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

= Recordings are available for online listening.
= Recordings were issued from this master. No recordings issued from other masters.

Recordings (Results 151-175 of 177 records)

Company	Matrix No.	Size	First Recording Date	Title	Primary Performer	Description	Role
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

(Results 151-175 of 177 records)

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.