Orquesta Casino de la Playa

Orquesta Casino de la Playa, founded in 1937 in Havana, Cuba, was a band that bridged Cuban popular music and the sound of American Jazz Big Bands. It was led by tres player Arsenio Rodríguez, and launched the career of many important musicians in Cuban music. The group took its name from the name of the casino where they worked. In 1948, it relocated to Mexico City.

Birth and Death Data: Born Founded 1937

Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1937 - 1950

Roles Represented in DAHR: Musical group

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

Recordings (Results 101-125 of 192 records)

Company	Matrix No.	Size	First Recording Date	Title	Primary Performer	Description	Role
Victor	CU-228[b]	10-in.	before 3/29/1949	El que de más se muere	Orquesta Casino de la Playa ; Myrta Silva	Female vocal solo, with jazz/dance band	Musical group
Victor	CU-229[b]	10-in.	before 4/4/1949	Mi cinturita	Orquesta Casino de la Playa ; Myrta Silva	Female vocal solo, with jazz/dance band	Musical group
Victor	CU-239	10-in.	before 3/25/1940	Como le gusta el chismecito a caridad	Orquesta Casino de la Playa ; Miguelito Valdés	Instrumental ensemble, with male vocal solo	Musical group
Victor	CU-242	10-in.	before 3/25/1940	Tu jijo serán jabá	Orquesta Casino de la Playa	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	Musical group
Victor	CU-254	10-in.	before 4/5/1940	Ya te olvidé mujer	Orquesta Casino de la Playa ; Miguelito Valdés	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	Musical group
Victor	CU-255	10-in.	before 4/5/1940	Déjate engañar	Orquesta Casino de la Playa ; Miguelito Valdés	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	Musical group
Victor	CU-256	10-in.	before 4/5/1940	La conga de Quirino	Orquesta Casino de la Playa ; Miguelito Valdés	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	Musical group
Victor	CU-257	10-in.	before 4/5/1940	Mulata, qué pasa	R. Castro ; Orquesta Casino de la Playa ; Miguelito Valdés	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	Musical group
Victor	CU-284	10-in.	before 5/18/1949	Tres novios tenía Maria	Orlando Guerra ; Orquesta Casino de la Playa	Male vocal solo, with jazz/dance band	Musical group
Victor	CU-285	10-in.	before 5/18/1949	Hay que estar alerta	Orlando Guerra ; Orquesta Casino de la Playa	Male vocal solo, with jazz/dance band	Musical group
Victor	CU-286	10-in.	before 5/18/1949	Bartolo, suelta ese saco	Orlando Guerra ; Orquesta Casino de la Playa	Male vocal solo, with jazz/dance band	Musical group
Victor	CU-287	10-in.	before 5/18/1949	Guano seco	Orlando Guerra ; Orquesta Casino de la Playa	Male vocal solo, with jazz/dance band	Musical group
Victor	CU-288[b]	10-in.	before 5/17/1949	Lisboa antigua	Orquesta Casino de la Playa ; Tony Rodríguez	Male vocal solo, with jazz/dance band	Musical group
Victor	CU-289[b]	10-in.	before 5/17/1949	Qué bonita es Barcelona	Orquesta Casino de la Playa ; Tony Rodríguez	Male vocal solo, with jazz/dance band	Musical group
Victor	CU-450	10-in.	before 9/12/1950	Que me daba igual	Tito Guizar ; Orquesta Casino de la Playa	Male vocal solo, with instrumental ensemble	Musical group
Victor	CU-451	10-in.	before 9/12/1950	La rosa blanca	Tito Guizar ; Orquesta Casino de la Playa	Male vocal solo, with instrumental ensemble	Musical group
Victor	CU-452	10-in.	before 9/12/1950	Te quiero más que a mi vida	Tito Guizar ; Orquesta Casino de la Playa	Male vocal solo, with instrumental ensemble	Musical group
Victor	CU-453	10-in.	before 9/12/1950	Amorosa	Tito Guizar ; Orquesta Casino de la Playa	Male vocal solo, with instrumental ensemble	Musical group
Victor	CU-528	10-in.	before 12/5/1941	Brisa tropical	Reinaldo Henríquez ; Orquesta Casino de la Playa	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	Musical group
Victor	CU-585	10-in.	before 9/13/1940	Tun tun ¿Quién son?	Orquesta Casino de la Playa ; Alfredito Valdés	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	Musical group
Victor	CU-586	10-in.	before 9/13/1940	La conga se va	Orquesta Casino de la Playa ; Alfredito Valdés	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	Musical group
Victor	CU-587	10-in.	9/13/1940	De alánte pa' tras	Orquesta Casino de la Playa ; Alfredito Valdés	Re-recording : Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	Musical group
Victor	CU-611	10-in.	before 10/16/1940	Yo 'ta namorá	Orquesta Casino de la Playa ; Miguelito Valdés	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	Musical group
Victor	CU-613	10-in.	before 10/16/1940	Muna sanganfimba	Orquesta Casino de la Playa ; Miguelito Valdés	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	Musical group
Victor	CU-616	10-in.	before 10/21/1940	La canción del guajiro	Orquesta Casino de la Playa ; Miguelito Valdés	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	Musical group

(Results 101-125 of 192 records)

Citation

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Orquesta Casino de la Playa," accessed April 28, 2024, https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/100595.

Orquesta Casino de la Playa. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved April 28, 2024, from https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/100595.

"Orquesta Casino de la Playa." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 28 April 2024.

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