[1] After two years in the Army from 1945, he played in a band led by Miguelito Valdés.
[2] He soon met vocalist Herb Jeffries, with whom he collaborated periodically for the next decade.
[2] Cano led albums in the 1950s and 1960s for several labels, including Atco, Reprise, and RCA.
[2] "While many of his peers concentrated on the peerless thrust of Latin rhythms, Cano hardly ignored this component but seemed equally intent on emphasizing the kind of complex, provocative harmonic and melodic structures associated with modern jazz.
"[2] Cano died in Los Angeles on Jan 30, 1988,[1] apparently from a heart attack.