Jorge Dalto
Jorge Dalto was a pop, jazz and Afro-Cuban music pianist from Argentina, and the former musical director and keyboardist for George Benson, contributing the acoustic piano intro and solo to Benson's 1976 Grammy-winning hit version of Leon Russell's "This Masquerade". He also performed with Tito Puente, Grover Washington, Spyro Gyra, Fuse One, Gato Barbieri, Willie Colon and others. He died of cancer at the age of 39.
Dalto's wife, Adela, is a jazz singer. His son, Billy, served in the Oregon House of Representatives from 2003 to 2007.
Discography
As leader
- 1976: Chevere, with Adela Dalto, Bernard Purdie, Ronnie Foster, Tom Malone, Jerry Dodgion, Ernie Royal, Victor Paz, Rubén Blades
- 1983: Rendezvous, with David Sanborn, Bob Mintzer, Tom Browne, Artie Webb, George Benson, Eric Gale, Ted Pearlman, Anthony Jackson, Steve Gadd, Buddy Williams, Hector Casanova, Carlos Valdes, Nicky Marrero, Mark Hood, Adela Dalto, Jocelyn Brown, Lillias White.
- 1983: Solo Piano
- 1984: New York Nightline, with Bob Mintzer, Jay Beckenstein, Alan Rubin, Dave Valentin, Carlos Valdes, Nicky Marrero, Buddy Williams, Steve Gadd, Anthony Jackson, Will Lee, George Benson, Jeff Mironov, Bill Washer, Mark Gray.
- 1985: Urban Oasis, with Buddy Williams ; Adela Dalto ; Carlos Valdes ; Nicky Marrero ; Artie Webb ; Sal Cuevas ; Jose Mangual, Sr ; Sergio Brandao ; Andy Gonzalez ; Jose Neto.
- 1988: Listen Up, with Stanley Banks ;George Benson, Phil Upchurch ; Hubert Laws ; Michael Brecker, Randy Brecker ; Ronnie Foster ; Anthony Jackson ; Harvey Mason ; Frank Malabé.
As sideman
With Spyro Gyra;With Chet Baker
- Studio Trieste with Jim Hall and Hubert Laws
With Dizzy Gillespie and Machito
With Grant Green
With Heaven and Earth
- Refuge
With Gato Barbieri
With Djavan
- ''Luz''