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

= Recordings are available for online listening.
= Recordings were issued from this master. No recordings issued from other masters.

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	instrumentalist, claves, director
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 November 21, 2024, https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/110804.

Azpiazu, Don. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved November 21, 2024, from https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/110804.

"Azpiazu, Don." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 21 November 2024.