Machito

Aliases: Frank R. Grillo
Machito and His Afro-Cuban Orch.
Machito and His Afro-Cuban Orchestra
Machito and His Afro-Cuban Salseros
Machito and his Afro-Cubans
Machito and His Orchestra
Real name: Francisco Raúl Gutiérrez Grillo
Born: February 16, 1912
Died: April 15, 1984
Country: United States
IPI: 00042749574 1 work
Affiliation: ASCAP
Comments: Machito was born in Tampa, Florida and grew up in Cuba, returning to the United States in 1937. He was a vocalist, maraca player, and leader of various Latin and Latin jazz orchestras.

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Originals

Title	Performer	Release date	Covered by
Almendra	Machito and his Afro-Cubans	October 1945	(7 artists)
Beereebee cum bee	Machito and His Orchestra	1956	El Tattoo del Tigre
Bim Bam Boom	Noro Morales and His Orchestra - Vocal Chorus by Machito	1941	(3 artists)
Drume negrita	Miguelito Valdés with Machito and His Afro Cubans	1942	(52 artists)
Mambo a la Savoy	Machito and His Orchestra	July 1951	El Tattoo del Tigre

Covers by Machito

	Title	Performer	Release date	Originally by
i	634-5789	Machito and His Orchestra - Arranged and conducted by Bert DeCoteaux	March 1968	Wilson Pickett
i	Alfie	Machito and His Orchestra - Arranged and conducted by Bert DeCoteaux	March 1968	Cilla Black
i	Always	Machito and His Orchestra	1959	Irving Kaufman
i	An Affair to Remember (Our Love Affair)	Machito and His Orchestra	1958	Vic Damone with Percy Faith
i	Baby I Love You	Machito and His Orchestra - Arranged and conducted by Bert DeCoteaux	March 1968	Aretha Franklin
i	Be Careful It's My Heart	Machito and His Orchestra	1959	Bing Crosby BRD, Tommy Dorsey and His Orchestra - Vocal Refrain by Frank Sinatra REL
i	Blue Skies	Machito and His Orchestra	1959	Belle Baker PRF, Imperial Dance Orchestra - Vocal Chorus by Arthur Fields REC
	Cachita	Xavier Cugat and His Waldorf-Astoria Orchestra - Vocal Chorus by Machito	May 1941	(unknown)
i	Caravan	Flip Phillips and Machito and His Orchestra	May 1949	Barney Bigard and His Jazzopaters
	Contigo en la distancia	Machito and His Afro-Cuban Orch. - Vocal Chorus by Graciela and Rigual Brothers	June 1952	Fernando Fernández y Orq. Mario Ruíz Armengol
i	Cuba	Machito and His Orchestra	1959	Billy Murray
i	Cumaná	Machito	January 1948	Unverified
i	Fa-Fa-Fa-Fa-Fa	Machito and His Orchestra - Arranged and conducted by Bert DeCoteaux	March 1968	Otis Redding
i	Flying Home	Flip Phillips and Machito and His Orchestra	May 1949	Benny Goodman Sextet REL,REC
i	Green Onions	Machito and His Orchestra - Arranged and conducted by Bert DeCoteaux	March 1968	Booker T. and The MG's
i	Guaglione	Machito and His Afro-Cuban Orchestra	1958	Unverified
i	Heat Wave	Machito and His Orchestra	1959	Ethel Waters PRF,REC,REL
i	Hip Hug Her	Machito and His Orchestra - Arranged and conducted by Bert DeCoteaux	March 1968	Booker T. & The M.G.'s
	Hold On, I'm Comin'	Machito and His Orchestra - Arranged and conducted by Bert DeCoteaux	March 1968	Sam & Dave
i	How Deep Is the Ocean, How High Is the Sky	Machito and His Orchestra	1959	Paul Whiteman and His Orchestra - Vocal Refrain by Jack Fulton
i	(I Can't Get No) Satisfaction	Machito and His Orchestra - Arranged and conducted by Bert DeCoteaux	March 1968	The Rolling Stones
i	In the Midnight Hour	Machito and His Orchestra - Arranged and conducted by Bert DeCoteaux	March 1968	Wilson Pickett
i	I've Got My Love to Keep Me Warm	Machito and His Orchestra	1959	Dick Powell & Alice Faye
i	Lagrimas Negras	Machito and His Orchestra	1954	Unverified
i	Let's Face the Music	Machito and His Orchestra	1959	Fred Astaire with Johnny Green and His Orchestra REL, Nat Brandwynne and The Stork Club Orchestra REC, Fred Astaire & Ginger Rogers BRD
i	Mambo Infierno	Machito and his Afro-Cubans	1954	Unverified
i	Mambo Inn	Machito and His Orchestra	1956	Bobby Woodlen's Harlem Mambos
i	Marie	Machito and His Orchestra	1959	The Troubadours - Vocal Refrain by Lewis James
	Oye negra	Miguelito Valdés with Machito and His Afro Cubans	1942	Noro Morales and His Orchestra - Vocal by Pepito
i	Rose Room	Machito and His Afro-Cuban Salseros	1978	Prince's Band
i	Shake	Machito and His Orchestra - Arranged and conducted by Bert DeCoteaux	March 1968	Sam Cooke
i	Slumming on Park Avenue	Machito and His Orchestra	1959	Alice Faye
i	St. Louis Blues	Machito and His Afro-Cuban Salseros	1978	Prince's Band
i	Tea for Two	Machito and His Afro-Cuban Salseros	1978	Helen Clark–Lewis James REC, Phyllis Cleveland and Jack Barker PRF
i	They Say It's Wonderful	Machito and His Orchestra	1959	Bing Crosby with Orchestra directed by Jay Blackton REC,REL, Ethel Merman & Ray Middleton PRF
i	Tico tico	Machito	January 1948	Unverified
i	Tin Tin Deo	Machito and His Orchestra	March 1958	James Moody and His Bop Men featuring Chano Pozo
i	Why Do I Love You?	Machito and His Afro-Cuban Salseros	1978	Norma Terris, Howard Marsh, Charles Winninger & Edna May Oliver PRF, Nat Shilkret and The Victor Orchestra REC,REL
i	You'd Be Surprised	Machito and His Orchestra	1959	Jack Norworth

Songs written by Machito

Original songs

Title	Written by	Originally by	Original date	Covered by
Mambo a la Savoy	Gil Fuller, Machito	Machito and His Orchestra	July 1951	Covered by El Tattoo del Tigre

Releases

Albums

Title	Performer	Release date	Label
Irving Berlin in Latin America	Machito and His Orchestra	1959	Tico
Kenya	Machito and His Orchestra	March 1958	Roulette
Machito Goes Memphis	Machito and His Orchestra - Arranged and conducted by Bert DeCoteaux	March 1968	RCA Victor
Mi Amigo, Machito	Machito and His Orchestra	1958	Tico
Mucho Macho	Machito and His Afro-Cuban Salseros	1978	Pablo
Si-Si, Non-Non	Machito and His Orchestra	1956	Tico

Singles

Title	Performer	Release date	Label
Caravan	Flip Phillips and Machito and His Orchestra	May 1949	Mercury
Drume negrita	Miguelito Valdés with Machito and His Afro Cubans	1942	Decca
Freezelandia	Machito and His Afro-Cuban Orch.	June 1952	Columbia [US]
Mambo a la Savoy	Machito	July 1951	Columbia [US]
Oye negra	Miguelito Valdés with Machito and His Afro Cubans	1942	Decca

Performances also appear on

Title	Performer	Release date	Label
Bim Bam Boom	Noro Morales and His Orchestra	1941	Decca
Can't We Talk it Over - Almendra - Tra La La	various artists	October 1945	V Disc
Rhumba with Cugat	Xavier Cugat and His Waldorf-Astoria Orchestra	May 1941	Columbia [US]

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