- Real name
- Juan Vincente Martinez
- Born
- December 31, 1900
- Died
- April 23, 1984
- Country
- Puerto Rico
- IPI
-
00030702725
9 works
- Affiliation
- ASCAP
- 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
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Barney Bigard and His Jazzopaters
- Related
-
Duke Ellington Member of Ellington's band 1929 to 1944 and 1951 to 1953.
Artist
Juan Tizol
Songs written by Juan Tizol
Original songs
Title | Written by | Originally by | Original date | Covered by |
---|---|---|---|---|
Caravan | Duke Ellington, Juan Tizol | Barney Bigard and His Jazzopaters | December 19, 1936 | Covered by (953 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 (18 artists) |
Lost in Meditation | Louis C. Singer, Duke Ellington, Irving Mills, Juan Tizol | Cootie Williams and His Rug Cutters | January 19, 1938 | Covered by (4 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 (4 artists) |
Perdido | Juan Tizol | Duke Ellington and His Famous Orchestra | January 21, 1942 | Covered by (270 artists) |
Pyramid | Duke Ellington, Irving Mills, Irving Gordon, Juan Tizol | Duke Ellington and His Famous Orchestra | June 7, 1938 | Covered by (14 artists) |