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Top International Bands of 1950s

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Bands are ranked according to overall score

1	Mongo Santamaria	2.6199	Interna., Jazz, Latin	12/1958	41	1.Mongo's Greatest Hits 2.Skins 3.Sabroso! 4.Live at Jazz Alley See all Mongo Santamaria album rankings
2	Harry Belafonte	2.5638	Folk, Interna., Opera & Vocal Music	10/1959	55	1.Belafonte at Carnegie Hall 2.Calypso 3.Jump Up Calypso 4.Harry Belafonte Christmas See all Harry Belafonte album rankings
3	Cal Tjader	2.4028	Jazz, Latin, Pop	09/1954	57	1.Monterey Concerts 2.Tjader Plays Mambo 3.Black Orchid 4.Latin Kick See all Cal Tjader album rankings
4	Graeme Bell	2.1633	Interna., Jazz, Pop	03/1950	3	1.Australian Archive Series 2.Jazz 3.Graeme Bell & His Australian Jazz Band: 1948 See all Graeme Bell album rankings
5	Yusef Lateef	2.0967	Interna., Jazz, Pop	05/1949	39	1.Eastern Sounds 2.Live at Pep's 3.Prayer to the East 4.Jazz Moods See all Yusef Lateef album rankings
6	Tito Puente	2.0204	Dance & DJ, Interna., Jazz	08/1958	121	1.Dance Mania 2.The Best of Tito Puente: El Rey del Timbal! 3.Cuban Carnival 4.Top Percussion See all Tito Puente album rankings
7	Toots Thielemans	1.1827	Jazz, Interna., Latin	12/1957	27	1.Only Trust Your Heart 2.Man Bites Harmonica 3.Toots Blues 1950-1952 4.Do Not Leave Me See all Toots Thielemans album rankings
8	Serge Chaloff	0.0769	Jazz, Pop, Interna.	06/1954	7	1.Blue Serge 2.Blue Serge/boston Blow Up 3.Complete Small Group Bop 4.A Proper Introduction to Serge Chaloff: The Baritone Sax Master See all Serge Chaloff album rankings

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