Joe Cain

Latin music trumpet player, orchestra leader and producer. Native of Philadelphia from an italian-american family, but grown up in the Bronx, he was part of important musical ensemble and orchestras like those of Dizzy Gillespie, [a83813], Noro Morales and Miguelito Valdes. By the 60's. he worked as Executive-Producer for Alegre Records, MGM, Caytronics, RCA, Mercury and promoted talents like Charlie & [a10590], [a430773] and Vicentico Valdés. In his career he got involved in the production and supervised more than 400 albums. During the 80's he was musical director of The Red Parrot Orchestra. In the 90's, much of Cain's work was as an arranger for pop artists. Born: January 31, 1929 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Dead: February 12, 2007 in New York City