His music fused American big band swing-jazz with Afro-Hispanic music--mambo and boloro, in paticular--and his music was led a trend with other notable Los Angeles big bands that was a precursor to salsa.
His music fused American big band swing-jazz with Afro-Hispanic music--mambo and boloro. This was in paticular. His music was led a trend with other notable Los Angeles big bands. These other notable Los Angeles big bands was a precursor to salsa.