Victor matrix CU-302[b]. Es mejor olvidarte / Conjunto Arsenio Rodríguez
| Title | Source |
|---|---|
| Es mejor olvidarte (Primary title) | Disc label (BHC verso) |
| Bolero (Title descriptor) | Disc label (BHC verso) |
| Authors and Composers | Notes |
| Luis ("Lili") Martínez Griñan (arranger) | |
| René Scull (composer) | |
| Composer information source: Disc label (BHC); Garcia (2006) (arranger). | |
| Personnel | Notes |
| Conjunto Arsenio Rodríguez (Musical group) | |
| Conrado Cepero (instrumentalist : maracas) | |
| Chocolate Armenteros (instrumentalist : trumpet) | |
| Arsenio Rodríguez (leader) | |
| Arsenio Rodríguez (instrumentalist : trés) | |
| "Papa Kila" Suarez (instrumentalist : bongos) | |
| Carlos Ramírez (instrumentalist : guitar) | |
| Luis ("Lili") Martínez Griñan (instrumentalist : piano) | |
| René Scull (instrumentalist : claves) | |
| Lázaro Prieto (instrumentalist : string bass) | |
| Félix ("Chocolate") Alfonso (instrumentalist : conga) | |
| Terry "Mapi" (instrumentalist : trumpet) | |
| Juan Rogert (instrumentalist : trumpet) | |
Additional Information
- Description: Instrumental ensemble
- Instrumentation: 3 trumpets, guitar, tres, piano, string bass, claves, conga, bongo, maracas.
- Category: Instrumental
- Language: Spanish
- Master Size: 10-in.
| Notes |
|---|
| This master derives from an instantaneous disc believed to have been 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 8/2/1949. |
| 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); Victor blue history card; Victor ledgers. |
| Take Date and Place | Take | Status | Label Name/Number | Note | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| before 8/2/1949 Havana, Cuba | Unknown | Master | ||||
| before 8/2/1949 Havana, Cuba | [Unknown]1R | Master | Victor 23-1336 | Issued from dub D9XB-1880, made 8/2/1949. | ||
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| before 8/2/1949 Havana, Cuba | [Unknown]1AR | Unknown | Dub D9XB-1880 made 8/2/1949. | |||
Citation
Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Victor matrix CU-302[b]. Es mejor olvidarte / Conjunto Arsenio Rodríguez," accessed December 13, 2025, http://adp.library.ucsb.edu/index.php/matrix/detail/300014144/CU-302b-Es_mejor_olvidarte.
Victor matrix CU-302[b]. Es mejor olvidarte / Conjunto Arsenio Rodríguez. (2025). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved December 13, 2025, from http://adp.library.ucsb.edu/index.php/matrix/detail/300014144/CU-302b-Es_mejor_olvidarte.
"Victor matrix CU-302[b]. Es mejor olvidarte / Conjunto Arsenio Rodríguez." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2025. Web. 13 December 2025.
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