Ernesto Lecuona

Ernesto Lecuona

Ernesto Lecuona y Casado (Spanish pronunciation: [eɾˈnesto leˈkwona]; August 7, 1896 – November 29, 1963) was a Cuban composer and pianist, many of whose works have become standards of the Latin, jazz and classical repertoires. His over 600 compositions include songs and zarzuelas as well as pieces for piano and symphonic orchestra. In the 1930s, he helped establish a popular band, the Lecuona Cuban Boys, which showcased some of his most successful pieces and was later taken over by Armando Oréfiche. In the 1950s, Lecuona recorded several LPs, including solo piano albums for RCA Victor. He moved to the United States after the Cuban Revolution and died in Spain in 1963.

Birth and Death Data: Born August 6, 1896 (Guanabacoa), Died November 29, 1963 (Santa Cruz de Tenerife)

Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1923 - 1955

Roles Represented in DAHR: composer, piano, lyricist, songwriter, leader, arranger

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

Recordings (Results 101-125 of 397 records)

Company	Matrix No.	Size	First Recording Date	Title	Primary Performer	Description	Role
Victor	BS-81059	10-in.	1/15/1934	Noche azul	Pedro Berríos ; Fausto Delgado ; Orquesta Pedro Vía	Instrumental ensemble, with male vocal duet	composer
Victor	BS-81740	10-in.	2/23/1934	A. B. C.	Mario Cozzi	Male vocal solo, with vocal ensemble and orchestra	composer
Victor	BS-81765	10-in.	3/1/1934	Como arrullo de palmas	Cuarteto Machín	Vocal and instrumental quartet	composer, lyricist
Victor	BS-82346	10-in.	4/25/1934	Tabú	Hotel Picadilly Orchestra ; Oscar de la Rosa	Jazz/dance band	composer
Victor	BS-83370	10-in.	7/12/1934	Dust on the moon	Lester Sims	Accordion solo	composer
Victor	BVE-83819	10-in.	8/3/1934	Dust on the moon	Perry Bechtel Orchestra	Jazz/dance band	composer
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	composer
Victor	BVE-86381	10-in.	1/8/1935	Quiero	Orquesta Nilo Menéndez	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	composer
Victor	BVE-86382	10-in.	1/8/1935	Guajirita	Orquesta Nilo Menéndez	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal trio	composer, lyricist
Victor	BVE-86390	10-in.	2/28/1935	Canto caribe	Orquesta Nano Rodrigo	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	composer, lyricist
Victor	BAVE-86596	10-in.	September 1934	Te quiero morena	Orquesta Radio Splendid ; Alfonso Ortiz Tirado	Tenor vocal solo, with instrumental ensemble	songwriter
Victor	BAVE-86812	10-in.	4/5/1935	Canto siboney	Orquesta Típica Osvaldo Fresedo ; Ricardo Ruiz	Instrumental ensemble, with male vocal solo	composer, lyricist
Victor	BS-87486	10-in.	2/5/1935	Se fué la comparsa	Nilo Menéndez Orchestra	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	composer, lyricist
Victor	MBS-90792	10-in.	October 1936 or earlier	Para vigo me voy	Orquesta Lorenzo Pego	Jazz/dance band, with vocal solo	composer
Victor	MBS-90835	10-in.	before 1/7/1937	Cierra los ojos	Las Dos Marías	Female vocal duet, with guitars	composer
Victor	MBS-90836	10-in.	before 1/7/1937	Ojos azules	Las Dos Marías	Female vocal duet	composer
Victor	BS-92308	10-in.	6/17/1935	Escucha al ruiseñor	Rosario García Orellana	Female vocal solo, with piano	composer
Victor	BVE-92829	10-in.	7/3/1935	Malagueña	Boston Pops Orchestra ; Arthur Fiedler	Orchestra	composer
Victor	BAVE-93216	10-in.	June 1936	Mi sueño eres tú	Juan Arvizu ; Orquesta Tropical ; Guillermo Posadas	Male vocal solo, with jazz/dance band	composer
Victor	BAVE-93219	10-in.	June 1936	Damisela encantadora	Juan Arvizu ; Orquesta Tropical ; Guillermo Posadas	Male vocal solo, with jazz/dance band	composer, lyricist
Victor	BAVE-93223	10-in.	June 1936	Nada quiero de ti	Juan Arvizu ; Ernesto Lecuona	Male vocal solo, with piano	composer, instrumentalist, piano
Victor	BAVE-93266	10-in.	8/7/1936	Damisela encantadora	Jorge Omar ; Orquesta Típica Francisco J. Lomuto	Instrumental ensemble, with male vocal solo	lyricist, composer
Victor	BAVE-93469	10-in.	between 1/7/1937 and 1/12/1937	Damisela encantadora	Rafael Iriarte ; Armando Pagés ; Rosendo Pesoa	Guitar trio	composer
Victor	BAVE-93551	10-in.	4/2/1937	Para vigo me voy	Orquesta Típica Francisco J. Lomuto	Instrumental ensemble, with male vocal duet	composer
Victor	BAVE-93835	10-in.	7/30/1937	Muñeca de cristal	Orquesta Típica Francisco J. Lomuto	Instrumental ensemble, with male vocal solo	lyricist, composer

(Results 101-125 of 397 records)

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Citation

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Lecuona, Ernesto," accessed April 25, 2024, https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/104088.

Lecuona, Ernesto. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved April 25, 2024, from https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/104088.

"Lecuona, Ernesto." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 25 April 2024.