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Oscar "Ozzie" Cadena (September 26, 1924 – April 9, 2008) was an American record producer with Savoy Records and Prestige Records who recorded gospel and jazz music in the 1950s, 1960s and 1970s, and helped popularize jazz music in Los Angeles.
Ozzie Cadena, a record producer of jazz and gospel music from the 1950s to the 1970s for the Savoy and Prestige labels, and later a promoter and booster of jazz in Los Angeles, died...
Apr 9, 2008 · American jazz / gospel producer, composer for the Savoy and Prestige labels. Died of pneumonia at age 83. Father of Dez Cadena . b. 1924 - Oklahoma City, Oklahoma - d. April 9, 2008 - Torrance, California. Aliases: The Sound Of America. In Groups: The O. C.
TitleCatalog NumberYearIn Your Collection, Wantlist, Or ...BYG 529 158Pack Up'n Boogie (as Cadena) and 7 more… ...45-4778Johnny Has Gone (as Cadena) The Five ...MG-12013Last Stop and 2 more… Coleman Hawkins - ...1153Johnny Has Gone (as Cadena) Varetta ...Apr 12, 2008 · Ozzie cadena, a producer for the famed Savoy Records who played a key role in recording a long list of jazz luminaries and later led an effort to commemorate the role of Hermosa Beach in...
Ozzie Cadena fell in love with jazz as a teenager, and built his life around the music. He worked in record stores in Newark, and owned several, including a pair in Newark and New Brunswick. He was a disc jockey on radio, and he produced live performances.
The gospel and jazz worlds lost one of their most brilliant producers. Ozzie Cadena, who produced recordings for gospel artists on the Savoy and Choice imprints, died Wednesday, April 9, in Torrance, California, his family by his side. He
Ozzie Cadena. As a longtime staff producer for Savoy Records, Ozzie Cadena guided the fledgling careers of future jazz immortals including McCoy Tyner, Cal Tjader, Bill Evans, Donald Byrd, and Cannonball Adderley.…. Read Full Biography.
