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 were issued from this master. No recordings issued from other masters.

Recordings (Results 1-25 of 27 records)

Company	Matrix No.	Size	First Recording Date	Title	Primary Performer	Description	Role
Victor	BVE-62151	10-in.	5/13/1930	Lamento africano	Don Azpiazu ; Havana Casino Orchestra	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	director
Victor	BVE-62152	10-in.	5/13/1930	The peanut vendor	Don Azpiazu ; Havana Casino Orchestra ; Antonio Machín	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	director
Victor	BVE-62156	10-in.	5/15/1930	Be careful with those eyes	Don Azpiazu ; Havana Casino Orchestra ; Johnny Marvin	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	director
Victor	BVE-62157	10-in.	5/15/1930	With my guitar and you	Don Azpiazu ; Havana Casino Orchestra ; Antonio Machín	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	director
Victor	BVE-62327	10-in.	7/2/1930	Mamá Inez	Don Azpiazu ; Havana Casino Orchestra	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal duet	director
Victor	BVE-62328	10-in.	7/2/1930	True love	Don Azpiazu ; Havana Casino Orchestra ; Antonio Machín ; Daniel Sánchez	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal duet	director
Victor	XVE-68205	10-in.	3/4/1931	African lament	Don Azpiazu ; Havana Casino Orchestra ; George Owen	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	director
Victor	XVE-68206	10-in.	3/4/1931	The voodoo	Don Azpiazu ; Havana Casino Orchestra	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal duet	director, composer
Victor	BRC-69687	10-in.	6/4/1931	Wanna lot o' love	Don Azpiazu ; Havana Casino Orchestra	Jazz/dance band, with vocal chorus	director
Victor	BRC-69688	10-in.	6/4/1931	Green eyes	Don Azpiazu ; Chick Bullock ; Havana Casino Orchestra	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	director
Victor	BRC-70252	10-in.	9/23/1931	A penny for your thoughts	Don Azpiazu ; Bob Burk ; Havana Casino Orchestra	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	director
Victor	BRC-70253	10-in.	9/23/1931	Marianna (The peanut vendor's daughter)	Don Azpiazu ; Havana Casino Orchestra	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	director
Victor	BS-77596	10-in.	9/1/1933	Ojos negros	Chago Rodríguez y su Grupo	Vocal and instrumental ensemble	composer
Victor	CU-319[a]	10-in.	before 4/16/1940	Quinto mayor	Don Azpiazu ; Havana Casino Orchestra	Jazz/dance band	director
Victor	CU-320[a]	10-in.	before 4/16/1940	A la Huacachina	Don Azpiazu ; Havana Casino Orchestra	Jazz/dance band	director
Columbia	W152722	10-in.	2/23/1934	The voodoo	Ben Pollack Orchestra	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	songwriter
Brunswick	10997-10999	10-in.	7/3/1923	Voodoo	Hamtree Harrington	Male vocal solo, with piano	composer
Brunswick	E36658	10-in.	4/24/1931	The voodoo	Vincent Lopez ; St. Regis Hotel Orchestra	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	composer
Brunswick	E36659	10-in.	4/24/1931	Caserita, me voy	Orquesta de Vicente Lopez [St. Regis Hotel Orchestra]	Jazz/dance band, with female vocal solo	composer
Brunswick	B13680	10-in.	7/31/1933	Por tus ojos negros : Canción, from "Espérame"	Orquesta Típica Don Alberto	Instrumental ensemble	composer
Gramophone	0PG112	10-in.	10/10/1932	La mulata rumbera	Don Azpiazu’s Orchestra	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	instrumentalist, claves, director
Gramophone	0PG113	10-in.	10/10/1932	Lamento borincano	Don Azpiazu’s Orchestra	Instrumental ensemble, with male vocal duet	instrumentalist, claves, director
Gramophone	0PG114	10-in.	10/10/1932	La cachimba de San Juan	Don Azpiazu’s Orchestra	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal duet	instrumentalist, claves, director
Gramophone	0PG115	10-in.	10/10/1932	El panquelero	Don Azpiazu’s Orchestra	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	director
Gramophone	0PG116	10-in.	10/10/1932	Caminando	Don Azpiazu’s Orchestra	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal duet and male vocal ensemble	instrumentalist, claves, director

(Results 1-25 of 27 records)

Citation

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Azpiazu, Don," accessed November 9, 2024, https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/110804.

Azpiazu, Don. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved November 9, 2024, from https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/110804.

"Azpiazu, Don." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 9 November 2024.