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 Daniel Piazzolla, grandfather of 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.
• Sexteto Los Mendocinos. 1939 - Weeks long stint, no recorded material.
• Aníbal Troilo Y Su Orquesta Típica. 1939-44 - Orchestra of director Aníbal Troilo. Performed the Bandoneon and was part of the arranger corpus. Direct involvement in recordings is mostly unknown.
• Francisco Fiorentino Y Su Orquesta Típica. 1944-46 - Orchestra assembled by singer 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 Tangazo • Tango 6 • El Hombre De La Esquina Rosada • Jeanne y Paul / El Penúltimo • Este Amor Es Como El Viento • 500 Motivaciones
• Provided Arrangements for: Jairo Canta a Borges (Some arrangements) - Jairo's 1985 self-titled (Piazzolla-Ferrer compositions) - Kronos Quartet's Winter Was Hard (composed Four for Tango)
• Film scores: Le Songe D'Une Nuit D'Eté - Famille d'Artistes - El Infierno Tan Temido

Ensembles and recordings:

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

List of articles representing unidentified or suspected Piazzolla ensembles: Astor Piazzolla Y Su Orquesta • "Piazzolla 1973" Orquesta • Quinteto Nuevo Tiempo