Machito

Machito

Machito (born Francisco Raúl Gutiérrez Grillo, December 3, 1909 – April 15, 1984) was a Latin jazz musician who helped refine Afro-Cuban jazz and create both Cubop and salsa music. He was raised in Havana with the singer Graciela, his foster sister. In New York City, Machito formed the Afro-Cubans in 1940, and with Mario Bauzá as musical director, brought together Cuban rhythms and big band arrangements in one group. He made numerous recordings from the 1940s to the 1980s, many with Graciela as singer. Machito changed to a smaller ensemble format in 1975, touring Europe extensively. He brought his son and daughter into the band, and received a Grammy Award in 1983, one year before he died. Machito's music had an effect on the careers of many musicians who played in the Afro-Cubans over the years, and on those who were attracted to Latin jazz after hearing him. George Shearing, Dizzy Gillespie, Charlie Parker and Stan Kenton credited Machito as an influence. An intersection in East Harlem is named "Machito Square" in his honor.

Birth and Death Data: Born February 16, 1912 (New York City), Died April 15, 1984 (London)

Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1938 - 1958

Roles Represented in DAHR: leader, vocalist, composer

Notes: Frank Grillo is known by his nickname, "Machito."

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

Recordings

Company	Matrix No.	Size	First Recording Date	Title	Primary Performer	Description	Role
Victor	BS-033621	10-in.	2/9/1939	Desencanto	Cuarteto Caney ; Johnny López ; Machito	Male vocal duet, with instrumental ensemble	vocalist
Victor	BS-033622	10-in.	2/9/1939	Calientico	Cuarteto Caney ; Johnny López ; Machito	Male vocal duet, with instrumental ensemble	vocalist
Victor	BS-033624	10-in.	2/9/1939	La chiquita me gusto	Cuarteto Caney ; Johnny López ; Machito	Male vocal duet, with instrumental ensemble	vocalist
Victor	BS-033625	10-in.	2/9/1939	Visión	Cuarteto Caney ; Johnny López ; Machito	Male vocal duet, with instrumental ensemble	vocalist
Victor	BS-033626	10-in.	2/9/1939	En la jungla	Cuarteto Caney ; Johnny López ; Machito	Male vocal duet, with instrumental ensemble	vocalist
Victor	BS-033928	10-in.	3/2/1939	El perro y el gato (O jau-jau, miau)	Cuarteto Caney ; Doroteo ; Johnny López ; Machito	Instrumental ensemble, with male vocal trio and sound effects	vocalist
Victor	BS-033929	10-in.	3/2/1939	El pastelillero	Cuarteto Caney	Instrumental ensemble, with vocal trio	vocalist
Victor	BS-033930	10-in.	3/2/1939	Cariño de madre	Cuarteto Caney ; Doroteo ; Johnny López ; Machito	Instrumental ensemble, with vocal trio	vocalist
Victor	BS-033931	10-in.	3/2/1939	Como la luz de la mañana	Cuarteto Caney	Instrumental ensemble, with vocal duet	vocalist
Victor	BS-033932	10-in.	3/2/1939	Por ti	Cuarteto Caney ; Doroteo ; Johnny López ; Machito	Instrumental ensemble, with vocal trio	vocalist
Victor	BS-033933	10-in.	3/2/1939	Cundunga	Cuarteto Caney ; Doroteo ; Johnny López ; Machito	Instrumental ensemble, with vocal trio	vocalist
Victor	BS-036689	10-in.	5/22/1939	El santo	Boricuas ; Augusto Coén ; Machito	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo, vocal group, and talk	vocalist
Victor	BS-042741	10-in.	9/27/1939	Negro aresa	Machito ; Xavier Cugat Waldorf-Astoria Orchestra	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo and vocal ensemble	vocalist
Victor	BS-042742	10-in.	9/27/1939	Calientito	Machito ; Xavier Cugat Waldorf-Astoria Orchestra	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo and vocal ensemble	vocalist
Victor	BS-042743	10-in.	9/27/1939	Auto-conga	Machito ; Xavier Cugat Waldorf-Astoria Orchestra	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	vocalist
Victor	CU-1107	10-in.	before 11/17/1943	Sopa de pichón	Orquesta Antonio M. Romeu	Instrumental ensemble	composer
Columbia	CO22745	10-in.	4/18/1938	Veinte años	Cuarteto Caney ; Machito	Vocal and instrumental ensemble	vocalist
Columbia	CO22746	10-in.	4/18/1938	Arrepentido	Cuarteto Caney ; Machito	Vocal and instrumental ensemble	vocalist
Columbia	CO22749	10-in.	4/18/1938	Duerme	Cuarteto Caney ; Machito	Vocal and instrumental ensemble	vocalist
Columbia	CO22750	10-in.	4/18/1938	Nostalgias	Cuarteto Caney ; Machito	Vocal and instrumental ensemble	vocalist
Columbia	CO24153	10-in.	2/24/1939	Desesperanza : Bolero son	Elio y su Conjunto Moderno	Vocal and instrumental ensemble	vocalist
Columbia	CO24154	10-in.	2/24/1939	Ha sido mi destino : Son	Elio y su Conjunto Moderno	Vocal and instrumental ensemble	vocalist
Columbia	CO24155	10-in.	2/24/1939	Vereda tropical : Bolero son	Elio y su Conjunto Moderno	Vocal and instrumental ensemble	vocalist
Columbia	CO24156	10-in.	2/24/1939	Maldita droga : Son	Elio y su Conjunto Moderno	Vocal and instrumental ensemble	vocalist
Columbia	CO24157	10-in.	2/24/1939	Corazón valiente : Son	Elio y su Conjunto Moderno	Vocal and instrumental ensemble	vocalist
Columbia	CO24158	10-in.	2/24/1939	Cariño de madre : Son	Elio y su Conjunto Moderno	Vocal and instrumental ensemble	vocalist
Columbia	CO25320	10-in.	9/11/1939	Dicen que sí : Bolero	Orquesta Hermanos Moráles	Jazz/dance band, with vocal solo	vocalist
Columbia	CO25323	10-in.	9/11/1939	Me río del mundo : Bolero son	Orquesta Hermanos Moráles	Jazz/dance band, with vocal solo	vocalist
Columbia	CO25324	10-in.	9/11/1939	Con tu negro : Conga	Orquesta Hermanos Moráles	Jazz/dance band, with vocal solo	vocalist
Columbia	CO25480	10-in.	10/17/1939	Aquella boca : Bolero son	Sexteto Columbia	Vocal and instrumental ensemble	vocalist
Decca	65676	10-in.	5/29/1939	Kengueré	Elio y su Conjunto Moderno		vocalist
Decca	65680	10-in.	5/29/1939	Yo tene un baracón	Elio y su Conjunto Moderno		vocalist
Decca	69433	10-in.	6/27/1941	Intermezzo (Provost)	Afro-Cubans ; Machito		leader
Decca	69434	10-in.	6/27/1941	Parabola negra	Afro-Cubans ; Machito		leader
Decca	69435	10-in.	6/27/1941	Yambu	Afro-Cubans ; Machito		leader
Decca	69436	10-in.	6/27/1941	La rumbantela	Afro-Cubans ; Machito		leader
Decca	70557	10-in.	3/23/1942	Chacumbele	Afro-Cubans ; Machito		vocalist, leader
Decca	70558	10-in.	3/23/1942	Sopa de pichon	Afro-Cubans ; Machito		leader
Decca	70559	10-in.	3/23/1942	Rascando siempre rascando	Afro-Cubans ; Machito		leader
Decca	70560	10-in.	3/23/1942	El muerto se fue de rumba	Afro-Cubans ; Machito		leader
Decca	71034	10-in.	7/10/1942	Tinge talando	Afro-Cubans ; Machito		leader
Decca	71035	10-in.	7/10/1942	Paella	Afro-Cubans ; Machito		leader
Decca	71036	10-in.	7/10/1942	Que vengan los rumberos	Afro-Cubans		leader
Decca	71037	10-in.	7/10/1942	Nague	Afro-Cubans ; Machito		leader
Decca	71093	10-in.	7/17/1942	Enlloro	Miguelito Valdés		leader
Decca	71094	10-in.	7/17/1942	Letargo	Miguelito Valdés		leader
Decca	71095	10-in.	7/17/1942	Tabu	Miguelito Valdés		leader
Decca	71096	10-in.	7/17/1942	La rumba soy yo	Miguelito Valdés		leader
Decca	71110	10-in.	7/20/1942	El comprador de botellas	Miguelito Valdés		leader
Decca	71111	10-in.	7/20/1942	Guadalajara	Miguelito Valdés		leader
Decca	71112	10-in.	7/20/1942	Yo saluda	Miguelito Valdés		leader
Decca	71113	10-in.	7/20/1942	Eco	Miguelito Valdés		leader
Decca	71199	10-in.	7/27/1942	Carambu	Miguelito Valdés		leader
Decca	71200	10-in.	7/27/1942	Drume negrita	Miguelito Valdés		leader
Decca	71201	10-in.	7/27/1942	Zarabanda	Miguelito Valdés		leader
Decca	71202	10-in.	7/27/1942	Bim bam boom	Miguelito Valdés		leader
Decca	71203	10-in.	7/27/1942	Rica pulpa	Miguelito Valdés		leader
Decca	71204	10-in.	7/27/1942	Sensemaya	Miguelito Valdés		leader
Decca	71205	10-in.	7/27/1942	Oye negra	Miguelito Valdés		leader
Decca	71206	10-in.	7/27/1942	Nague	Miguelito Valdés		leader
Decca	81473		9/4/1951	Walter Winchell rhumba	Miguelito Valdés y su Conjunto		leader
Decca	81474		9/4/1951	La negra leono	Miguelito Valdés y su Conjunto		leader
Decca	81475		9/4/1951	Escucha mi son	Miguelito Valdés y su Conjunto		leader
Decca	81476		9/4/1951	Babalu	Miguelito Valdés y su Conjunto		leader
Decca	105841		10/17/1958	Guaglione	Afro-Cubans ; Machito		leader
Decca	105842		10/17/1958	Cocktails for two	Afro-Cubans ; Machito		leader
Decca	105843		10/17/1958	The Continental	Afro-Cubans ; Machito		leader
Decca	105844		10/17/1958	Patricia	Afro-Cubans ; Machito		leader
Decca	105845		10/23/1958	Ecstasy	Afro-Cubans ; Machito		leader
Decca	105846		10/23/1958	Me lo dijo Adela	Afro-Cubans ; Machito		leader
Decca	105847		10/23/1958	Torero	Afro-Cubans ; Machito		leader
Decca	105848		10/23/1958	Cha cha cha loco	Afro-Cubans ; Machito		leader
Decca	105849		10/27/1958	Mambo la concord	Afro-Cubans ; Machito		leader
Decca	105850		10/27/1958	El aji Caribe	Afro-Cubans ; Machito		leader
Decca	105851		10/27/1958	Cotillion mambo	Afro-Cubans ; Machito		leader
Decca	105852		10/27/1958	Rico vacilon	Afro-Cubans ; Machito		leader

Citation

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Machito," accessed November 25, 2024, https://adpprod2.library.ucsb.edu/names/105915.

Machito. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved November 25, 2024, from https://adpprod2.library.ucsb.edu/names/105915.

"Machito." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 25 November 2024.