 He was the most successful non-Latino Latin musician. He really pioneered the cool West Coast Latin sound with the help of an international group of musicians. I don't know how many of you know this, but Vince Guaraldi was Italian, Mongo Santamaria was a black Cuban, Willie Bobo was a black Puerto Rican, and Al McKibben was an African American. That group in and of itself revolutionized Latin music on the West Coast, and of course here as well.