Victor matrix BS-94187. Begin the beguine / Don Reid ; Xavier Cugat Waldorf-Astoria Orchestra
| Title | Source |
|---|---|
| Begin the beguine (Primary title) | Disc label |
| Rumba (Title descriptor) | Disc label |
| Empleza el beguine (Parallel (translated) title) | Disc label |
| Jubilee (Work title) | Disc label |
| Authors and Composers | Notes |
| Cole Porter (composer) | |
| Cole Porter (lyricist) | |
| Composer information source: Disc label; U.S. Copyright Office files. | |
| Personnel | Notes |
| Xavier Cugat Waldorf-Astoria Orchestra (Musical group) | |
| Don Reid (vocalist) | |
| Xavier Cugat (director) | |
- Description: Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo
- Category: Instrumental with vocal refrain
- Language: English
- Master Size: 10-in.
| Notes |
|---|
| Victor ledgers (take [1]1R): "For Mr. Al Pulley (to improve quality)." |
| Victor blue history card: "4/23/[19]41 Ticky at start. Can re-record if start with music[,] swish in part from Hollywood—re-rec? CJH." |
| Victor blue history card: "New part from Hollywood 5/24/[19]41." |
| Source(s): Rigler-Deutsch Index; Victor blue history card; Victor ledgers; disc. |
| Take Date and Place | Take | Status | Label Name/Number | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9/5/1935 New York, New York. Victor Studio 2 [155 E. 24th St.] | 1 | Master | Victor 25133 | |
| 9/5/1935 New York, New York. Victor Studio 2 [155 E. 24th St.] | [1]1R | Hold | Dub made 5/14/1941 at Victor's New York Studio 2. | |
| 9/5/1935 New York, New York. Victor Studio 2 [155 E. 24th St.] | 2 | Not processed |
Citation
Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Victor matrix BS-94187. Begin the beguine / Don Reid ; Xavier Cugat Waldorf-Astoria Orchestra," accessed December 11, 2025, http://adp.library.ucsb.edu/index.php/matrix/detail/200021287/BS-94187-Begin_the_beguine.
Victor matrix BS-94187. Begin the beguine / Don Reid ; Xavier Cugat Waldorf-Astoria Orchestra. (2025). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved December 11, 2025, from http://adp.library.ucsb.edu/index.php/matrix/detail/200021287/BS-94187-Begin_the_beguine.
"Victor matrix BS-94187. Begin the beguine / Don Reid ; Xavier Cugat Waldorf-Astoria Orchestra." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2025. Web. 11 December 2025.
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