Orlando "Q" Rodriguez

Orlando "Q" Rodriguez (born September 13, 1947) is an American rock and jazz percussionist ^[1] based in New York City.^[2] He began his career as a teenager during the early 1960s, playing with Jackie McLean in Slugs nightclub in New York. Salsa singer Ismael Miranda sung in his first bands with Rodriguez and piano player Mark Diamond.^[3] Throughout his career he has recorded on albums by or has played with Jay and the Americans, Sam Wooding, Bill Saxton, James Brown, Walter Becker and Donald Fagan of Steely Dan, Sam and Dave Frankie Valli and The Four Seasons, Ashford and Simpson, Max Roach, Kathie Lee Gifford, Nancy Wilson, Ben E. King, Ralfi Pagan, and Aaron Neville.^[2] He is also the featured percussionist on Wynton Marsalis' "Live at the House of Tribes" ^[4][5][6][7]

Discography

• Wynton Marsalis. "Live at The House of Tribes" 08-30-2005. Blue Note Records.
• Kenny Vance. "What a wonderful world" "Vance 32" 1975. Collectables Records. ASIN: B001DGW2EW
• Ralfi Pagan. "Make it with you." "Legend" Aries Music Ent. ASIN: B0002B16GY

Publications

• CRITICS' CHOICE: NEW CD'S; Standards Of Swing, Tossed Around. New York Times. By BEN RATLIFF Published: September 5, 2005

References

1. ^ [1]^{[dead link]}
2. ^ ^{a b} "Orlando "Q" Rodriguez at All About Jazz". Allaboutjazz.com. http://www.allaboutjazz.com/php/musician.php?id=2554. Retrieved 2011-01-02. 
3. ^ [2]^{[dead link]}
4. ^ Ratliff, Ben (2005-09-05). "CRITICS' CHOICE - NEW CD'S - Standards Of Swing, Tossed Around - NYTimes.com". New York Times. http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9900EFDD1531F936A3575AC0A9639C8B63. Retrieved 2011-01-02. 
5. ^ "Live at House of Tribes - Wynton Marsalis official web site". Wyntonmarsalis.org. 2002-12-15. http://www.wyntonmarsalis.org/discography/jazz/live-at-house-of-tribes/. Retrieved 2011-01-02. 
6. ^ "Live at the House of Tribes: Wynton Marsalis: Music". Amazon.com. http://www.amazon.com/Live-House-Tribes-Wynton-Marsalis/dp/B000A7Q2CI. Retrieved 2011-01-02. 
7. ^ "Blue Note Records". Bluenote.com. http://www.bluenote.com/ArtistDiscography.aspx?ArtistId=920026&PromoId=&UPCCode=724347713224. Retrieved 2011-01-02. 

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