Don Azpiazu

Justo Ángel Azpiazú (Cienfuegos, 11 February 1893 – Havana, 20 January 1943), better known as Don Azpiazú, was a leading Cuban orchestral director in the 1920s and 1930s. His band introduced authentic Cuban dance music and Cuban musical instruments to the USA. It was his Havana Casino Orchestra which went to New York City in 1930, and recorded one of the biggest hits in Cuban music history, the "Peanut Vendor". It sold over one million copies, and was awarded a gold disc by the RIAA. The band included musicians such as trumpeter Julio Cueva and singer Antonio Machín. Azpiazú also used North American singers such as Bob Burke or Chick Bullock to help popularize the genre.

Birth and Death Data: Born February 11, 1893 (Cienfuegos), Died January 20, 1943 (Havana)

Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1923 - 1940

Roles Represented in DAHR: director, composer, claves, songwriter

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Recordings (Results 26-27 of 27 records)

Company Matrix No. Size First Recording Date Title Primary Performer Description Role Audio
Gramophone 0PG117 10-in. 10/10/1932 La guajira Don Azpiazu’s Orchestra Vocal and instrumental ensemble, with shouts and animal imitations director, instrumentalist, claves  
Gramophone 0PG479 10-in. 1/25/1933 Por tus ojos negros Nino Buffoldi ; Don Azpiazu’s Orchestra Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo composer  
(Results 26-27 of 27 records)

Citation

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Azpiazu, Don," accessed April 28, 2024, https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/110804.

Azpiazu, Don. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved April 28, 2024, from https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/110804.

"Azpiazu, Don." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 28 April 2024.

DAHR Persistent Identifier

URI: https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/110804

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