Pedro Aznar | |
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Background information | |
Born | Buenos Aires, Argentina | 23 July 1959
Genres | Rock, jazz, folk |
Occupations | Musician, singer-songwriter |
Instruments | Vocals, bass, guitar |
Labels | Columbia |
Website | www |
Pedro Aznar (born 23 July 1959) is an Argentine musician and singer-songwriter. He has a musical experience in jazz, Argentine folk and rock music and has a successful career as a solo artist. [1] He is well known for giving rock songs a jazz-oriented style, by playing the fretless bass, with a big influence from Jaco Pastorius. [2]
He is a multi-instrumentalist and the author of several books of poetry published in Argentina. He plays an important part in Argentine rock, where in the mid-1970s, he had various appearances with groups like Madre Atómica, Alas and Pastoral. He became one of four members of Serú Girán in 1978, one of the most musically influential bands that dominated Argentina's rock circuit for the next four years. In 1982 he accepted an invitation from Pat Metheny to join The Pat Metheny Group as a vocalist, with whom he recorded three Grammy Award-winning albums.
Later he began his solo career, while also working scoring music to film soundtracks. His 1991 album Tango 4 with Charly García as a duo went platinum and was named best rock album of the year in Argentina by the Argentine Association of Entertainment Critics. In 1990, he worked as a producer in Sandra Mihanovich and Celeste Carballo's album Mujer contra mujer . [3] [4]
Album | Band | Year | Class |
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Pinta tu aldea | Alas | 1977 (edited in 1983) | Studio |
Billy Bond and the Jets | Billy Bond and the Jets | 1978 | Studio |
Serú Girán | Serú Girán | 1978 | Studio |
La grasa de las capitales | Serú Girán | 1979 | Studio |
Bicicleta | Serú Girán | 1980 | Studio |
Peperina | Serú Girán | 1981 | Studio |
Yo no quiero volverme tan loco | Serú Girán | 1981 | Live (double album, released in 2000) |
No llores por mí, Argentina | Serú Girán | 1982 | Live |
Pedro Aznar | Pedro Aznar | 1982 | Studio |
First Circle | Pat Metheny Group | 1984 | Studio |
The Falcon and the Snowman | Pat Metheny Group | 1985 | Soundtrack |
Contemplación | Pedro Aznar | 1985 | Studio |
Tango | Charly García / Pedro Aznar | 1986 | Studio |
Fotos de Tokio | Pedro Aznar | 1986 | Studio |
Hombre mirando al sudeste | Pedro Aznar | 1987 | Soundtrack |
Letter from Home | Pat Metheny Group | 1989 | Studio |
Últimas imágenes del naufragio | Pedro Aznar | 1990 | Soundtrack |
Radio Pinti | Charly García / Pedro Aznar / Enrique Pinti | 1991 | Studio |
Tango 4 | Charly García / Pedro Aznar | 1991 | Studio |
Serú '92 | Serú Girán | 1992 | Studio |
The Road to You | Pat Metheny Group | 1993 | Live (recorded on European tour in 1991) |
En vivo | Serú Girán | 1993 | Live (double album, recorded at River Plate Stadium in 1992) |
El camino de los sueños | Pedro Aznar | 1993 | Soundtrack |
David y Goliath | Pedro Aznar | 1995 | Studio |
No te mueras sin decirme adónde vas | Pedro Aznar | 1995 | Soundtrack |
El mundo contra mí | Pedro Aznar | 1996 | Soundtrack |
Buenos Aires, 2067 | Pedro Aznar | 1997 | Soundtrack |
Cómplices | Pedro Aznar | 1998 | Soundtrack |
Cuerpo y alma | Pedro Aznar | 1998 | Studio |
Caja de música | Pedro Aznar | 2000 | Studio, poetry of Jorge Luis Borges |
Huellas en la luz | Pedro Aznar | 2001 | Studio, movie soundtracks |
Parte de volar | Pedro Aznar | 2002 | Studio |
En vivo | Pedro Aznar | 2002 | Live |
Cuando la lluvia te bese los pies | Pedro Aznar | 2002 | Studio (compilation – Mexico) |
Mudras. Canciones de a dos | Pedro Aznar | 2003 | Studio |
Indocumentados | Pedro Aznar | 2004 | Soundtrack |
Un buda | Pedro Aznar | 2005 | Soundtrack |
Aznar canta Brasil | Pedro Aznar | 2005 | Live |
A Roar Of Southern Clouds | Pedro Aznar | 2006 | Studio (compilation) |
Aznar – Lebón | Pedro Aznar – David Lebón | 2007 | Live (double album) |
El Amor En Los Tiempos Del Cólera | Pedro Aznar | 2007 | Soundtrack |
Quebrado | Pedro Aznar | 2008 | Studio (double album) |
Quebrado vivo | Pedro Aznar | 2009 | Live (double album) |
A solas con el mundo | Pedro Aznar | 2010 | Live |
Ahora | Pedro Aznar | 2012 | Studio |
Puentes Amarillos – Aznar celebra la música de Spinetta | Pedro Aznar | 2012 | Live (double album) |
Mil noches y un instante | Pedro Aznar | 2013 | Live (double album) |
Contraluz | Pedro Aznar | 2016 | Studio |
Resonancia | Pedro Aznar | 2017 | Studio, EP |
Abrazo de Hermanos | Pedro Aznar - Manuel García | 2019 | Studio |
Utopía | Pedro Aznar - Ramiro Gallo | 2020 | Studio |
Flor y Raíz | Pedro Aznar | 2021 | Studio |
El mundo no se hizo en dos días | Pedro Aznar | 2022 | Studio (double album) |
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