, ▁where ▁he ▁was ▁a ▁member ▁of ▁the ▁Trop i J azz ▁All - St ars , ▁Cub an ▁Masters ▁( which ▁he ▁directed ) ▁and ▁the ▁Ca im án ▁( C ob o ▁Music ) ▁All ▁Stars , ▁three ▁all - star ▁ens emb les ▁similar ▁to ▁the ▁Est rell as ▁de ▁Are ito . ▁During ▁this ▁time ▁he ▁continued ▁to ▁record ▁and ▁release ▁solo ▁albums , ▁while ▁also ▁playing ▁as ▁a ▁session ▁music ian ▁with ▁B eb o ▁Val d és , ▁Pa qu ito ▁D ' R iver a , ▁Juan ▁Manuel ▁Cer uto , ▁and ▁others . ▁In ▁ 2 0 0 2 , ▁he ▁produced ▁Gener oso ▁Jim é nez ' s ▁com eb ack ▁album : ▁Gener oso ▁qu é ▁bu eno ▁to ca ▁u sted . ▁ ▁He ▁contributed ▁to ▁several ▁sound tra cks , ▁such ▁as ▁Henry ▁IV ▁( with ▁music ▁by ▁Ast or ▁Pia zz ol la ) ▁by ▁Marco ▁Bel loc chio ▁and ▁Para ▁que ▁no ▁me ▁ol v ides ▁by ▁Pat ric ia ▁Fer re ira . ▁The ▁latter ▁was ▁his ▁last ▁recording ▁session . ▁ ▁He ▁died ▁in ▁Miami ▁on ▁April ▁ 1 7 , ▁ 2 0 0 5 , ▁from ▁an ▁in oper able ▁brain ▁tum or ▁which ▁caused ▁him ▁to ▁fall ▁into ▁a ▁com a . ▁The ▁compilation ▁album ▁A ▁Life ▁in ▁Music ▁was ▁released ▁shortly ▁after ▁his ▁death . ▁ ▁Style ▁His ▁style ▁has ▁been ▁described ▁as ▁the ▁convergence ▁of ▁the ▁two ▁tr ends ▁of ▁Cub an