Re: Anibal Troilo

[Stephen Brown <Stephen.P.Brown @DAL.FRB.ORG>]

Clayton Beach wrote:

>A while ago I came across some mp3's [of the Anibal Troilo
>orchestra] that really impressed me.  The ... songs ...
>(danzarin, los mareados and la bordona) ... had a lush,
>passionate feel that I would normally attribute to Pugliese,
>... [but] the solid beat and complex rhythms that I would
>expect from Troilo.  The quality of the sound was also very
>impressive.

>I was wondering if anyone knew what CD might contain these
>tracks, or other songs that were like them.

The Anibal Troilo orchestra played a less complex dance music during the
golden age of tango, but it shifted to a more intellectualized concert
sound by the 1950s.  Troilo's recordings from the concert era seem to have
much better fidelity than those from the 1940s.

Some Troilo CDs with a relatively high quality transition/concert era sound
are Sus Ultimos Instrumentales on the Tango Argentino label, Troilo for
Export on the BMG label, 20 Exitos on the BMG label and Quejas de Bandoneon
on the EMI Odeon label.  The latter may no longer be available, and should
not be confused two other CDs of the same name on the El Bandoneon and
Music Hall labels.  The second CD has all three of the songs that Clayton
mentions.

The track listing on Sus Ultimos Instrumentales (Tango Argentino) is El
Baqueano, La Trilla, Mi Refugio, Adios Bardi, La Racha, Tinta Verde,
Piropos, Ojos Negros, Pa Que Bailen Los Muchachos, Nobleza de Arrabal,
Naipe Marcado, Entre Suenos, Tallador, Che Buenos Aires, A Orlando Goni, Mi
Viejo Reloj, Milonguero Triste, Adios Nonino, Compadrita Mia, Seleccion de
Julio De Caro.

The track listing on Troilo for Export (BMG) is Responso, A Mis Viejos, La
Bordona, Danzarin, La Cumparsita, Don Juan, Los Mareados, Verano Porteno,
El Marne, Nobleza de Arrabal, Pa Que Bailen Los Muchachos, Mi refugio, De
Puro Guapo, El Africano, Recuerdo.

The track listing on 20 Exitos (BMG) is La cumparsita, A Mis Viejos, La
Bordona, Responso, El Marne, Los Mareados, Verano Porteno, Pa Que Bailen
Los Muchachos, Don Juan, Tierrita, Recordando a Discepolo, Nocturna, El
irresistible, Bandola Triste, Adios Bardi, Tinta Verde, Ojos Negros,
Milontango, Nostalgico, Lo Que Vendra.

The track listing on Quejas de Bandoneon (EMI Odeon) is Quejas de
Bandoneon, La Ultima, El Metejon, Malon de Ausencia, Tinta Verde,  Yo Tengo
un Pecado,  Nuevop, Lo Que Vendra, Pa Lo Que Te Va a Durar, La Vuelta del
Montonero, Aguante Casimiro, La Bordona, Aquel Tapado de Armino.

By the way, the Tango Argentino and Solo Tango CDs of early Troilo
recordings have higher fidelity than that found on many other releases of
Troilo's earlier recordings.  In particular, I would recommend, Sus
Instrumentales on the Tango Argentino label and Troilo/Fiorentino (vol. 1)
on the Solo Tango label for the classic dance era recordings of the Troilo
orchestra.

With best regards,
Steve

Stephen Brown
Tango Argentino de Tejas
http://www.tejastango.com/