TIN TIN DEO - Free Jazz Leadsheet

“tin tin deo” was composed in 1948 by Dizzy Gillespie, Gil Fuller, and Chano Pozo and recorded on October 25, 1948, by Gillespie’s orchestra with Pozo on percussion. The song is a foundational piece of Afro-Cuban jazz.

It has been recorded by Gillespie, Machito, Stan Kenton, and other Latin-jazz ensembles. The piece blends a syncopated Afro-Cuban clave rhythm with bebop harmonies and horn lines. Although originally instrumental, later vocal versions incorporate themes of spiritual and rhythmic invocation, making it a seminal work in Latin jazz.