He began his career as a trombonist but also sings, writes, produces and acts. Colón was a pioneer of Salsa music and a be ...

regarded Rogers as his strongest musical influence and would feature him in many of his productions. Bobby Valentín would feature Rogers in his song "El Jíbaro y la Naturaleza", which led Marvin Santiago to nickname him "El Terror de los Trombones" for the record. Rogers worked with

Israel "Cachao" López Israel López Valdés (September 14, 1918 – March 22, 2008), better known as Cachao ( ), was a Cuban double bassist and composer. Cachao is widely known as the co-creator of the mambo and a master of the descarga (improvised jam sessions). ...

Machito Frank Grillo (born Francisco Raúl Gutiérrez Grillo; December 3, 1909 – April 15, 1984) known professionally as Machito (previously as Macho), was a Latin jazz musician who helped refine Afro-Cuban jazz and create both Cubop and salsa music ...

, Manny Oquendo,

Celia Cruz Celia Caridad Cruz Alfonso (21 October 1925 – 16 July 2003), known as Celia Cruz, was a Cuban singer and one of the most popular Latin artists of the 20th century. Cruz rose to fame in Cuba during the 1950s as a singer of , earning the nickna ...

Tito Puente Ernest Anthony Puente Jr. (April 20, 1923 – May 31, 2000), commonly known as Tito Puente, was an American musician, songwriter, bandleader, timbalero, and record producer. He composed dance-oriented mambo and Latin jazz music. He was also k ...

Cheo Feliciano Cheo Feliciano (3 July 1935 – 17 April 2014) was a Puerto Rican singer and composer of salsa and bolero music. Feliciano was the owner of a recording company called "Coche Records". He was the first tropical singer to perform at the "Amira ...

Johnny Pacheco Juan Pablo Knipping Pacheco (25 March 1935 – 15 February 2021), known as Johnny Pacheco, was a Dominican musician, arranger, composer, bandleader, and record producer. Born in the Dominican Republic, Pacheco became a leading figure in the New ...

, Chino Rodríguez, and the Fania All-Stars. Although known as a salsa trombonist and studio musician, he worked with jazz, soul, and pop musicians. He was a founding member of the band

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with

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, and

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. He also worked with

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, Bob James,

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, Bob Moses,

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, and Grover Washington Jr. The father of trumpeter Chris Rogers, Barry Rogers died suddenly in

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at the age of 55.

Discography

:Note: he is credited as "Barry Rodgers" on several records. With

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* ''Soul Searching'' (Atlantic, 1976) * ''Benny and Us'' (Atlantic, 1977) * ''Warmer Communications'' (Atlantic, 1978) With Fania All-Stars * ''Live at the Red Garter Vol. 1'' (Fania, 1968) * ''Live at the Cheetah Vol. 2'' (Fania, 1972) * ''Latin-Soul-Rock'' (Fania, 1974) * ''Live at Yankee Stadium Vol. 1'' (Fania, 1975) * ''Live at Yankee Stadium Vol. 2'' (Fania, 1975) * ''Tribute to Tito Rodriguez'' (Fania, 1976) * ''Rhythm Machine'' (Columbia, 1977) * ''Live'' (Fania, 1978) With

Jun Fukamachi was a Japanese jazz fusion composer, arranger, and keyboardist. He played with The Brecker Brothers and Steve Gadd and released albums for Polydor and Toshiba in the 1970s. Early life and career At the age of 3, Fukamachi began to learn pian ...

* ''Spiral Steps'' (Kitty, 1976) * ''Triangle Session'' (Kitty, 1977) * ''Evening Star'' (Kitty, 1978) * ''On the Move'' (Alfa, 1978) With

* ''Chaka'' (Warner Bros., 1978) * ''Naughty'' (Warner Bros., 1980) * ''What Cha' Gonna Do for Me'' (Warner Bros., 1981) as Rodgers * ''Chaka Khan'' (Warner Bros., 1982) With

Herbie Mann Herbert Jay Solomon (April 16, 1930 – July 1, 2003), known by his stage name Herbie Mann, was an American jazz Flute, flute player and important early practitioner of world music. Early in his career, he also played tenor saxophone and clarinet ...

* ''Discotheque'' (Atlantic, 1975) * ''Sunbelt'' (Atlantic, 1978) * ''Brazil Once Again'' (Atlantic, 1978) With

* ''Eddie Palmieri and His Conjunto La Perfecta'' (Alegre, 1962) * ''Echando Pa'lante'' (Tico, 1964) * ''Lo Que Traigo Es Sabroso'' (Alegre, 1964) * ''Mambo Con Conga Is Mozambique'' (Tico, 1966) * ''Molasses'' (Tico, 1967) * ''Champagne'' (Tico, 1968) * ''Salsa-Jazz-Descarga'' (Coco, 1978) * ''Sentido'' (Mango 1973) * ''The Sun of Latin Music'' (Coco, 1974) * ''Unfinished Masterpiece'' (Coco, 1975) With

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* ''What a Diff'rence a Day Makes'' (Kudu, 1975) * ''For All We Know'' (Kudu, 1976) * ''Capricorn Princess'' (Kudu, 1976) With Ismael Quintana * ''Ismael Quintana'' (Vaya, 1974) * ''Lo Que Estoy Viviendo'' (Vaya, 1976) * ''Amor Vida y Sentimiento'' (Vaya, 1977) With

* ''Something/Anything?'' (Bearsville, 1972) * ''A Wizard, A True Star'' (Bearsville, 1973) * ''Todd'' (Bearsville, 1974) With Lonnie Smith * ''Keep On Lovin'' (Groove Merchant, 1976) * ''Funk Reaction'' (LRC, 1977) * ''Afrodesia'' (LRC, 1996) With

* ''One Man Dog'' (Warner Bros., 1972) * ''Walking Man'' (Warner Bros., 1974) * ''That's Why I'm Here'' (Columbia, 1985) With Bobby Valentin * ''Va a La Carcel Vol. 1'' (Bronco, 1975) * ''Va a La Carcel Vol. 2'' (Bronco, 1975) * ''Afuera'' (Bronco, 1976) With others *

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, ''Night in the Ruts'' (Columbia, 1979) *

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, ''Air'' (Embryo, 1971) * Joe Bataan, ''Afrofilipino'' (Salsoul, 1975) * Celi Bee, ''Alternating Currents'' (APA 1978) *

Manu Dibango Emmanuel N'Djoké "Manu" Dibango (12 December 1933 – 24 March 2020) was a Cameroonian musician and songwriter who played saxophone and vibraphone. He developed a musical style fusing jazz, funk, and traditional Cameroonian music. His father w ...

, ''Gone Clear'' (CRC, 1980) * Manu Dibango, ''Ambassador'' (CRC, 1981) * Andrea Brachfeld, ''Andrea'' (Latina 1978) *

Randall Bramblett Randall Bramblett (born 1948) is an American musician and singer-songwriter, whose career as a solo artist, session player, and touring musician, has spanned five decades. He has worked with Gregg Allman, Bonnie Raitt, Goose Creek Symphony, Ro ...

, ''That Other Mile'' (Polydor, 1975) *

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, ''Don't Stop the Music'' (Arista, 1977) *

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, ''Two Days Away'' (A&M, 1977) * Roy Buchanan, ''A Street Called Straight'' (Atlantic, 1976) *

, ''Rei Momo'' (Luaka Bop, Sire, Warner Bros., 1989) *

Cachao Israel López Valdés (September 14, 1918 – March 22, 2008), better known as Cachao ( ), was a Cuban double bassist and composer. Cachao is widely known as the co-creator of the mambo (music), mambo and a master of the descarga (improvised ...

, ''Dos'' (Salsoul, 1977) *

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, ''Bazuka'' (A&M, 1975) *

, ''Anything Goes'' (Kudu, 1975) *

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, ''Felix Cavaliere'' (Bearsville, 1974) * Felix Cavaliere, ''Castles in the Air'' (Epic, 1979) *

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, ''Chic'' (Atlantic, 1977) as Rodgers * Chic, ''C'est Chic'' (Atlantic, 1978) * Bill Chinnock, ''Badlands'' (North Country, 1977) * Bill Chinnock, ''Dime Store Heroes'' (North Country, 1980) *

, ''The Player'' (Fania, 2007) *

Hank Crawford Bennie Ross "Hank" Crawford, Jr. (December 21, 1934 – January 29, 2009) was an American alto saxophonist, pianist, arranger and songwriter whose genres ranged from R&B, hard bop, jazz-funk, and soul jazz. Crawford was musical director for ...

, ''I Hear a Symphony'' (Kudu, 1975) * Gregg Diamond, ''Gregg Diamond's Star Cruiser'' (Marlin, 1978) * Gregg Diamond, ''Hardware'' (Mercury, 1979) * Dr. John, ''City Lights'' (Horizon 1978) * William Eaton, ''Struggle Buggy'' (Marlin, 1977) *

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, ''Home in the Country'' (Savoy, 1977) *

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, ''Good and Plenty'' (Buddah, 1979) *

Joe Farrell Joseph Carl Firrantello (December 16, 1937 – January 10, 1986), known as Joe Farrell, was an American jazz multi-instrumentalist who primarily performed as a saxophonist and flutist. He is best known for a series of albums under his own name o ...

, ''La Catedral y El Toro'' (Warner Bros., 1977) *

, ''Felicidades'' (Vaya, 1973) * Cheo Feliciano, ''The Singer'' (Vaya, 1976) * Barry Finnerty, ''New York City'' (Victor, 1982) *

, ''Aretha'' (Arista, 1980) *

Steve Gadd Stephen Kendall Gadd (born April 9, 1945) is an American jazz fusion drummer, percussionist, and session musician. Gadd is one of the best-known and most highly regarded session and studio drummers in the industry, recognized by his induction i ...

, ''The Gadd Gang'' (Columbia, 1986) * Mac Gollehon, ''La Fama'' (American Showplace, 2012) *

Gloria Gaynor Gloria Fowles (born September 7, 1943), known professionally as Gloria Gaynor, is an American singer, best known for the disco era hits "I Will Survive" (1978), "I Have a Right, Let Me Know (I Have a Right)" (1979), "I Am What I Am (Broadway mus ...

, ''I've Got You'' (Polydor, 1976) * Gloria Gaynor, ''Glorious'' (Polydor, 1977) *

, ''Weaver of Dreams'' (Blue Note, 1990) * Henri Guedon, ''Olympia 80'' (Blue Silver 1980) * Larry Harlow, ''Our Latin Feeling/Nuestro Sentimiento Latino'' (Fania, 1980) * Larry Harlow, ''Yo Soy Latino'' (Fania, 1982) *

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, ''Nona Hendryx'' (Epic, 1977) * Bob James, ''H'' (Tappan Zee, 1980) * The Jammers, ''The Jammers'' (Salsoul, 1982) *

, ''Blue Moves'' (Rocket, 1976) * Luther Kent, ''World Class'' (RCS, 1978) * Ryo Kawasaki, ''Mirror of My Mind'' (Satellites, 1997) * Ijahman Levi, ''Tell It to the Children'' (Tree Roots 1982) * O'Donel Levy, ''Windows'' (Groove Merchant, 1976) *

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, ''The Path'' (Marlin, 1978) * Ralph MacDonald, ''Counterpoint'' (Marlin, 1979) *

, ''Fireworks'' (Coco, 1977) * Jimmy Maelen, ''Beats Workin'' (Pavillion, 1980) *

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, ''Lonely Dancer'' (MCA, 1979) *

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, ''Red Beans'' (Groove Merchant, 1976) * Jimmy McGriff, ''Tailgunner'' (LRC, 1977) *

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, ''Moondancer'' (Casablanca, 1979) *

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, ''Songs for the New Depression'' (Atlantic, 1976) *

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, ''Horn Man'' (Agharta, 1982) *

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, ''No Voy Al Festival'' (Fania, 1977) * Bob Moses, ''When Elephants Dream of Music'' (Gramavision, 1983) *

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, ''Funky Snakefoot'' (Blue Note, 1974) *

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, ''House of the Rising Sun'' (Kudu, 1976) * Chico O'Farrill, ''Latin Roots'' (Philips, 1976) *

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, ''Pasaporte'' (Coco, 1976) *

, ''His Flute and Latin Jam'' (Fania, 1965) *

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, ''Trombipulation'' (Casablanca, 1980) *

Jimmy Ponder Jimmy Ponder (May 10, 1946 – September 16, 2013) was an American jazz guitarist. Career When Ponder's brother entered the military, he left his guitar, and Ponder picked it up. In his early teens he received lessons from the guitarist in a ban ...

, ''All Things Beautiful'' (LRC, 1978) * Pucho & His Latin Soul Brothers, ''Dateline'' (Prestige, 1969) * Frank Quintero, ''Hechizo'' (CBS, 1978) * Ismael Rivera, ''Feliz Navidad'' (Fania, 2006) *

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, ''Holding Out My Love to You'' (Shanachie, 1981) * Jimmy Sabater, ''Solo'' (Tico, 1969) *

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& Justo Betancourt, ''Ubane'' (Vaya, 1976) * Masahiko Satoh, ''All-in All-Out'' (Openskye, 1979) * Don Sebesky, ''The Rape of El Morro'' (CTI, 1975) *

, ''Hotcakes'' (Elektra, 1974) * Carly Simon, ''Boys in the Trees'' (Elektra, 1978) *

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, ''We Are Family'' (Cotillion, 1979) *

Phoebe Snow Phoebe Snow (born Phoebe Ann Laub; July 17, 1950 – April 26, 2011) was an American roots music singer-songwriter and guitarist, known for her hit 1974 and 1975 songs "Poetry Man" and "Harpo's Blues", and her credited guest vocals on Paul Simo ...

, ''Never Letting Go'' (Columbia, 2011) *

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, ''Spinozza'' (A&M, 1978) *

, ''Catching the Sun'' (MCA, 1980) *

Candi Staton Canzetta Maria "Candi" Staton (, ) (born March 13, 1940) is an American singer–songwriter, best known in the United States for her 1970 cover of Tammy Wynette's " Stand by Your Man" and her 1976 disco chart-topper " Young Hearts Run Free". In E ...

, ''Chance'' (Warner Bros., 1979) * Sweet Sensation, ''Love Child'' (ATCO, 1990) *

Richard Tee Richard Edward Tee (born Richard Edward Ten Ryk; November 24, 1943 – July 21, 1993) was an American jazz fusion pianist, studio musician, singer and arranger, who had several hundred studio credits and played on such notable hits as " I'll B ...

, ''Strokin'' (Tappan Zee, 1979) * Richard Tee, ''Natural Ingredients'' (Tappan Zee, 1980) * Joe Thomas, ''Feelin's from Within'' (Groove Merchant, 1976) * Joe Thomas, ''Here I Come'' (LRC, 1977) *

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& Eddie Palmieri, ''El Sonido Nuevo'' (Verve, 1966) *

John Tropea John Tropea (pronounced 'tro-pay'; born January 7, 1946) is an American jazz guitarist and composer. Career Tropea began guitar studies at the age of 12. His musical education continued at Berklee College of Music in Boston, where he studied jaz ...

, ''To Touch You Again'' (Marlin, 1979) * Roberto Torres, ''El Castigador'' (Mericana, 1973) * Roberto Torres, ''Roberto Torres de Nuevo'' (Salsoul, 1976) *

Peter Tosh Winston Hubert McIntosh (19 October 1944 – 11 September 1987), professionally known as Peter Tosh, was a Jamaican reggae musician. Along with Bob Marley and Bunny Wailer, he was one of the core members of the band Bob Marley and the Wa ...

, ''Mystic Man'' (Columbia, 1979) * Peter Tosh, ''Wanted Dread & Alive'' (EMI, 1981) *

Tina Turner Tina Turner (born Anna Mae Bullock; November 26, 1939 – May 24, 2023) was a singer, songwriter, actress, and author. Dubbed the "Honorific nicknames in popular music, Queen of Rock 'n' Roll", her vocal prowess, raspy voice, and electrifyin ...

, ''Love Explosion'' (United Artists, 1979) *

Stanley Turrentine Stanley William Turrentine (April 5, 1934 – September 12, 2000) was an American jazz tenor saxophone, tenor saxophonist and record producer. He began his career playing R&B for Earl Bostic and later soul jazz recording for the Blue Note Reco ...

, ''The Man with the Sad Face'' (Fantasy, 1976) *

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, ''Nice to Have Met You'' (CBS, 1978) * Tony Williams, ''The Joy of Flying'' (Columbia, 1979) *

Pete Yellin Peter Michael Yellin (July 18, 1941 – April 13, 2016) was an American jazz saxophonist and educator. Career A native of New York City, Yellin received piano lessons from his father, who was a staff pianist for NBC. He began playing saxophone i ...

, ''It's the Right Thing'' (Mainstream, 1973) * Grover Washington Jr., ''Feels So Good'' (Kudu, 1975) *

Norma Jean Wright Norma Jean Wright (born July 15, 1950) is an American singer and was the lead vocalist of the American group Chic, a soul, R&B and disco band, from 1977 to 1978. Early life Norma Jean Wright was born in Ripley, Tennessee. At young age, she relo ...

, ''Norma Jean'' (Bearsville, 1978) as Rodgers * Zulema, ''Z-licious'' (London, 1978)

References

External links

Tribute page titled "Barry Rogers Jazz"
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