Juan Rezzano

Juan Rezzano was born on 5 June 1895 ^[6]. He composed his first tango, Si sabés callate, in 1918 ^[1]. His first orchestra debuted at the Café El Guarany in Rosario in 1920 ^[1].

In the mid-1920s Rezzano worked with the theatrical company of José and Eva Franco. He played with the company at the Teatro Olimpo in Rosario in 1925 ^[2], and in 1927 he played the company's season at the Teatro Comedia in Buenos Aires ^[1]. He also wrote tangos with lyricists, including Entrá nomás with Francisco Bastardi in 1925 ^[2] and Duelo criollo with Lito Bayardo in 1928 ^[3]. He died in Buenos Aires on 11 February 1979 ^[5].

History

Rezzano composed his first tango, Si sabés callate, in 1918 ^[1]. In 1920 his first orchestra made its debut at the Café El Guarany in Rosario ^[1].

In 1925 he played with the company of José and Eva Franco at the Teatro Olimpo in Rosario ^[2]. In 1927 he played the Franco company's season at the Teatro Comedia in Buenos Aires, and that year he also performed on Radio Nacional and Radio Mayo ^[1].

Rezzano died in Buenos Aires on 11 February 1979 ^[5].

Repertoire

Compositions attributed to Rezzano include the following ^[1][2][3][4]:

Recordings

In 1942 Juan D'Arienzo recorded Rezzano's El retobao with the singer Héctor Mauré ^[4].