Carlos García (musician)

Carlos Juan Pedro García (born April 21, 1914 in Capilla del Señor ; † August 4, 2006 ) was an Argentine tango composer, pianist and orchestra conductor.

García grew up in the San Cristóbal quarter (Buenos Aires) and had his first lessons with Mariano Domínguez between 1920 and 1926 . He worked as a silent film pianist and from the age of fifteen studied composition, harmony, counterpoint, fugue and orchestration with Pedro Rubione , who remained his friend and teacher for forty years. From 1932 to 1938 he was a member of Roberto Firpo's orchestra . From 1938 to 1945 he played with the Hawaiian Serenaders , a combo that played international popular music. From 1943 he worked at EMI-Odeon, where it was his job to organize accompanying orchestras for the solo musicians. As a piano accompanist, he performed with the singer Mercedes Simone .

In the mid-1940s he had radio appearances on Radio El Mundo with the orchestra of Alberto Castellanos . From 1946 to 1960 he devoted himself mainly to teaching. In 1960 he became musical advisor for LS1 Radio Municipal in Buenos Aires and EMI-Odeon. In 1978 he performed with Enrique Mario Francini , Leopoldo Federico and Atilio Stampone and the guests Don Costa , Billy May , Johnny Mandel and Nelson Riddle with the cycle Tangos para el mundo at the Teatro Presidente Alvear in Buenos Aires.

García made recordings with Roberto Grela and with singers such as Héctor Pacheco , Argentino Ledesma , Oscar Alonso , Alberto Marino , Rubén Juárez , Claudio Bergé and Francisco Llanos as well as two solo albums as a pianist. His compositions include Racconto (based on a text by Margarita Durán ) recorded by Aníbal Troilo , Miguel Caló , Osvaldo Pugliese and the Sexteto Mayor , as well as Ayudame Buenos Aires (text by Francisco Llanos), Mi estrella azul and Al maestro con nostalgia .

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• Todo Tango - Carlos García

Web links

• Carlos García in the database of Find a Grave (English)