Juan Tizol

Real name: Juan Vincente Martinez
Born: December 31, 1900
Died: April 23, 1984
Country: Puerto Rico
IPI: 00030702725 8 works
Comments: Valve trombonist and composer, best known as a member of Duke Ellington's band, and as the (co)-writer of the jazz standards "Caravan", "Pyramid" and "Perdido". Born in Puerto Rico, he moved to the US in 1920.
Member of: Barney Bigard and His Jazzopators
Related: Duke Ellington Member of Ellington's band 1929 to 1944 and 1951 to 1953.

Songs written by Juan Tizol

Title	Written by	Originally by	Original date	Covered by
Caravan	Duke Ellington, Juan Tizol	Barney Bigard and His Jazzopators	December 19, 1936	Covered by (802 artists)
Gypsy Without a Song	Louis C. Singer, Duke Ellington, Irving Gordon, Juan Tizol	Duke Ellington and His Famous Orchestra	June 20, 1938	Covered by (11 artists)
Moon over Cuba	Duke Ellington, Juan Tizol	Duke Ellington and His Orchestra	July 2, 1941	Covered by (2 artists)
Night Song	Irving Mills, Juan Tizol, Jimmy Mundy	Charlie Barnet and His Orchestra	March 17, 1939	Covered by (3 artists)
Perdido	Juan Tizol	Duke Ellington and His Famous Orchestra	January 21, 1942	Covered by (228 artists)
Pyramid	Duke Ellington, Irving Mills, Irving Gordon, Juan Tizol	Duke Ellington and His Famous Orchestra	June 7, 1938	Covered by (11 artists)