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Lalo Scalise

Lalo Scalise: born on 1912-10-21.

Linked to Lalo Scalise (composed by): Déjame soñar, Vida querida, and Firulete.

Lalo Scalise: Octave piano, later central to D'Arienzo's 1950s sound, appears on this Fresedo disc; the pianist Lalo Scalise claims to have been the first to play octaves, though it is the first on disc anyway. Carlos Puente later corrects that Fresedo's pianist in 1938 was still Rizzotti, not Scalise.

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Born on October 21, 1912

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Déjame soñar — composed by Lalo Scalise

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Vida querida — composed by Lalo Scalise

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Firulete — composed by Lalo Scalise

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tango.info · EduarScali

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Octave piano, later central to D'Arienzo's 1950s sound, appears on this Fresedo disc; the pianist Lalo Scalise claims to have been the first to play octaves, though it is the first on disc anyway. Carlos Puente later corrects that Fresedo's pianist in 1938 was still Rizzotti, not Scalise.

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Buscándote — lyrics by Lalo Scalise

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