Pianist José “Pepe” Basso with singer Jorge Duran

Pianist José “Pepe” Basso with singer Jorge Duran (with the mustache, standing behind Basso). Basso made 88 recordings with Troilo in the 40’s before leaving to lead his own orchestra. Now that music of the 50’s is gaining popularity in US milongas, you may have heard some from his orchestra. And Jorge Duran, who’s rich voice was mostly unheard at milongas because of the poor quality of transfers available, should be heard more now that much better quality transfers are available from outfits like TangoTunes.com. The man to the left of Basso is singer Oscar Ferrari.