Astor Piazzolla

Argentine bandoneon player, orchestra director, Tango, Tango Nuevo, Classical and Score composer.
He arranged, directed and sometimes recorded the scores of over a hundred films and theatre shows.
Father of [a=Daniel Piazzolla (2)], grandfather of [a=Daniel Piazzolla].
Born: 11th March 1921, Mar del Plata, Argentina / Died: 4th July 1992.

The following lists are provided to aid in the identification of his albums from generic compilations and recordings of his compositions performed by other artists:
Names in bold represent database articles / master releases or individual songs. Live bootlegs are arranged by date of recording and name after earliest release.

Orchestras he performed in:

• A number of local ensembles and radio bands, 1937-39.
• [a=Sexteto Los Mendocinos]. 1939 - Weeks long stint, no recorded material.
• [a=Aníbal Troilo y Su Orquesta Típica]. 1939-44 - Orchestra of director [a=Aníbal Troilo]. Performed the Bandoneon and was part of the arranger corpus. Direct involvement in recordings is mostly unknown.
• [a=Francisco Fiorentino Y Su Orquesta Típica]. 1944-46 - Orchestra assembled by singer [a=Francisco Fiorentino] and directed by Piazzolla. Bandoneon, arrangements & direction. Recorded material released in 12 double-sided shellac 10''s under Odeon (30201 - 30212).

Compositions he arranged but wasn't involved in their recording, or were never recorded:

• Composed [b]Tangazo[/b] • [b]Tango 6[/b] • [b]El Hombre De La Esquina Rosada[/b] • [b]Jeanne y Paul / El Penúltimo[/b] • [b]Este Amor Es Como El Viento[/b] • [b]500 Motivaciones[/b]
• Provided Arrangements for: [b][a=Jairo] Canta a Borges[/b] (Some arrangements) - [b]Jairo[/b]'s 1985 self-titled (Piazzolla-Ferrer compositions) - [a=Kronos Quartet]'s [i]Winter Was Hard[/i] (composed [b]Four for Tango[/b])
• Film scores: [b]Le Songe D'Une Nuit D'Eté[/b] - [b]Famille d'Artistes[/b] - [b]El Infierno Tan Temido[/b]

Ensembles and recordings:

• [i][a=Astor Piazzolla Y Su Orquesta Típica][/i], 1946-51. Recordings were released in around 17 shellac 10'' discs.
• [i][a=Astor Piazzolla, Su Bandoneon y Sus Cuerdas][/i] aka [i]Orquesta de Cuerdas[/i], 1955-59. Recorded: [b]Sinfonía de Tango[/b] • [b]Astor Piazzolla Son Bandonéon Et Ses Cordes[/b] EP • [b]Piazzola Et Son Orchestre[/b] EP • [b]Tango en Hi-Fi[/b] • [b]Lo Que Vendrá[/b] • [b]Azabache / Negracha[/b] • [b]Sensiblero / Lo Que Vendrá[/b].
• [i][a=Octeto Buenos Aires][/i], 1955-58. Recorded: [b]Tango Progresivo[/b] • [b]Tango Moderno[/b]. Also recorded [b]Tango Ballet[/b] for film Violencia en al Ciudad, both movie and recording are lost.
• [i][a=Astor Piazola & His Quintet][/i] aka [i]Jazz-Tango Quintet[/i], 1959. Recorded: [b]Take Me Dancing![/b]. Unused recordings were later released in [b]Evening In Buenos Aires[/b].
• [i][a=Astor Piazzolla Y Su Quinteto][/i] aka [i]Quinteto Nuevo Tango[/i], 1960-70+73-74. Recorded: [b]Piazzolla Interpreta a Piazzolla[/b] • [b]Piazzolla O No?[/b] • [b]Nuestro Tiempo[/b] • [b]Tango Para Una Ciudad[/b] • [b]Vanguardia[/b] with [a=Horacio Salgán] • [b]Concierto De Tango En El Philharmonic Hall de New York[/b] • [b]Contemporáneo[/b] EP • [b]Revolucionario Y Retrato De Alfredo Gobbi[/b] • [b]El Tango[/b] With [a=Jorge Luis Borges] • [b]Adiós Nonino[/b] • [a=Roberto Goyeneche]'s [b]Balada Para un Loco[/b] 7'' • [b]Con Alma y Vida[/b] • [b]En El Teatro Regina[/b] • [b]Concierto Para Quinteto[/b] [b]/////[/b] Live bootleg recordings: [b]Introducción al Ángel - Vol. 1 - Circa '63[/b] [i](1963-??-??)[/i] • [b]Muerte del Ángel[/b] [i](1973-??-??)[/i].
• [i][a=Astor Piazzolla Y Su Nuevo Octeto][/i] aka [i]Octeto Contemporáneo[/i], 1963. Recorded: [b]Tango Contemporáneo[/b] • [b]Bragatissimo / Ciudad Triste[/b].
• [i]Argentinian Session recordings[/i]: Recorded: [b][a=Roberto Yanes] Canta Tangos[/b] as [i][a=Astor Piazzolla Y Su Orquesta (2)][/i] • [b]5º Año Nacional[/b] • [b]20 Años de Vanguardía[/b] as [i][a=Astor Piazzolla Y Su Gran Orquesta][/i] • [b]La Historia del Tango, Vol I & II[/b] as [i][a=Astor Piazzolla Y Su Gran Orquesta][/i] • [b][a=Egle Martin][/b] EP.
• [i][a=Astor Piazzolla Y Su Orquesta][/i] aka [i]Piazzola-Ferrer-Baltar Ensemble[/i], 1968-72. Uncredited on most recordings. Recorded: [b]María de Buenos Aires[/b] • [b][a=Amelita Baltar] Interpreta A Piazzolla - Ferrer[/b] • [b]En Persona[/b] with [a=Horacio Ferrer] • [b]Balada Para un Loco[/b] with [a=Roberto Goyeneche] • [b]Pulsación[/b] • [b]Las Ciudades / Los Paraguas De Buenos Aires[/b] • [b]La Primera Palabra / No Quiero Otro[/b].
• [i][a=Astor Piazzolla Y Su Conjunto 9][/i] aka Noneto, 1971-72 & 1983. Recorded: [b]Música Contempóranea de la Ciudad de Buenos Aires[/b] Vol I & II • [a=Amelita Baltar]'s [b]La Bicicleta Blanca[/b] • [a=Mina (3)]'s [b]Balada Para Mi Muerte[/b]. [b]/////[/b] Live bootleg recordings: [b]Astor Piazzolla Y Su Noneto[/b] [i](1972-04-17)[/i] • [b]Concierto de Nácar[/b] [i](1983-04-11)[/i] • [b]En El Teatro Colón[/b] [i](1983-06-11)[/i]
• [i]Italian-French Session recordings[/i]: Recorded in Milan: [b]Libertango[/b] • [a=George Moustaki]'s [b]Moustaki[/b] • [a=Gerry Mulligan]'s [b]Summit[/b] [b]/////[/b] Recorded in Paris and Milan: [i]Les Voyages des Noses[/i] (published as [b]Viaje de Bodas[/b]) • [b]Armaguedón[/b] • [b]Persecuta[/b] • [b]Mundial 78[/b].
• [i][a=Conjunto Electrónico][/i] aka Electronic Octet, 1975-77. Never formally credited. Recorded: [b]Suite Troileana / Lumiere[/b] • [b]Il Pleut Sur Santiago[/b] • [a=José Angel Trelles]'s [b]Balada Para un Loco[/b]. [b]/////[/b] Live bootleg recordings: [b]Libertango[/b] [i](1976-??-??)[/i] • [b]Olympia 77[/b] [i](1977-04-??)[/i].
• [i]Argentinian-French-American Session recordings[/i]: Composed in Argentina: [b]Concierto Para Bandoneón Y Orquesta[/b] • [b]Suite Punta del Este[/b] • [b]Tres Tangos Para Bandoneón Y Orquesta[/b], performed live on various recordings. [b]/////[/b] Recorded in France: [b]Woe[/b] • [b]Oblivion[/b] (Score for [i]Enrico IV[/i]) • [b]L'exil De Gardel[/b] • [b]Tango[/b] with the [i]Liéje Philharmonic[/i] • [b]Maria De Buenos Aires[/b] (operetta ver.). [b]/////[/b] Recorded in the USA: [b]The Rough Dancer and the Cyclical Night[/b] (Score for [i]Tango Apasionado[/i]) • [b]Concierto Para Bandoneón • Tres Tangos[/b] with [a=Lalo Schifrin] • [b]Five Tango Sensations[/b] with [a=Kronos Quartet].
• [i][a=Astor Piazzolla Y Su Quinteto Tango Nuevo][/i] aka [i]Quinteto Nuevo Tango[/i], 1978-88. Recorded: [b]Biyuya[/b] • [b]Thèmes Originaux[/b] (Score for [i]La Intrusa[/i], uncredited) • [a=Roberto Goyeneche]'s [b]En Vivo - Teatro Regina[/b] (uncredited) • [b]Live In Wein[/b] • [b]Tristezas De Un Doble A[/b] • [b]Live At The "Bouffes Du Nord"[/b] with [a=Milva] • [b]Tango: Hora Zero[/b] • [b]The New Tango[/b] with [a=Gary Burton] • [b]Sur[/b] • [b]La Camorra[/b] (uncredited). [b]/////[/b] Live bootleg recordings: [b]Concierto Para Quinteto[/b] [i](1981-12-20)[/i] • [b]Live in Tokyo 1982[/b] [i](1982-11-21)[/i] • [b]Tres Minutos Con La Realidad[/b] [i](1983-04-??)[/i] • [b]Live Lugano 13 Ottobre 1983[/b] [i](1983-10-13)[/i] • [b]Libertango[/b] [i](1984-02-??)[/i] • [b]Otoño Porteño[/b] [i](1984-06-29)[/i] • [b]Il Bandoneon Di Astor Piazzolla[/b] and [b]Milonga Del Ángel[/b] [i](1984-10-15)[/i] • [b]Libertango[/b] [/i](1984-10-15 & 1981-04-02)[/i] • [b]Utrecht 1984[/b] [i](1984-10-27)[/i] • [b]Live In Colonia, 1984[/b] [i](1984-11-14)[/i] • [b]The Central Park Concert[/b] [i](1987-09-06)[/i] • [b]Live In Tokyo 1988[/b] [i](1988-06-26)[/i].
• [i][a=Astor Piazzolla Y Su Sexteto Tango Nuevo][/i] aka [i]Sexteto Nuevo Tango[/i], 1989. No officially recorded material. Live bootleg recordings: [b]Tres Minutos Con La Realidad[/b] [i](1989-04-??)[/i] • [b]Finally Together Vol. I[/b] (uncredited) [i](1989-06-26)[/i] • [b]Live At The BBC 1989[/b] [i](1989-07-10)[/i] • [b]The Lausanne Concert[/b] (uncredited) [i](1989-09-04)[/i] • [b]57 Minutos Con La Realidad[/b] (uncredited) [i](????-??-??)[/i] • [b]Adiós Noniño (Live!)[/b] [i](????-??-??)[/i]
• [i]Solo bootleg recordings[/i]: [b]Introducción al Ángel - Vol. 1 - Circa '63 [/b] [i](1963)[/i] • [b]Bandoneón Sinfónico[/b] [i](1990-06-03)[/i] • [b]Libertango[/b] [i](1984-10-15 & 1981-04-02)[/i]

List of articles representing unidentified or suspected Piazzolla ensembles: [a8120169] • [a4584762] • [a8120115]