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 Enric 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.
GNP 113 - El Loco Cha Cha (1956)
After forming his own orchestra in the mid-1950s, he successfully recorded eleven albums for producer Gene Norman on his GNP Crescendo label between 1955 and 1964, and performed regularly at Norman's Crescendo night 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.
Later years and familyedit
In 1972 Touzet retired from performing popular music and moved to Miami, Florida, devoting his remaining years to composing for the piano, in a style blending Cuban folk music and jazz with classical music. His published compositions for piano include Cuarenta Danzas, Cuatro Caprichos, Ginasteriana, Fantasía Española, Cinco Danzas Exóticas, Vals Arabesco, Tres Miniaturas, and the Sonata Romántica.
Touzet was married to Isabel Gonzalez (1917-1991) and they had two daughters, Olivia and Nilda Touzet-Gonzalez. He had three other daughters: Olga Maria Touzet-Guillot (with singer Olga Guillot), Lisa Bahadoor, and Bonita Calderon. He later married Mercy Remos.
Touzet was given several honors and awards for his musical contributions, and in 2001 the mayor of Miami declared September 9 as "René Touzet Day." He died of heart complications in 2003.
Enrique Hernandez, "Sunset on a Golden Age", The Miami Herald, October 8, 2007
Audio recordings of - Rene Touzet and his Orchestra with vocalists: Elsa Miranda, Reinaldo Henriquez and Irene Valencia on Archive.org
January 01, 1970
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This article includes a list of general references but it lacks sufficient corresponding inline citations Please help to improve this article by introducing more precise citations February 2020 Learn how and when to remove this message Rene Touzet y Monte September 8 1916 in Havana Cuba June 15 2003 in Miami Florida was a Cuban composer pianist and bandleader Rene TouzetBackground informationBirth nameRene Touzet y MonteBorn 1916 09 08 September 8 1916 Havana CubaDiedJune 23 2003 2003 06 23 aged 86 Miami Florida United StatesGenresCha Cha classicalOccupation s Composer pianist bandleaderInstrument s PianoYears active1930s 1960sLabelsCapitol RCA Fiesta GNP Crescendo Contents 1 Career as bandleader 2 Later years and family 3 Selected discography 3 1 RCA Victor Records 3 2 GNP Crescendo Records 3 3 SEECO Records 4 References 5 External links and main sourceCareer as bandleader editLiving in the city of Cojimar he learned classical piano from the age of 4 and went on to study at the Falcon 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 Enric 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 nbsp GNP 113 El Loco Cha Cha 1956 After forming his own orchestra in the mid 1950s he successfully recorded eleven albums for producer Gene Norman on his GNP Crescendo label between 1955 and 1964 and performed regularly at Norman s Crescendo night club One of his best known arrangements of this period El Loco Cha Cha provided R amp 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 Later years and family editIn 1972 Touzet retired from performing popular music and moved to Miami Florida devoting his remaining years to composing for the piano in a style blending Cuban folk music and jazz with classical music His published compositions for piano include Cuarenta Danzas Cuatro Caprichos Ginasteriana Fantasia Espanola Cinco Danzas Exoticas Vals Arabesco Tres Miniaturas and the Sonata Romantica Touzet was married to Isabel Gonzalez 1917 1991 and they had two daughters Olivia and Nilda Touzet Gonzalez He had three other daughters Olga Maria Touzet Guillot with singer Olga Guillot Lisa Bahadoor and Bonita Calderon He later married Mercy Remos Touzet was given several honors and awards for his musical contributions and in 2001 the mayor of Miami declared September 9 as Rene Touzet Day He died of heart complications in 2003 Selected discography editRCA Victor Records edit Dinner in Havana LPM 1016 1954 GNP Crescendo Records edit The Cha Cha Cha and the Mambo also released as The Charm of the Cha Cha Cha GNP 14 1955 From Broadway to Havana GNP 22 1957 Cha Cha Cha for Lovers GNP 29 1957 Mr Cha Cha Cha GNP 36 1958 Rene Touzet and His Orchestra Play for Dancing at the Crescendo on the World Famous Sunset Strip GNP 40 1959 Touzet Too Much GNP 49 1960 The Timeless Ones a la Touzet GNP 52 1961 La Pachanga GNP 57 1961 Pachanga Differente GNP 61 1961 Greatest Latin Hits GNP 74 1962 compilation Touzet Goes to the Movies GNP 81 1962 Bossa Nova Brazil to Hollywood GNP 87 1963 The Best of Rene Touzet and His Orchestra GNPS 2000 1964 compilation SEECO Records edit Beso de Fuego 7212 A 19 1 Hijo Mio 7212 B 19 No Puedo Ser Feliz 7728 19 Pensando en Ti 7172 A 19 Pretender 7293 A 19 Punal en el Alma 7728 19 Noche Azul 7729 19 No Te Importe Saber 7729 19 Te Quiero 7172 B 19 Yo Volvere 7293 B 19 References edit Internet Archive Search Rene Touzet Archive org Retrieved February 1 2020 External links and main source editRene Touzet official site Rene Touzet discography at Discogs nbsp Rene Touzet discography Enrique Hernandez Sunset on a Golden Age The Miami Herald October 8 2007 Audio recordings of Rene Touzet and his Orchestra with vocalists Elsa Miranda Reinaldo Henriquez and Irene Valencia on Archive org Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Rene Touzet amp oldid 1189975523, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
