Joe Gallardo

{{Infobox musical artist

| name = Joe Gallardo

| image = Jose Joe Gallardo Unterfahrt 2009-08-25-002.jpg

| caption = Joe Gallardo at the Unterfahrt Jazz Club in Munich, 2009

| birth_name = Jose Gallardo

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1939|9|22}}

| birth_place = Corpus Christi, Texas, United States

| genre = Latin jazz, jazz

| occupation = Musician, composer and teacher

| instrument = Piano, trumpet, trombone

| years_active =

}}

Jose "Joe" Gallardo (born September 22, 1939) is an American jazz musician and composer.{{cite web|url=http://www.jazzdimensions.de/interviews/the_world/2008/joe_gallardo.html|title=Joe Gallardo – "Coach, nicht Lehrer!"|last=Prange|first=Carina|date=July 4, 2008|publisher=jazzdimensions.de|language=German|accessdate=December 18, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150919200339/http://www.jazzdimensions.de/interviews/the_world/2008/joe_gallardo.html|archive-date=September 19, 2015|url-status=dead}}

Awards and honors

2008: South Texas Music Walk of Fame{{Cite news |title=Celebrating music, art, surf |first=Christine |last=Hervey |date=June 6, 2008 |newspaper=Corpus Christi Caller-Times |url=http://www.caller.com/news/2008/jun/06/celebrating-music-art-surf/}}

Discography

=As leader=

1975: Sol - Sol
1981: Latino Blue
2002: A Latin Shade of Blue
2004: Latin Jazz Latino with the NDR Big Band

=As sideman=

With Luis Gasca

1968: The Little Giant
1974: Born to Love You
1976: Collage

With Little Joe y La Familia

1972: Para La Gente
1973: Total

With Mongo Santamaria

1975: Mongo / Lady Guajira
1977: Dawn (Amanecer)Feat Ruben Blades on Vocals

With Roberto Santamaria

2013: Fiesta Al Jazz
2015: The Conga King

With others

1971: Arnett Cobb - The Wild Man from Texas
1973: La Tortilla Factory - La Tortilla Factory
1979: Mel Lewis and New Quintet - The New Mel Lewis Quintet Live
1988: Peter Herbolzheimer Rhythm Combination & Brass - Live in Concert Peter Herbolzheimer Rhythm Combination & Brass
2005: Pee Wee Ellis - Different Rooms
2012: Jerry Tilitz & Joe Gallardo - An Exciting Jazz Trombone Summit
2015: The Windwalkers - The Windwalkers