Teo Macero

American record producer, jazz saxophonist and composer.
Born October 30, 1925 in Glens Falls, NY, USA, died February 19, 2008 in Riverhead, Long Island, NY, USA.
Macero was hired by Records in 1957. Among the hundreds of records he produced, several were with Miles Davis beginning with a release. He also supervised sessions led by Dave Brubeck including a release. During this time Teo worked with dozens of artists and was responsible for signing Charles Mingus, Thelonious Monk, and Charlie Byrd. He also produced over 100 albums of classical orchestral music for Columbia. He left the label in 1975 to found Teo Productions.