He soon made a connection with Herb Jeffries, a singer whose forte was balladry and with whom Cano would collaborate off and on over the next decade. The pianist had his own bands going as early as 1948, but continued working with Jeffries, Bobby Ramos, and Tony Martinez. As a composer, Cano came up with a large repertoire, including the tasty Algo Sabroso, the friendly Cal's Pals, the wiggly Watusi Walk, and the thrilling Ecstasy -- not to mention Honey Do, which could be a cross-genre answer song to Carl Perkins' popular Honey Don't. 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. ~ Eugene Chadbourne, Rovi