René Touzet

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Mambo Guajiro 04:18 Tools
Pachanga Diferente 02:32 Tools
Baby Elephant Walk 02:35 Tools
El Loco Cha Cha 03:01 Tools
Tenderly 03:23 Tools
Mambo Inn 03:07 Tools
Nocturno de Chopin 03:36 Tools
El Loco 03:07 Tools
Andalucia 03:36 Tools
Midnight Sun 04:42 Tools
Mi Son Maracaibo 04:47 Tools
Incertidumbre 02:50 Tools
Que Emocion 03:15 Tools
Delirio 03:18 Tools
El Cid (Movie Theme) 02:24 Tools
La Noche de Anoche 02:38 Tools
Malagueña 04:15 Tools
Siboney 03:26 Tools
Pa' Chismoso Tu 02:51 Tools
Frenesí, Cha Cha Cha 02:59 Tools
Te Beso Y Te Regano 02:55 Tools
La Pachanga 02:09 Tools
Pa' Bailar 02:34 Tools
Buscando Chamba 02:47 Tools
Mucho Mucho Mas 03:36 Tools
Cosquillita (Ticklish Mambo) 02:51 Tools
Caravan 03:35 Tools
Night And Day 02:01 Tools
Misty 02:24 Tools
Julie Is Her Name 02:25 Tools
Son Dos Luceros 05:29 Tools
Pachanga Maracaibo 02:01 Tools
Tanga La Pachanga 02:49 Tools
Beguin The Beguine 03:35 Tools
Oye 02:25 Tools
Cosquillita 03:35 Tools
Mi Guajira 05:29 Tools
Las Perlas de Tu Boca 05:29 Tools
I've Got You Under My Skin 05:29 Tools
Love For Sale 05:29 Tools
El Loco Cha Cha Cha 02:30 Tools
Mambo Negro 03:11 Tools
Chopin Nocturne in Cha Chá 03:11 Tools
Besame Mucho 03:11 Tools
Nicolasa, Cha Cha Cha 03:11 Tools
Mambo en España 02:24 Tools
La Hora (Hava Nagila) 02:50 Tools
Muinueto Cha Cha 02:50 Tools
September Song 02:50 Tools
Manhattan 02:50 Tools
Perfidia 02:50 Tools
Masquerade, Mambo 02:50 Tools
Palomita Blanca 03:41 Tools
Nadie Baila Como Yo 03:32 Tools
Cha Chá For Two 03:32 Tools
Por todas mis locuras 03:32 Tools
El Cid 02:30 Tools
El Tunel 03:32 Tools
Lisbon Antigua 03:32 Tools
Samba Bossa 03:41 Tools
Tea For Two 02:30 Tools
La bella cubana 03:41 Tools
Pachaga Diferente 03:41 Tools
Danzas Cubanas: Recordando al Maestro 03:32 Tools
Que Noche La De Anoche 03:41 Tools
Pomona Cha Cha Cha 03:32 Tools
Pachanga Pa' Ti Y Pa' Mi 03:32 Tools
Sibony 03:41 Tools
El Loco Cha Cha Chá 03:41 Tools
Little Bird 03:41 Tools
Tu Felicidad 03:41 Tools
Son De La Loma 03:32 Tools
The Continental 03:32 Tools
Till There Was You 03:32 Tools
Danzas Cubanas: Cervantina 03:32 Tools
Mucho, Mucho Mas 03:32 Tools
Danzas Cubanas: Alegre 03:32 Tools
Moon River 03:32 Tools
Vem Vem 03:32 Tools
Small World 03:32 Tools
Tender is the Night 03:32 Tools
Ho-Ba-La-La 03:32 Tools
I Love You 03:32 Tools
Tonight 03:32 Tools
Days Of Wine And Roses 03:32 Tools
One Note Samba 03:32 Tools
Watermelon Man 03:32 Tools
Maria 03:32 Tools
El Amor de Mi Bohio 03:32 Tools
Siempre En Mi Corazon 03:32 Tools
My Romance 03:32 Tools
La Enganadora 03:32 Tools
Zapateo 03:32 Tools
Frenesi Cha Cha Cha 03:32 Tools
Blue Moon 03:32 Tools
Zapateo Cubano: Zapateo Cubano 03:32 Tools
Analia Bastista 03:32 Tools
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René Touzet y Monte (b. Havana, Cuba, September 8, 1916 – d. Miami, Florida, June 15, 2003) was a Cuban-born American composer, pianist and bandleader. Living in the city of Cojimar, he learned classical piano from the age of 4, and went on to study at the Falcón Conservatory in Havana. By 1934 his classical training ended because of his family’s financial hardship, and he accepted a job as a pianist in Luis Rivera’s jazz band. Soon afterwards he became the leader of a 16-piece orchestra, playing big band music at the Grand Casino in Havana, and also began writing his own compositions. One of his most famous songs, "No Te Importe Saber", was recorded with lyrics by Mitchell Parish as "Let Me Love You Tonight", by Bing Crosby, Frank Sinatra, Dean Martin and others. In 1944, after his club in Cuba was destroyed by a hurricane, Touzet moved to the USA where he joined a band led by Enrique Madriguera. The band then moved to Hollywood, where Touzet met Desi Arnaz, and joined his band for a while. He also worked as pianist, songwriter and arranger with Xavier Cugat and Stan Kenton. After forming his own orchestra in the mid-1950s, he successfully recorded ten albums for producer Gene Norman on his GNP Crescendo label between 1956 and 1966, and performed regularly at Norman’s club. One of his best known arrangements of this period, "El Loco Cha Cha", provided R&B singer Richard Berry with the riff for his classic pop song "Louie Louie". Touzet remained a popular bandleader through the 1960s, incorporating pachangas and other new rhythms into his compositions, without losing touch with the boleros and cha chas that brought him his first fame. His published compositions for piano include among others: Cuarenta Danzas, Cuatro Capricios, Ginasteriana, Fantasía Española, Cinco Danzas Exóticas, Vals Arabesco, Tres Miniaturas, and the Sonata Romántica. His collection of Cuarenta Danzas is published by "Ediciones Universal" in Miami, and the rest of the compositions are published by "Ediciones Alegre", also in Miami. Throughout René Touzet's full and successful life, he has left no doubt as to his ability as a composer for the piano. His extensive list of high quality piano works offers the interested pianist a fresh and original addition to his/her repertoire. Touzet was given several honors and awards for his musical contributions, and in 2001, the mayor of Miami, Alex Penelas, declared September the ninth as "René Touzet Day." Read more on Last.fm. User-contributed text is available under the Creative Commons By-SA License; additional terms may apply.