Gildo Mahones


Hermenengildo "Gildo" Mahones was an American jazz pianist.

Biography

Mahones was born to Puerto Rican parents in East Harlem in New York City. Early in his career, he played with Joe Morris and Milt Jackson. Mahones served in the Army, and then played with Lester Young from 1953 to 1956. Later in the 1950s Mahones toured with the Jazz Modes, Sonny Stitt, and Benny Green. From 1959 to 1964 Mahones played behind Lambert, Hendricks & Ross.
When Lambert, Hendricks & Ross broke up, Mahones moved to Los Angeles, where he worked both as a studio musician and as a jazz sideman. He led his own trio and appeared on recordings by O. C. Smith, Lou Rawls, James Moody, Harold Land and Blue Mitchell, Leon Thomas, Jim Hall, Big Joe Turner, Lorez Alexandria, Benny Carter, Pony Poindexter, Booker Ervin, and Jimmy Witherspoon.
Mahones died on April 27, 2018, aged 88.

Discography

As leader

As sideman

With Kenny Burrell
With Bill Cosby
With Ted Curson
With Booker Ervin
With Bennie Green
With Jon Hendricks
With Willis Jackson
With Lambert, Hendricks & Ross
With Lambert, Hendricks & Bavan
With Pony PoindexterPony's Express
With Charlie Rouse
With Sonny Stitt
With Julius Watkins and Charlie Rouse
With Frank Wess
With Jimmy Witherspoon