Real name: Gabriel Ruiz Hiroshi Baltazar, Jr.

Effective period / Period of releases: 1979

Alto saxophonist, born November 1, 1929 in Hilo, Hawaii. Died June 12, 2022.
Played with Stan Kenton 1960-1965. Also worked with Terry Gibbs (1965), Gil Fuller (1965-1966) and Oliver Nelson (1966-1967). After returning to Hawaii he began leading the The Royal Hawaiian Band in 1969.
2007: Winner of a Nā Hōkū Hanohano Lifetime Achievement Award under the auspices of the Hawaiʻi Academy of Recording Arts.