José García y sus Zorros Grises - Virtual Class 8/9/2020
Real name: García, José Francisco (22 July 1908 - 5 April 2000)
Violinist, leader and composer.
Place of birth: Buenos Aires Argentina
He created an orchestra with young students and they needed costumes, and at that time gray flannel suits were sold at a tempting price, less than thirty pesos, so the orchestra was uniformly dressed immediately. They called them “los grises” and soon, added the word zorros. (from todotango website)
The first presentation with his own orchestra was in 1936 at the San Martin Theatre. His music was mainly rhythmic. They also played other danceable styles such as corridos, rhumbas, boleros, marches, etc. This brought them great popularity.
Their singers were Alfredo Rojas (the most popular one), Nilda Wilson, as well as Augusto Gautier and Carlos Alberti.
He composed 28 numbers, some of the are as follows:
No pudo ser
Nocturno de tango
Esta noche de luna
Si escucharas mis amores
Jesus de Nazareth
Desolación
Maria Trinia (vals)
El mentiroso (corrido)
My favorite pieces
Notice the evolution in the arrangements and complexity of the musicality when you listen to their songs chronologically.
Esta noche de luna, 1943 Alfredo Rojas (Composed by José García)
Junto a tu corazón, 1942, Alfredo Rojas
El mentiroso 1942 Alfredo Rojas Nilda Wilson
Fea 1942 Alfredo Rojas
A lo mejor quien te dice, 1942, Alfredo Rojas
Sólo compasión, 1942, Alfredo Rojas
Adios, adios corazón, 1942 Alfredo Rojas
Anselmo Acuña, El Resero, 1943, Alfredo Rojas
Para Negros solamente, 1943 Alfredo Rojas
Candombe rioplatense, 1943, Alfredo Rojas
Hula, la misteriosa, 1943 Alfredo Rojas
Tristeza marina, 1943, Alfredo Rojas
El once, 1943 -
Zorro plateado, 1943, Alfredo Rojas
No creas, 1943, Alfredo Rojas
Si alguna vez, 1943, Alfredo Rojas
Lloran las campanas, 1944, Alfredo Rojas
Calla bandoneon, 1944 Alfredo Rojas
No estamos solos, 1944, Alfredo Rojas
De corte antiguo
Farolito de papel, 1944, Alfredo Rojas
Cuna de tango, 1944, Alfredo Rojas
Si escucharas mis amores, 1944, Alfredo Rojas
Quien no tuvo un amor, 1944, Alfredo Rojas
Motivo sentimental, ?, Alfredo Rojas
Turbión de recuerdos, 1944, Alfredo Rojas
Que no sepan las estrellas, 1945, Alfredo Rojas
Nadie ha de saber, 1945, Alfredo Rojas