The Tiger of San Pedro
The Tiger of San Pedro is a jazz song, by John LaBarbera. This song was made popular by trombonist Bill Watrous. It was the title song of the Grammy-nominated Columbia recording "Tiger of San Pedro" by Watrous' band "The Manhattan Wildlife Refuge." The band also did a self-titled album in 1974 before it disbanded and Watrous moved to Los Angeles.
The song is one of several based on the Sherlock Holmes stories. Don Juan Murillo is a deposed dictator from South America, formerly known as "The Tiger of San Pedro", living in England, in the story The Adventure of Wisteria Lodge.
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