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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 Audio
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 3, 2024, https://adpprod2.library.ucsb.edu/names/105915.

Machito. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved November 3, 2024, from https://adpprod2.library.ucsb.edu/names/105915.

"Machito." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 3 November 2024.

DAHR Persistent Identifier

URI: https://adpprod2.library.ucsb.edu/names/105915

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Linked Open Data Sources

LCNAR: Machito - http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n88156869

Wikidata: Machito - http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q462983

VIAF: http://viaf.org/viaf/1565571

MusicBrainz: Machito - https://musicbrainz.org/artist/8b280260-dacb-4195-a34d-16e5068de288

FAST: http://id.worldcat.org/fast/257363

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