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Marco Rizo
Marco Rizo is credited on 114 releases across 25 albums tracked on Gatefold, active 1954–1998 — the collector-built map of who actually made the music.
114
Pressings credited
25
Albums
5
Decades active
1
In collections
Biography
Marco Rizo Ayala (November 30, 1920 – September 8, 1998) was a Cuban and American pianist, composer, and arranger. He mastered the 19th century works of composers Manuel Saumell and Ignacio Cervantes. He is best known for his role as pianist, arranger and orchestrator for the American television sitcom I Love Lucy which aired from 1951 to 1957. Throughout his career which combined the techniques of his classical training with Afro-Cuban and jazz rhythms, Rizo recorded nearly 30 albums. He was born in Santiago de Cuba, Oriente, Cuba.
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Credited work
114 releases · 25 albums · active 1954–1998
- Performance · 144
- Other credits · 1
Studios: Garden Rake Studio · Miami Sound Studio · Fidelity Studios · Home Grown Fidelity Studio
Discography
Records they worked on — most-collected first.
Frequent collaborators
- Xavier Cugat And His Orchestra
- Sonny Burke And His Orchestra
- Richie Cole
- Merv Griffin
- Poly E Seu Conjunto
- Joe Sherman And His Pachanga-Charanga Kings
- Various
- Tito Rodriguez And His Orchestra
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