Juan Tizol

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Juan Tizol
Tizol in Duke Ellington's orchestra, 1943
Background information
Born	(1900-01-22)January 22, 1900 Vega Baja, Puerto Rico
Died	April 23, 1984(1984-04-23) (aged 84) Inglewood, California, U.S.
Genres	Jazz, big band
Instrument(s)	Valve trombone

Juan Tizol Martínez (22 January 1900 – 23 April 1984)^[1] was a Puerto Rican jazz trombonist and composer. He is best known as a member of Duke Ellington's big band, and for writing the jazz standards "Caravan", "Pyramid", and "Perdido".