Aníbal Troilo´s orchestra is put by most experienced dancers and DJs in top 4 of the best and most important formations in the history of tango (together with d´Arienzo, di Sarli and Pugliese). I´m actually quite surprised that I have not written about it before. :) I feel that this orchestra is recently becoming more popular and is now "in fashion".
Troilo formed his first own band in 1938. Before he played with many famous and influential tango musicians: the violinists Juan d'Arienzo, Julio de Caro, Alfredo Gobbi and Elvino Vardaro, the pianist Osvaldo Pugliese, the bandoneonists Ciriacio Ortiz, Juan Maglio, Luis Petrucelli.
Troilo had been recording between 1938 and 1971. The most famous recordings come from the 40ies: instrumentals and those with singers Francisco Fiorentino & Alberto Marino. But there is more to discover. Recordings with singer Floreal Ruíz (1944-1948) are very good and danceable. Some of the instrumentals from the 50ies can be also used in milongas. The rest of the recordings are very interesting, but mostly only for listening.
The orchestra of Troilo is one of the few that has a large selection of tangos, valses and milongas. Valses are very popular and can be heard frequently in regular milongas, festivals and marathons. Milongas are good and danceable, but for some reason they are not regularly played. As a dancer, I don´t enjoy them much and I don´t use them as a DJ. The floor usually gets pretty empty when you hear them. :
The orchestra of Troilo is one of the few that has a large selection of tangos, valses and milongas. Valses are very popular and can be heard frequently in regular milongas, festivals and marathons. Milongas are good and danceable, but for some reason they are not regularly played. As a dancer, I don´t enjoy them much and I don´t use them as a DJ. The floor usually gets pretty empty when you hear them. :
If you are a tango DJ or a music collector you should definitely get the 16 CD collection "Obra Completa en RCA". Most of you will need only the first 7 CDs (recordings up to 1948). Later recordings are less interesting from dancing perspective. The covers of those CDs look like the following:
For more detailed biographical and discographical information please go to:
Todo Tango - Aníbal Troilo
In the next post I will start from presenting Troilo´s work with Francisco Fiorentino. As a teaser, you´ll find a few of my favorite songs below...
En Esta Tarde Gris, canta Francisco Fiorentino, 1941
Tinta Roja, canta Francisco Fiorentino, 1941
Lagrimitas De Mi Corazón, cantan Edmundo Rivero y Floreal Ruiz, 1948
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