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Xavier Cugat

Xavier Cugat (Catalan: [ʃəβiˈe kuˈɣat]; 1 January 1900 – 27 October 1990) was a Spanish-Cuban and American 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 - 1950

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

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Recordings (Results 126-150 of 170 records)

Company Matrix No. Size First Recording Date Title Primary Performer Description Role Audio
Victor BS-056403 10-in. 9/28/1940 Adversidad Xavier Cugat Waldorf-Astoria Orchestra Jazz/dance band instrumentalist, violin, director  
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 instrumentalist, violin, director  
Victor BS-056406 10-in. 9/28/1940 Canción del mar Xavier Cugat Waldorf-Astoria Orchestra Jazz/dance band instrumentalist, violin, director  
Victor BS-056407 10-in. 9/28/1940 Cuatro personas Bobby Capó ; Xavier Cugat Waldorf-Astoria Orchestra Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo instrumentalist, violin, director  
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 instrumentalist, violin, 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 instrumentalist, violin, director  
Victor BS-056423 10-in. 10/1/1940 Visit Panama Xavier Cugat Waldorf-Astoria Orchestra Jazz/dance band instrumentalist, violin, director  
Victor BS-056425 10-in. 10/1/1940 Agua agua! Lina Romay ; Xavier Cugat Waldorf-Astoria Orchestra Jazz/dance band, with female vocal solo instrumentalist, violin, director  
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-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 D7VB-0530 10-in. 4/30/1947 Un poquito de amor Desi Arnaz ; Desi Arnaz Orchestra Male vocal solo, with jazz/dance band songwriter  
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 Orchestra, with male vocal solo director  
Columbia HCO2225 10-in. 2/5/1947 Illusion Xavier Cugat ; Dorothy Porter ; Xavier Cugat Waldorf-Astoria Orchestra Orchestra, 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 Orchestra, 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 Orchestra, with male vocal solo director  
Columbia CO38312 10-in. 11/4/1947 Con maracas Xavier Cugat ; Xavier Cugat Orchestra Jazz/dance band composer, director  
(Results 126-150 of 170 records)

Citation

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Cugat, Xavier," accessed March 26, 2023, https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/104154.

Cugat, Xavier. (2023). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved March 26, 2023, from https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/104154.

"Cugat, Xavier." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2023. Web. 26 March 2023.

DAHR Persistent Identifier

URI: https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/104154

External Sources

Wikipedia: Xavier Cugat

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Linked Open Data Sources

LCNAR: Cugat, Xavier, 1900-1990 - http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n83046573

Wikidata: Xavier Cugat - http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q334180

VIAF: http://viaf.org/viaf/39561419

MusicBrainz: Xavier Cugat - https://musicbrainz.org/artist/7ec82933-b4be-4821-8ef7-3216db6a35c5

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