Awards and honors
* 2008: South Texas Music Walk of FameDiscography
As leader
* 1975: Sol - ''Sol'' * 1981: ''Latino Blue'' * 2002: ''A Latin Shade of Blue'' * 2004: ''Latin Jazz Latino'' with the NDR Big BandAs sideman
With Luis Gasca * 1968: ''The Little Giant'' * 1974: ''Born to Love You'' * 1976: ''Collage'' With Little Joe y La Familia * 1972: ''Para La Gente'' * 1973: ''Total'' With Mongo Santamaria * 1975: ''Mongo / Lady Guajira'' * 1977: Dawn (Amanecer)Feat Ruben Blades on Vocals With Roberto Santamaria * 2013: ''Fiesta Al Jazz'' * 2015: ''The Conga King'' With others * 1971: Arnett Cobb - ''The Wild Man from Texas'' * 1973: La Tortilla Factory - ''La Tortilla Factory'' * 1979: Mel Lewis and New Quintet - ''The New Mel Lewis Quintet Live'' * 1988: Peter Herbolzheimer Rhythm Combination & Brass - ''Live in Concert'' ''Peter Herbolzheimer Rhythm Combination & Brass'' * 2005: Pee Wee Ellis - ''Different Rooms'' * 2012: Jerry Tilitz & Joe Gallardo - ''An Exciting Jazz Trombone Summit'' * 2015: The Windwalkers - ''The Windwalkers'' * Most Notable Songs:Dawn (Amanecer)Composer: Won Grammy- (Mongo Santamaría Feat Ruben Blades on Vocals *Las Nubes: Little Joe y La Familia-Chicano/Tejano Anthem Producer & Arranger * La Malagueña: Tortilla Factory- Producer & ArrangerReferences
{{DEFAULTSORT:Gallardo, Joe 1939 births Musicians from Corpus Christi, Texas Latin jazz musicians American jazz composers American male jazz composers American jazz trombonists American male trombonists American jazz trumpeters American male trumpeters Grammy Award winners American expatriates in Germany Living people 21st-century American trumpeters Jazz musicians from Texas 21st-century American trombonists 21st-century American male musicians