José Basso
José Hipólito Basso, born on January 30, 1919 in Pergamino, Argentina, was an
Argentine conductor, composer, and pianist. He began his career in 1936 as a
pianist in Emilio and José De Caros’s orchestra, later joining Francisco
Grillo’s band and the José Tinellis group. By 1943, he joined Aníbal Troilo’s
orchestra, recording 88 tracks before founding his own ensemble in 1947. He
toured Japan twice, in 1967 and 1970, and was named Académico de Honor of the
Academia Nacional del Tango in 1990.
