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#052 - 3♣️ - Max Pollak, a FULL DECK, the Austrian Clavé, and what it's like being a tap dancer on the USPS Forever stamp.

Have Tap Shoes Will Travel

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The Connection: Dizzy Gillespie, Mario Bausa, and Chano Pozzo

This chapter explores the collaboration between Dizzy Gillespie and Chano Pozzo, leading to the composition of the jazz standard 'Manteca'. It discusses the cultural significance of the title, the use of electric bass, and the impact on Afro Cuban jazz and Latin jazz salsa. It also touches upon the cultural history of tap dancing and the commercialization of music genres.

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