According to The New York Times, famed Jazz record producer, Teo Macero died Feb. 19 in Riverhead, NY, following a long illness. He was 82.

Macero is best known for his work during his tenure at Columbia, which began in 1957 and especially his collaboration with Miles Davis in creating the seminal jazz albums including, Kind of Blue, Sketches of Spain, Someday My Prince Will Come, and fusion albums, In a Silent Way, Bitches Brew, and A Tribute to Jack Johnson. Davis dedicated the eponymous track, “Teo” on Someday My Prince Will Come to Macero. Macero also produced Dave Brubeck’s Take Five as well as countless other works by first-rank artists, including Duke Ellington, Charles Mingus, Thelonious Monk, and Stan Getz.

Born Attilio Joseph Macero, he was born and raised in Glen Falls, NY, and served in the Navy before moving to New York City in 1948, where he graduated from Julliard School of Music. Perhaps his proficiency as a producer is due to his own musical acumen; he played tenor saxophone in groups with Charles Mingus before he released his own albums on Debut Records, the label founded by Mingus and drummer Max Roach.

He is survived by his wife, stepdaughter, and sister.