Xavier Cugat

Xavier Cugat

Xavier Cugat (Catalan: [ʃəβiˈe kuˈɣat]; 1 January 1900 – 27 October 1990) was a Spanish musician and bandleader who spent his formative years in Havana, Cuba. A trained violinist and arranger, he was a leading figure in the spread of Latin music. In New York City, he was the leader of the resident orchestra at the Waldorf–Astoria before and after World War II. He was also a cartoonist and a restaurateur. The personal papers of Xavier Cugat are preserved in the Biblioteca de Catalunya.

Birth and Death Data: Born January 1, 1900 (Girona), Died October 27, 1990 (Barcelona)

Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1930 - 1956

Roles Represented in DAHR: director, violin, composer, songwriter, lyricist, arranger

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= Recordings were issued from this master. No recordings issued from other masters.

Recordings

Company	Matrix No.	Size	First Recording Date	Title	Primary Performer	Description	Role
Victor	BVE-62205	10-in.	4/24/1930	Dark night	Frank Munn ; Nathaniel Shilkret ; Victor Orchestra	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	composer
Victor	BS-77483	10-in.	8/15/1933	Caminito	Carmen Castillo ; Xavier Cugat Waldorf-Astoria Orchestra	Jazz/dance band, with female vocal solo	director, instrumentalist, violin
Victor	BS-77484	10-in.	8/15/1933	Rain in Spain	Xavier Cugat Waldorf-Astoria Orchestra	Jazz/dance band	composer, instrumentalist, violin, director
Victor	BS-77485	10-in.	8/15/1933	Gypsy airs	Xavier Cugat Waldorf-Astoria Orchestra	Jazz/dance band	instrumentalist, violin, arranger, director
Victor	BS-77486	10-in.	8/15/1933	Ombo	Xavier Cugat Waldorf-Astoria Orchestra	Jazz/dance band	instrumentalist, violin, composer, director
Victor	BS-77487	10-in.	8/15/1933	Silencio	Carmen Castillo ; Xavier Cugat Waldorf-Astoria Orchestra	Jazz/dance band, with female vocal solo and male vocal ensemble	instrumentalist, violin, director
Victor	BS-77488	10-in.	8/15/1933	En el rancho grande	Xavier Cugat Waldorf-Astoria Orchestra	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal ensemble	instrumentalist, violin, director
Victor	BS-82381	10-in.	5/4/1934	My shawl	Allan Lane Orchestra	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	composer
Victor	BS-84988	10-in.	11/14/1934	La mancornadora	Pedro Berríos ; Reymundo Gonzales ; Xavier Cugat Waldorf-Astoria Orchestra	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal duet	instrumentalist, violin, director
Victor	BS-84989	10-in.	11/14/1934	Vous! Qu'avez-vous fait de [mon] amour	Yolanda Norris ; Xavier Cugat Waldorf-Astoria Orchestra	Jazz/dance band, with female vocal solo	instrumentalist, violin, director
Victor	BS-84990	10-in.	11/14/1934	Canción de cuna	Pedro Berríos ; Yolanda Norris ; Xavier Cugat Waldorf-Astoria Orchestra	Jazz/dance band, with female-male vocal duet and vocal ensemble	instrumentalist, violin, director
Victor	BS-84991	10-in.	11/14/1934	Isle of Capri	Luis Alvarez ; Xavier Cugat Waldorf-Astoria Orchestra	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	director, instrumentalist, violin
Victor	BS-84992	10-in.	11/14/1934	El sombrero de Gaspar	Pedro Berríos ; Xavier Cugat Waldorf-Astoria Orchestra	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo and vocal ensemble	director, instrumentalist, violin
Victor	BS-84993	10-in.	11/14/1934	Tabú	Pedro Berríos ; Xavier Cugat Waldorf-Astoria Orchestra	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo and vocal ensemble	director, instrumentalist, violin
Victor	BS-89505	10-in.	4/1/1935	Adios muchachos	Joseph de Soiza ; Xavier Cugat Waldorf-Astoria Orchestra	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo and male vocal ensemble	director, instrumentalist, violin
Victor	BS-89506	10-in.	4/1/1935	Clavel del aire	Carmen Castillo ; Xavier Cugat Waldorf-Astoria Orchestra	Jazz/dance band, with female vocal solo and male vocal ensemble	director, instrumentalist, violin
Victor	BS-89507	10-in.	4/1/1935	Le tango du reve	Yvonne Bouvier ; Xavier Cugat Waldorf-Astoria Orchestra	Jazz/dance band, with female vocal solo	director, instrumentalist, violin
Victor	BS-89508	10-in.	4/1/1935	The lady in red	Don Reid ; Xavier Cugat Waldorf-Astoria Orchestra	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo and vocal ensemble	director, instrumentalist, violin
Victor	BS-89509	10-in.	4/1/1935	Then it isn't love	Don Reid ; Xavier Cugat Waldorf-Astoria Orchestra	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo and vocal ensemble	director, instrumentalist, violin
Victor	BS-89510	10-in.	4/1/1935	The cocoanut pudding vendor	Pedro Berríos ; Xavier Cugat Waldorf-Astoria Orchestra	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal duet and vocal chorus	director, instrumentalist, violin, songwriter
Victor	BS-89511	10-in.	4/1/1935	Tina	Don Reid ; Xavier Cugat Waldorf-Astoria Orchestra	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	director, instrumentalist, violin
Victor	BS-94183	10-in.	9/5/1935	The Missouri waltz	Xavier Cugat Waldorf-Astoria Orchestra	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	director
Victor	BS-94184	10-in.	9/5/1935	Let me call you sweetheart (I'm in love with you)	Buddy Clark ; Xavier Cugat Waldorf-Astoria Orchestra	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	director
Victor	BS-94185	10-in.	9/5/1935	Waltz down the aisle	Don Reid ; Xavier Cugat Waldorf-Astoria Orchestra	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	director
Victor	BS-94186	10-in.	9/5/1935	Jalousie	Xavier Cugat Waldorf-Astoria Orchestra	Jazz/dance band	director
Victor	BS-94187	10-in.	9/5/1935	Begin the beguine	Don Reid ; Xavier Cugat Waldorf-Astoria Orchestra	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	director
Victor	BS-94188	10-in.	9/5/1935	Chino soy	Don Reid ; Xavier Cugat Waldorf-Astoria Orchestra	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo, male vocal chorus, and talk	composer, director
Victor	PBS-97665	10-in.	8/7/1936	Inspiration	Xavier Cugat Waldorf-Astoria Orchestra	Jazz/dance band, with vocal ensemble	director
Victor	PBS-97666	10-in.	8/7/1936	Medias de seda	Carmen Castillo ; Charito ; Xavier Cugat Waldorf-Astoria Orchestra	Jazz/dance band, with female vocal duet	director
Victor	PBS-97667	10-in.	8/7/1936	Las palmeras	Pedro Berríos ; Xavier Cugat Waldorf-Astoria Orchestra	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo, female vocal ensemble, and male vocal	director
Victor	PBS-97668	10-in.	8/7/1936	Mi sombrero	Xavier Cugat Waldorf-Astoria Orchestra	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo and vocal ensemble	composer, director
Victor	PBS-97669	10-in.	8/7/1936	La bomba	Dorothy Miller ; Xavier Cugat Waldorf-Astoria Orchestra	Jazz/dance band, with female vocal solo	director
Victor	PBS-97670	10-in.	8/7/1936	Como arrullo de palmas	Carmen Castillo ; Charito ; Xavier Cugat Waldorf-Astoria Orchestra	Jazz/dance band, with female vocal duet	director
Victor	BS-98419	10-in.	12/13/1935	Cosi cosa	Jimmy Ray ; Xavier Cugat Waldorf-Astoria Orchestra	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	director
Victor	BS-98420	10-in.	12/13/1935	A street in old Seville	Jimmy Ray ; Xavier Cugat Waldorf-Astoria Orchestra	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	director
Victor	BS-98421	10-in.	12/13/1935	Little rose of the rancho	Jimmy Ray ; Xavier Cugat Waldorf-Astoria Orchestra	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	director
Victor	BS-98422	10-in.	12/13/1935	Cigarette	Jimmy Ray ; Xavier Cugat Waldorf-Astoria Orchestra	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	director
Victor	BS-98423	10-in.	12/13/1935	Just once around the clock	Jimmy Ray ; Xavier Cugat Waldorf-Astoria Orchestra	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	director
Victor	BS-98424	10-in.	12/13/1935	Para vigo me voy (Congo rhythm)	Xavier Cugat Waldorf-Astoria Orchestra	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo, male vocal ensemble, and shouts	director
Victor	BS-07715	10-in.	4/5/1937	A love song of long ago	Buddy Clark ; Xavier Cugat Waldorf-Astoria Orchestra	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	director, instrumentalist, violin
Victor	BS-07716	10-in.	4/5/1937	Hold me tight	Buddy Clark ; Xavier Cugat Waldorf-Astoria Orchestra	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	director, instrumentalist, violin
Victor	BS-07717	10-in.	4/5/1937	I hum a waltz	Buddy Clark ; Xavier Cugat Waldorf-Astoria Orchestra	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	director, instrumentalist, violin
Victor	BS-07718	10-in.	4/5/1937	It's no secret I love you	Carmen Castillo ; Xavier Cugat Waldorf-Astoria Orchestra	Jazz/dance band, with female vocal solo	director, instrumentalist, violin
Victor	BS-07719	10-in.	4/5/1937	Azuquita	Carmen Castillo ; Xavier Cugat Waldorf-Astoria Orchestra	Jazz/dance band, with female vocal solo and male vocal ensemble	director, instrumentalist, violin
Victor	BS-07720	10-in.	4/5/1937	Havana's calling me	Xavier Cugat Waldorf-Astoria Orchestra	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal ensemble	director, instrumentalist, violin
Victor	BS-010936	10-in.	6/17/1937	Cachita	Orquesta Casino de la Playa ; Miguelito Valdés	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	lyricist
Victor	BS-017382	10-in.	12/9/1937	Habanera	Alfredito Valdés ; Xavier Cugat Waldorf-Astoria Orchestra	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	director, instrumentalist, violin
Victor	BS-017383	10-in.	12/9/1937	Bruca maniguá	Alfredito Valdés ; Xavier Cugat Waldorf-Astoria Orchestra	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	director, instrumentalist, violin
Victor	BS-017384	10-in.	12/9/1937	Estrellita	Xavier Cugat Waldorf-Astoria Orchestra	Jazz/dance band	director, instrumentalist, violin
Victor	BS-017385	10-in.	12/9/1937	Ahí viene la conga	Alfredito Valdés ; Xavier Cugat Waldorf-Astoria Orchestra	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	instrumentalist, violin, director
Victor	BS-017386	10-in.	12/9/1937	Margarita	Eddie Asherman ; Xavier Cugat Waldorf-Astoria Orchestra	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	director, composer, instrumentalist, violin
Victor	BS-017387	10-in.	12/9/1937	Flame	Celia Branz ; Xavier Cugat Waldorf-Astoria Orchestra	Jazz/dance band, with female vocal solo	director, composer, instrumentalist, violin
Victor	BS-021761	10-in.	4/8/1938	La golondrina	Xavier Cugat Waldorf-Astoria Orchestra	Jazz/dance band	director, instrumentalist, violin
Victor	BS-021762	10-in.	4/8/1938	Cielito lindo	Xavier Cugat Waldorf-Astoria Orchestra	Jazz/dance band, with female vocal duet	director, arranger
Victor	BS-021763	10-in.	4/8/1938	La paloma	Xavier Cugat Waldorf-Astoria Orchestra	Jazz/dance band, with female vocal duet	instrumentalist, violin, director, arranger
Victor	BS-021764	10-in.	4/8/1938	Eso no es na	Xavier Cugat Waldorf-Astoria Orchestra	Jazz/dance band	director, instrumentalist, violin
Victor	BS-021765	10-in.	4/8/1938	Sirena	Xavier Cugat Waldorf-Astoria Orchestra	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal ensemble	director, instrumentalist, violin
Victor	BS-021766	10-in.	4/8/1938	Perdón	Chacha Aguilar ; Carmen Castillo ; Xavier Cugat Waldorf-Astoria Orchestra	Jazz/dance band, with female vocal duet	instrumentalist, violin, songwriter, director
Victor	BS-027265	10-in.	10/7/1938	Night must fall	Xavier Cugat Waldorf-Astoria Orchestra	Jazz/dance band	director, instrumentalist, violin, composer
Victor	BS-027266	10-in.	10/7/1938	Conga de noche	Catalino Rolón ; Xavier Cugat Waldorf-Astoria Orchestra	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo and vocal chorus	director, songwriter, instrumentalist, violin
Victor	BS-027267	10-in.	10/7/1938	Cui cui	Catalino Rolón ; Xavier Cugat Waldorf-Astoria Orchestra	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo and vocal chorus	instrumentalist, violin, songwriter, director
Victor	BS-027268	10-in.	10/7/1938	Nora	Xavier Cugat Waldorf-Astoria Orchestra	Jazz/dance band	songwriter, director, instrumentalist, violin
Victor	BS-027269	10-in.	10/7/1938	Guitarra romana	Carmen Castillo ; Xavier Cugat Waldorf-Astoria Orchestra	Jazz/dance band, with female vocal solo	director, instrumentalist, violin
Victor	BS-027270	10-in.	10/7/1938	Alfredo	Xavier Cugat Waldorf-Astoria Orchestra	Jazz/dance band	director, instrumentalist, violin
Victor	BS-031481	10-in.	1/16/1939	Batamu	Catalino Rolón ; Xavier Cugat Waldorf-Astoria Orchestra	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	director
Victor	BS-031482	10-in.	1/16/1939	Nocturnal	Xavier Cugat Waldorf-Astoria Orchestra	Jazz/dance band	director
Victor	BS-031483	10-in.	1/16/1939	Belén	Antonio Lopez ; Xavier Cugat Waldorf-Astoria Orchestra	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo and vocal chorus	director, composer
Victor	BS-031484	10-in.	1/16/1939	Society conga	Antonio Lopez ; Xavier Cugat Waldorf-Astoria Orchestra	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo and vocal chorus	director, songwriter
Victor	BS-031485	10-in.	1/16/1939	The applause waltz	Xavier Cugat Waldorf-Astoria Orchestra	Jazz/dance band	director, composer
Victor	BS-031486	10-in.	1/16/1939	Mi España	Xavier Cugat Waldorf-Astoria Orchestra	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	director, composer
Victor	BS-031487	10-in.	1/16/1939	Adios, mariquita linda	Xavier Cugat Waldorf-Astoria Orchestra	Jazz/dance band	director
Victor	BS-031488	10-in.	1/16/1939	Cuban love song	Xavier Cugat Waldorf-Astoria Orchestra	Jazz/dance band	director
Victor	BS-036506	10-in.	4/18/1939	Night must fall (over all)	Blue Barron ; Russ Carlyle	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	composer
Victor	BS-037624	10-in.	6/12/1939	Havana for a night	Xavier Cugat Waldorf-Astoria Orchestra	Jazz/dance band	director
Victor	BS-037625	10-in.	6/12/1939	The thrill of a new romance	Dinah Shore ; Xavier Cugat Waldorf-Astoria Orchestra	Jazz/dance band, with female vocal solo	composer, director
Victor	BS-037626	10-in.	6/12/1939	Perfidia	Xavier Cugat Waldorf-Astoria Orchestra	Jazz/dance band	director
Victor	BS-037627	10-in.	6/12/1939	Quiereme mucho	Dinah Shore ; Xavier Cugat Waldorf-Astoria Orchestra	Jazz/dance band, with female vocal solo	director
Victor	BS-037628	10-in.	6/12/1939	One, two, three, kick	Catalino Rolón ; Xavier Cugat Waldorf-Astoria Orchestra	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo and male vocal ensemble	director, composer
Victor	BS-037629	10-in.	6/12/1939	Nana	Antonio Lopez ; Xavier Cugat Waldorf-Astoria Orchestra	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo and vocal ensemble	songwriter, director
Victor	BS-040240	10-in.	7/3/1939	The thrill of a new romance	Freddy Martin Orchestra ; Bill Stoker	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	composer
Victor	BS-042740	10-in.	9/27/1939	La cumparsita	Dinah Shore ; Xavier Cugat Waldorf-Astoria Orchestra	Jazz/dance band, with female vocal solo	director
Victor	BS-042741	10-in.	9/27/1939	Negro aresa	Machito ; Xavier Cugat Waldorf-Astoria Orchestra	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo and vocal ensemble	director
Victor	BS-042742	10-in.	9/27/1939	Calientito	Machito ; Xavier Cugat Waldorf-Astoria Orchestra	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo and vocal ensemble	director
Victor	BS-042743	10-in.	9/27/1939	Auto-conga	Machito ; Xavier Cugat Waldorf-Astoria Orchestra	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	director, composer
Victor	BS-042789	10-in.	10/5/1939	In sunny San Domingo	Dinah Shore ; Xavier Cugat Waldorf-Astoria Orchestra	Jazz/dance band, with female vocal solo	director, lyricist
Victor	BS-042790	10-in.	10/5/1939	Jungle drums	Xavier Cugat Waldorf-Astoria Orchestra	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	director
Victor	BS-042791	10-in.	10/5/1939	Cuban episode	Xavier Cugat Waldorf-Astoria Orchestra	Jazz/dance band	director
Victor	BS-042792	10-in.	10/5/1939	Tu volveras	Carmen Castillo ; Xavier Cugat Waldorf-Astoria Orchestra	Jazz/dance band, with female vocal solo	director
Victor	BS-044834	10-in.	2/19/1940	Perfidia	Ozzie Nelson Orchestra	Jazz/dance band	lyricist
Victor	BS-044836	10-in.	2/19/1940	At a time like this	Alice Cornet ; Xavier Cugat Waldorf-Astoria Orchestra	Jazz/dance band, with female vocal solo	director, songwriter
Victor	BS-044838	10-in.	2/19/1940	Loca ilusion	Xavier Cugat Waldorf-Astoria Orchestra	Jazz/dance band	director, composer
Victor	BS-044839	10-in.	2/19/1940	Pa-ran-pan-pan	Carmen Castillo ; Nico Lopez ; Xavier Cugat Waldorf-Astoria Orchestra	Jazz/dance band, with female-male vocal duet	director, songwriter
Victor	BS-044840	10-in.	2/19/1940	Siboney	Xavier Cugat Waldorf-Astoria Orchestra	Jazz/dance band	director
Victor	BS-044841	10-in.	2/19/1940	I want my mama	Carmen Castillo ; Xavier Cugat Waldorf-Astoria Orchestra	Jazz/dance band, with female vocal solo	director
Victor	BS-044842	10-in.	2/19/1940	Long live love	Alice Cornet ; Xavier Cugat Waldorf-Astoria Orchestra	Jazz/dance band, with female vocal solo	director, composer
Victor	BS-047029	10-in.	2/8/1940	Long live love	Mitchell Ayres ; Fashions-in-Music ; Tommy Taylor	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	lyricist
Victor	BS-050877	10-in.	5/27/1940	Blen blen blen	Miguelito Valdés ; Xavier Cugat Waldorf-Astoria Orchestra	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	director, instrumentalist, violin
Victor	BS-050878	10-in.	5/27/1940	Rumba rumbero	Miguelito Valdés ; Xavier Cugat Waldorf-Astoria Orchestra	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	director, instrumentalist, violin
Victor	BS-050879	10-in.	5/27/1940	Macurije	Miguelito Valdés ; Xavier Cugat Waldorf-Astoria Orchestra	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	director, instrumentalist, violin
Victor	BS-050880	10-in.	5/27/1940	Nueva conga	Miguelito Valdés ; Xavier Cugat Waldorf-Astoria Orchestra	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	director, instrumentalist, violin, songwriter
Victor	BS-050881	10-in.	5/27/1940	When the swallows come back to Capistrano	Dinah Shore ; Xavier Cugat Waldorf-Astoria Orchestra	Jazz/dance band, with female vocal solo	director, instrumentalist, violin
Victor	BS-050882	10-in.	5/27/1940	The breeze and I	Dinah Shore ; Xavier Cugat Waldorf-Astoria Orchestra	Jazz/dance band, with female vocal solo	director, instrumentalist, violin
Victor	BS-051293	10-in.	6/14/1940	Long live love (Si te vas)	Yvette	Female vocal solo, with orchestra	lyricist
Victor	BS-051565	10-in.	6/26/1940	Tunare	Miguelito Valdés ; Xavier Cugat Waldorf-Astoria Orchestra	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo and male vocal ensemble	director, instrumentalist, violin, songwriter
Victor	BS-051566	10-in.	6/26/1940	Guaira	Miguelito Valdés ; Xavier Cugat Waldorf-Astoria Orchestra	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	director, instrumentalist, violin
Victor	BS-051567	10-in.	6/26/1940	Cinco hijos	Miguelito Valdés ; Xavier Cugat Waldorf-Astoria Orchestra	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo and male vocal ensemble	director, instrumentalist, violin
Victor	BS-051568	10-in.	6/26/1940	Mi conga	Miguelito Valdés ; Xavier Cugat Waldorf-Astoria Orchestra	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo and male vocal ensemble	director, songwriter, instrumentalist, violin
Victor	BS-051569	10-in.	6/26/1940	The rhumba cardi	Dinah Shore ; Xavier Cugat Waldorf-Astoria Orchestra	Jazz/dance band, with female vocal solo and male vocal ensemble	director, instrumentalist, violin
Victor	BS-051570	10-in.	6/26/1940	Whatever happened to you	Dinah Shore ; Xavier Cugat Waldorf-Astoria Orchestra	Jazz/dance band, with female vocal solo	director, composer, instrumentalist, violin
Victor	BS-053421	10-in.	9/4/1940	Help me	Californians ; Dale Evans ; Lucio Garcia ; Abe Lyman	Jazz/dance band, with mixed vocal duet	lyricist
Victor	BS-054949	10-in.	7/30/1940	Tentación de amor	Jorge Negrete	Male vocal solo, with instrumental ensemble	songwriter
Victor	BS-055528	10-in.	8/19/1940	Whatever happened to you	Vaughn Monroe's Orchestra	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	composer
Victor	BS-055544	10-in.	8/27/1940	Zombie	Xavier Cugat Waldorf-Astoria Orchestra	Jazz/dance band	director, composer
Victor	BS-055545	10-in.	8/27/1940	Elube changó	Miguelito Valdés ; Xavier Cugat Waldorf-Astoria Orchestra	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	director
Victor	BS-055546	10-in.	8/27/1940	Frenesi	Xavier Cugat Waldorf-Astoria Orchestra	Jazz/dance band	director
Victor	BS-055547	10-in.	8/27/1940	Los hijos de Buda	Miguelito Valdés ; Xavier Cugat Waldorf-Astoria Orchestra	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	director, instrumentalist, violin
Victor	BS-055548	10-in.	8/27/1940	Cat's serenade	Loretta Clemens Tupper ; Xavier Cugat Waldorf-Astoria Orchestra	Jazz/dance band, with female vocal solo	director, instrumentalist, violin, songwriter, lyricist
Victor	BS-055549	10-in.	8/27/1940	Almendra	Xavier Cugat Waldorf-Astoria Orchestra	Jazz/dance band	director, instrumentalist, violin
Victor	BS-055599	10-in.	9/6/1940	En la plantacion	Miguelita Valdés ; Xavier Cugat Waldorf-Astoria Orchestra	Jazz/dance band, with female vocal solo and male vocal ensemble	director, instrumentalist, violin
Victor	BS-055954	10-in.	9/6/1940	Benaba	Miguelito Valdés ; Xavier Cugat Waldorf-Astoria Orchestra	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	director, instrumentalist, violin
Victor	BS-055955	10-in.	9/6/1940	Adios	Xavier Cugat Waldorf-Astoria Orchestra	Jazz/dance band	director, instrumentalist, violin
Victor	BS-055956	10-in.	9/6/1940	Green eyes	Xavier Cugat Waldorf-Astoria Orchestra	Jazz/dance band, with vocal ensemble	director
Victor	BS-055957	10-in.	9/6/1940	La rosita	Xavier Cugat Waldorf-Astoria Orchestra	Jazz/dance band	director, instrumentalist, violin
Victor	BS-055958	10-in.	9/6/1940	Tiara	Xavier Cugat Waldorf-Astoria Orchestra	Jazz/dance band	director, instrumentalist, violin
Victor	BS-056402	10-in.	9/28/1940	Trinidad	Xavier Cugat Waldorf-Astoria Orchestra	Jazz/dance band	director, instrumentalist, violin
Victor	BS-056403	10-in.	9/28/1940	Adversidad	Xavier Cugat Waldorf-Astoria Orchestra	Jazz/dance band	director, instrumentalist, violin
Victor	BS-056404	10-in.	9/28/1940	Serenata tropical	Xavier Cugat Waldorf-Astoria Orchestra	Jazz/dance band	director
Victor	BS-056405	10-in.	9/28/1940	Los carnavales de oriente	Xavier Cugat Waldorf-Astoria Orchestra	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal ensemble	director, instrumentalist, violin
Victor	BS-056406	10-in.	9/28/1940	Canción del mar	Xavier Cugat Waldorf-Astoria Orchestra	Jazz/dance band	director, instrumentalist, violin
Victor	BS-056407	10-in.	9/28/1940	Cuatro personas	Bobby Capó ; Xavier Cugat Waldorf-Astoria Orchestra	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	director, instrumentalist, violin
Victor	BS-056408	10-in.	9/28/1940	Sueña la conga	Bobby Capó ; Xavier Cugat Waldorf-Astoria Orchestra	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	director, instrumentalist, violin
Victor	BS-056410	10-in.	9/28/1940	Batucada	Xavier Cugat Waldorf-Astoria Orchestra	Jazz/dance band with vocal refrain	director
Victor	BS-056411	10-in.	9/28/1940	Bilongo	Bobby Capó ; Xavier Cugat Waldorf-Astoria Orchestra	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo and male vocal ensemble	director, instrumentalist, violin
Victor	BS-056423	10-in.	10/1/1940	Visit Panama	Xavier Cugat Waldorf-Astoria Orchestra	Jazz/dance band	director, instrumentalist, violin
Victor	BS-056425	10-in.	10/1/1940	Agua agua!	Lina Romay ; Xavier Cugat Waldorf-Astoria Orchestra	Jazz/dance band, with female vocal solo	director, instrumentalist, violin
Victor	BS-056426	10-in.	10/1/1940	Noche de ronda	Carmen Castillo ; Xavier Cugat Waldorf-Astoria Orchestra	Jazz/dance band, with female vocal solo	director
Victor	BS-056427	10-in.	10/1/1940	Salud, dinero y amor	Xavier Cugat Waldorf-Astoria Orchestra	Jazz/dance band, with female vocal solo	director
Victor	BS-056428	10-in.	10/1/1940	A baracoa me voy	Xavier Cugat Waldorf-Astoria Orchestra	Jazz/dance band with vocal refrain	director
Victor	BS-056430	10-in.	10/1/1940	Ni pitos ni flautas	Nico Lopez ; Xavier Cugat Waldorf-Astoria Orchestra	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	director
Victor	BS-073815	10-in.	4/7/1942	Nightingale	Vaughn Monroe's Orchestra	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	composer
Victor	MBS-084878	10-in.	1944	Tentación de amor	Jorge Negrete ; Orquesta Manuel Sabre Marroquin	Male vocal solo, with instrumental ensemble	songwriter
Victor	MBS-092237	10-in.	before 9/12/1950	Cuban mambo	Pérez Prado Orchestra	Jazz/dance band	composer
Victor	MBS-095458	10-in.	before 1/31/1956	Nightingale	Orquesta Juan García Esquivel	Instrumental ensemble	composer
Victor	D7VB-0530	10-in.	4/30/1947	Un poquito de amor	Desi Arnaz ; Desi Arnaz Orchestra	Male vocal solo, with jazz/dance band	songwriter
Victor	D7VB-1814	10-in.	10/24/1947	One, two, three, kick	Freddy Martin Orchestra ; Martin Men ; Stuart Wade	Male vocal solo, with male vocal group and jazz/dance band	composer
Victor	D7FB-2681	10-in.	12/15/1947	Con maracas	Jose y su orquesta Morand	Instrumental ensemble	songwriter
Victor	CU-112[a]	10-in.	before 7/30/1948	Canta playera	Orquesta Julio Gutiérrez ; Pedro Vargas	Male vocal solo, with instrumental ensemble	arranger
Columbia	W150456	10-in.	4/11/1930	Santiago	Paul Specht Orchestra	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo and male vocal ensemble	composer
Columbia	W150483	10-in.	4/21/1930	Dark night	The Columbia Photo Players ; The Rondoliers	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal ensemble	composer
Columbia	HCO1275	10-in.	2/20/1945	Enlloro	Luis del Campo ; Xavier Cugat ; Xavier Cugat Waldorf-Astoria Orchestra	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	director
Columbia	HCO2225	10-in.	2/5/1947	Illusion	Xavier Cugat ; Dorothy Porter ; Xavier Cugat Waldorf-Astoria Orchestra	Jazz/dance band, with female vocal solo	songwriter, director
Columbia	HCO3094	10-in.	12/30/1947	In Santiago, Chile	Xavier Cugat ; Bob Graham ; Xavier Cugat Orchestra	Instrumental ensemble, with male vocal solo	director
Columbia	HCO3096	10-in.	12/30/1947	Take it away	Xavier Cugat ; Penny Piper ; Xavier Cugat Orchestra	Jazz/dance band, with female vocal solo	director
Columbia	CO22166	10-in.	12/6/1937	Cachita	Antobal's Cubans ; Alfredo Valdéz	Vocal and instrumental ensemble	lyricist
Columbia	CO30611	10-in.	6/6/1941	Rhumba rhapsody	Xavier Cugat ; Raoul Soler ; Miguelito Valdés ; Xavier Cugat Waldorf-Astoria Orchestra	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	director
Columbia	CO31110	10-in.	8/26/1941	Adios Africa	Xavier Cugat ; Miguelito Valdés ; Xavier Cugat Waldorf-Astoria Orchestra	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	director
Columbia	CO38312	10-in.	11/4/1947	Con maracas	Xavier Cugat ; Xavier Cugat Orchestra	Jazz/dance band	composer, director
Columbia	CO41796	10-in.	10/11/1949	Rhumba cocktail	Xavier Cugat ; Xavier Cugat Orchestra	Jazz/dance band	director
Columbia	CO41803	10-in.	10/12/1949	Goombay	Xavier Cugat ; Jimmy Sounders ; Xavier Cugat Orchestra	Jazz/dance band	director
Columbia	CO43911	10-in.	6/8/1950	Mambo jambo	Xavier Cugat ; Xavier Cugat Orchestra	Jazz/dance band	director
Columbia	W100394	10-in.	4/21/1931	Dark night	Rudy Marlow and his Orchestra [Selvin's Orchestra]	Jazz/dance band	composer
OKeh	W403957	10-in.	4/15/1930	Dark night	Lanin’s Famous Players	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	composer
Brunswick	E32833	10-in.	May 1930	Dark night	Roger Wolfe Kahn Orchestra	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	composer
Decca	C 91081	10-in.	1/26/1937	You can tell she comes from Dixie	Anson Weeks Orchestra ; Earle Morgan		instrumentalist, violin
Decca	C 91082	10-in.	1/26/1937	How could you?	Anson Weeks Orchestra ; Earle Morgan		instrumentalist, violin
Decca	C 91083	10-in.	1/26/1937	Moonlight and shadows	Anson Weeks Orchestra ; Earle Morgan		instrumentalist, violin
Decca	C 91084	10-in.	1/26/1937	Twinkle, twinkle, little star	Anson Weeks Orchestra ; Earle Morgan		instrumentalist, violin
Decca	C 91085	10-in.	1/26/1937	Gazing at a blazing fire	Anson Weeks Orchestra ; Earle Morgan		instrumentalist, violin
Decca	C 91086	10-in.	1/26/1937	The kid in the three cornered pants	Anson Weeks Orchestra ; Earle Morgan		instrumentalist, violin
Decca	L 3731	10-in.	1/28/1945	Baia	Bing Crosby		instrumentalist, violin
Decca	L 3732	10-in.	1/28/1945	You belong to my heart	Bing Crosby		instrumentalist, violin
Decca	L 3733	10-in.	1/28/1945	Siboney	Bing Crosby		instrumentalist, violin
Decca	L 3734	10-in.	1/28/1945	Hasta manana	Bing Crosby		instrumentalist, violin
Decca	L 3735	10-in.	2/11/1945	Siboney	Bing Crosby		instrumentalist, violin
Decca	L 3736	10-in.	2/11/1945	Baia (Na baixa do sapateiro)	Bing Crosby		instrumentalist, violin
Decca	L 3737	10-in.	2/11/1945	Hasta manana (Toda una vida)	Bing Crosby		instrumentalist, violin
Decca	L 3738	10-in.	2/11/1945	You belong to my heart	Bing Crosby		instrumentalist, violin

Citation

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Cugat, Xavier," accessed November 25, 2024, https://adpprod2.library.ucsb.edu/names/104154.

Cugat, Xavier. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved November 25, 2024, from https://adpprod2.library.ucsb.edu/names/104154.

"Cugat, Xavier." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 25 November 2024.