Victor matrix CU-38[b]. La vida es una sueño / Conjunto Arsenio Rodríguez
| Title | Source |
|---|---|
| La vida es una sueño (Primary title) | Disc label (BHC verso) |
| Bolero (Title descriptor) | Disc label (BHC verso) |
| Authors and Composers | Notes |
| Luis ("Lili") Martínez Griñan (arranger) | |
| Arsenio Rodríguez (composer) | |
| Composer information source: Disc label (BHC); Garcia (2006) (arranger). | |
| Personnel | Notes |
| Conjunto Arsenio Rodríguez (Musical group) | |
| Félix ("Chocolate") Alfonso (instrumentalist : conga) | |
| Guillermo Fellové (instrumentalist : trumpet) | |
| Luis ("Lili") Martínez Griñan (instrumentalist : piano) | |
| Lázaro Prieto (instrumentalist : string bass) | |
| Carlos Ramírez (instrumentalist : guitar) | |
| Arsenio Rodríguez (leader) | |
| Arsenio Rodríguez (instrumentalist : trés) | |
| Juan Rogert (instrumentalist : trumpet) | |
| Pedro Luis Sarracent (instrumentalist : maracas) | |
| René Scull (instrumentalist : claves) | |
| "Papa Kila" Suarez (instrumentalist : bongos) | |
| Terry "Mapi" (instrumentalist : trumpet) | |
| René Scull (vocalist) | |
Additional Information
- Description: Instrumental ensemble, with male vocal solo
- Instrumentation: 3 trumpets, guitar, tres, piano, string bass, claves, conga, bongo, and maracas.
- Category: Vocal
- Language: Spanish
- Master Size: 10-in.
| Notes |
|---|
| This master derives from an instantaneous disc recorded in Havana, Cuba. Victor ledgers available to the ADP list only this re-recording of the master. It was made in Victor's Studio 6 in New York, New York on 2/27/1948. |
| Instrumentation and collective personnel are from Garcia. Personnel listings here are not intended to imply that every instrument listed is played on every master recorded at the session. |
| It is not known whether dub take 1R or 1AR is the issued take. |
| Source(s): Garcia (2006) (session personnel, take place); Díaz (vocalist); Victor blue history card; Victor ledgers. |
| Take Date and Place | Take | Status | Label Name/Number | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| before 2/27/1948 Havana, Cuba | Unknown | Unknown | ||
| before 2/27/1948 Havana, Cuba | [Unknown]1L | Unknown | ||
| before 2/27/1948 Havana, Cuba | [Unknown]1R | Unknown | Victor 23-0828 | Issued from dub D8XB-3653, made 2/27/1948. |
| before 2/27/1948 Havana, Cuba | [Unknown]1AR | Unknown | Dub D8XB-3653 made 2/27/1948. |
Citation
Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Victor matrix CU-38[b]. La vida es una sueño / Conjunto Arsenio Rodríguez," accessed January 5, 2026, http://adp.library.ucsb.edu/index.php/matrix/detail/300012082/CU-38b-La_vida_es_una_sueo.
Victor matrix CU-38[b]. La vida es una sueño / Conjunto Arsenio Rodríguez. (2026). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved January 5, 2026, from http://adp.library.ucsb.edu/index.php/matrix/detail/300012082/CU-38b-La_vida_es_una_sueo.
"Victor matrix CU-38[b]. La vida es una sueño / Conjunto Arsenio Rodríguez." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2026. Web. 5 January 2026.
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