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| Maria
von Dickersohn and Shirley Maldonado |
Larry
Harlow and Vivianne Cohen |
Graciela
and Adela Dalto |
Vivianne
Cohen, Maria Von Dickersohn and Shirley Maldonado |
Graciela |
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| Graciela
and Carlos "Patato" Valdez enjoying a light and nostalgic moment |
Ray
Mantilla |
Chico
Hamilton |
Dr.
Billy Taylor |
Giovanni
Hidalgo and Ray Barretto |
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| Giovanni
Hidalgo and Akiko |
Dr.
Billy Taylor, Nicky Marrero and John D'Martino |
Dr.
Billy Taylor and myself. Sometime around 1964 I sent Billy my newly invented
Vibra-Slap while he was a dj on radio station, WLIB and while on air he
played the instrument. It was the first time I ever heard the sound of
it come from a speaker. |
Giovanni
Hidalgo and Akiko |
Nicky
Marrero, Giovanni Hidalgo and Akiko |
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| Ralphie
Irizarry and Ray Barretto |
Ralphy
Irizarry, Nicky Marrero and Ray Barretto |
Candido
blows out the candles on the custom made cake that has a photo that I
took of him when he was 60 years old. Cathy Herrera from LP® Artist
Relations arranged for the cake |
Candido
and Giovanni Hidalgo |
Birdland
owner, Andy Kaufman, Candido and Giovanni Hidalgo |
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| LP®
Webmaster and photo archivist cuts the cake. Marcia selected the image
to be used for the cake |
Candido,
Giovanni Hidalgo, Tito Rodriguez, Jr., Nicky Marrero, Virginia Rámos,
Luis Sojo, ?, ? |
Victor
Venegas, Nicky Marrero, Andy Kaufman, Adela Dalto, Virginia Rámos
and Leopoldo Fleming |
Candido,
Antonia Bennett and Virginia Ramos |