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Juan Polito
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As a musician
- piano
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As a musician
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Instruments: piano. Led Juan Polito.
In the line-up of
- 1938–1939
Juan D'Arienzo · Faster with Polito (pianist)
Composer44
La bruja — composed by Juan PolitoSupported · 2
Castigo — composed by Juan PolitoSupported · 2
Yo sé que te adoro — composed by Juan PolitoSingle source
Castigo y pasión — composed by Juan PolitoSingle source
La pista esta que arde — composed by Juan PolitoSingle source
Vampiresa — composed by Juan PolitoSingle source
Con alma y nervio — composed by Juan PolitoSingle source
Campanita — composed by Juan PolitoSingle source
Entre sueños — composed by Juan PolitoSingle source
Este es el rey — composed by Juan PolitoSingle source
Rosita de arrabal — composed by Juan PolitoSingle source
Buenas noches mi amor — composed by Juan PolitoSingle source
Gurrumina — composed by Juan PolitoSingle source
Nene — composed by Juan PolitoSingle source
Se mira y no se toca — composed by Juan PolitoSingle source
Serenata — composed by Juan PolitoSingle source
No te hagas la lechuguita — composed by Juan PolitoSingle source
Siempre primero — composed by Juan PolitoSingle source
De corte arrabalero — composed by Juan PolitoSingle source
Cebollitas de potrero — composed by Juan PolitoSingle source
Pura trampa — composed by Juan PolitoSingle source
El gran favorito — composed by Juan PolitoSingle source
El tren de las ocho — composed by Juan PolitoSingle source
La perfumada flor — composed by Juan PolitoSingle source
Yo soy un picaflor — composed by Juan PolitoSingle source
Dialogando con el rio — composed by Juan PolitoSingle source
Primerisimo — composed by Juan PolitoSingle source
Los hombres no lloran — composed by Juan PolitoSingle source
Tambor moreno — composed by Juan PolitoSingle source
Tambaleando — composed by Juan PolitoSingle source
Tu verdugo — composed by Juan PolitoSingle source
El caramelito — composed by Juan PolitoSingle source
Se prendió la colorada — composed by Juan PolitoSingle source
Glorioso Chantecler — composed by Juan PolitoSingle source
Una hora más — composed by Juan PolitoSingle source
Tu amor fué mentira — composed by Juan PolitoSingle source
Buenos Aires de mi amor — composed by Juan PolitoSingle source
Hola ricurita — composed by Juan PolitoSingle source
Fangal de dolor — composed by Juan PolitoSingle source
Color esperanza — composed by Juan PolitoSingle source
Malumba — composed by Juan PolitoSingle source
Bueno, derecho y varón — composed by Juan PolitoSingle source
Quedó en venir a las nueve — composed by Juan PolitoSingle source
El desquite — composed by Juan PolitoSingle source
Recordings1
Not Recorded by Juan D'Arienzo1928–1929Single source
Left1
Left Juan D'Arienzo1928–1929Single source
In other catalogues3
Born1
Born on July 11, 1908Supported · 2
Died1
Died on October 25, 1981Supported · 2
Birthplace1
Born in Buenos Aires ArgentinaSupported · 2
Notes4
Pianista, compositor, arreglador y directorSupported · 2
Polito, D'Arienzo's pianist after Biagi, has led his own band since the whole D'Arienzo orchestra quit in February 1940; that band never got a recording contract.Single source
In 1953 Polito's band is of 'intermediate complexity', bangs out the beats and sounds like the early 1940s.Single source
When the whole band left D'Arienzo in 1940, Polito tried to copy the D'Arienzo sound, while Biagi in 1938 created his own sound in which the piano doesn't dominate.Single source
Lyricist20
Con alma y nervio — lyrics by Juan PolitoSingle source
La manzanita — lyrics by Juan PolitoSingle source
No te hagas la lechuguita — lyrics by Juan PolitoSingle source
D'Arienzo y palito — lyrics by Juan PolitoSingle source
Amor de fortinera — lyrics by Juan PolitoSingle source
Mi Japón — lyrics by Juan PolitoSingle source
Me vio tu barrio — lyrics by Juan PolitoSingle source
Sin dobleces — lyrics by Juan PolitoSingle source
Azul siempre azul — lyrics by Juan PolitoSingle source
Yo soy un picaflor — lyrics by Juan PolitoSingle source
Me diste un beso — lyrics by Juan PolitoSingle source
Se casó el abuelo — lyrics by Juan PolitoSingle source
Julieta y Romeo — lyrics by Juan PolitoSingle source
Tambor moreno — lyrics by Juan PolitoSingle source
El caramelito — lyrics by Juan PolitoSingle source
El tigre de Almagro — lyrics by Juan PolitoSingle source
Entre tango y zamba — lyrics by Juan PolitoSingle source
Se prendió la colorada — lyrics by Juan PolitoSingle source
Buenos Aires de mi amor — lyrics by Juan PolitoSingle source
Malumba — lyrics by Juan PolitoSingle source
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