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| '''Oscar "Ozzie" Cadena''' (September 26, 1924 &ndsah; April 9, 2008) was an ] ] with ] and ] who recorded gospel and jazz music in the 1950s, 60s and 70s, and helped popularize jazz music in ]. | '''Oscar "Ozzie" Cadena''' (September 26, 1924 &ndsah; April 9, 2008) was an ] ] with ] and ] who recorded gospel and jazz music in the 1950s, 60s and 70s, and helped popularize jazz music in ]. | ||
| Cadena was born in ] on September 26, 1924, and moved as a child to ].<ref name=NYTObit>Ratliff, Ben. , '']'', April 21, 2008. Accessed July 31, 2009.</ref> As a youth, he would visit ] churches and travel to ] to listen to the music.<ref name=LATimesObit>Stewart, Jocelyn Y. , '']'', April 12, 2008. Accessed July 31, 2009.</ref> He worked at Newark's Radio Record Shop, whose owner ] also owned of Savoy Records. Lubinsky became a producer and ] |
Cadena was born in ] on September 26, 1924, and moved as a child to ].<ref name=NYTObit>Ratliff, Ben. , '']'', April 21, 2008. Accessed July 31, 2009.</ref> As a youth, he would visit ] churches and travel to ] to listen to the music.<ref name=LATimesObit>Stewart, Jocelyn Y. , '']'', April 12, 2008. Accessed July 31, 2009.</ref> | ||
| He worked at Newark's Radio Record Shop, whose owner ] also owned of Savoy Records. Lubinsky became a producer and ] scout from 1954 to 1959 after his first sessions, in which he recorded trombonists ] and ] in the first album of a lengthy collaboration.<ref name=NYTObit/> Together with drummer ], Cadena arranged series of one-time recordings with groups of musicians, recorded at sound engineer ]'s studio in ]. His recordings at Savoy included work of artists ], ], ], ], ], ] and ].<ref name=NYTObit/> | |||
| Cadena owned a record store in ] and another in Newark that would feature ]s, and also established the recording label ]. He went to ] in 1962 as head of A&R, overseeing the release of ] and other records by artists including ], ] and ].<ref name=NYTObit/> | |||
| After relocating to the West Coast, and settling in ] in the mid-1970s, Cadena promoted jazz in the LA area at such clubs as the ] in Hermosa Beach and other influential area clubs.<ref name=NYTObit/> | |||
| A resident of ], Cadena died at age 83 on April 9, 2008 in ] due to ]. He was survived by his wife, Gloria Cadena, as well as by a daughter, two sons and two granddaughters. His son, ], is a singer and guitarist who performed with the hardcore punk band ] and later played guitar with the ].<ref name=NYTObit/> | A resident of ], Cadena died at age 83 on April 9, 2008 in ] due to ]. He was survived by his wife, Gloria Cadena, as well as by a daughter, two sons and two granddaughters. His son, ], is a singer and guitarist who performed with the hardcore punk band ] and later played guitar with the ].<ref name=NYTObit/> | ||
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Oscar "Ozzie" Cadena (September 26, 1924 &ndsah; April 9, 2008) was an American record producer with Savoy Records and Prestige Records who recorded gospel and jazz music in the 1950s, 60s and 70s, and helped popularize jazz music in Los Angeles.
Cadena was born in Oklahoma City on September 26, 1924, and moved as a child to Newark, New Jersey. As a youth, he would visit African American churches and travel to Harlem to listen to the music.
He worked at Newark's Radio Record Shop, whose owner Herman Lubinsky also owned of Savoy Records. Lubinsky became a producer and A&R scout from 1954 to 1959 after his first sessions, in which he recorded trombonists J. J. Johnson and Kai Winding in the first album of a lengthy collaboration. Together with drummer Kenny Clarke, Cadena arranged series of one-time recordings with groups of musicians, recorded at sound engineer Rudy Van Gelder's studio in Hackensack, New Jersey. His recordings at Savoy included work of artists Cannonball Adderley, Shirley Caesar, Milt Jackson, Yusef Lateef, Charles Mingus, Jimmy Scott and Marion Williams.
Cadena owned a record store in New Brunswick, New Jersey and another in Newark that would feature jam sessions, and also established the recording label Choice Records. He went to Prestige Records in 1962 as head of A&R, overseeing the release of soul jazz and other records by artists including Red Holloway, Jack McDuff and Shirley Scott.
After relocating to the West Coast, and settling in Hermosa Beach, California in the mid-1970s, Cadena promoted jazz in the LA area at such clubs as the Lighthouse Café in Hermosa Beach and other influential area clubs.
A resident of Redondo Beach, California, Cadena died at age 83 on April 9, 2008 in Torrance, California due to pneumonia. He was survived by his wife, Gloria Cadena, as well as by a daughter, two sons and two granddaughters. His son, Dez Cadena, is a singer and guitarist who performed with the hardcore punk band Black Flag and later played guitar with the Misfits.
References
- ^ Ratliff, Ben. "Ozzie Cadena, 83, Producer for Jazz Musicians, Dies", The New York Times, April 21, 2008. Accessed July 31, 2009.
- Stewart, Jocelyn Y. "Ozzie Cadena, 83; recorded jazz greats", Los Angeles Times, April 12, 2008. Accessed July 31, 2009.
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