Ismael Morales

Ismael "Esy" Morales (March 3, 1916 - November 2, 1950) was a Puerto Rican musician. His brothers, Humberto and Noro, were also musicians.

Birth and Death Data: Born San Juan (capital of Puerto Rico), Died November 2, 1950 (New York City (most populous city in the United States) )

Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1938 - 1945

Roles Represented in DAHR: saxophone, flute

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Recordings (Results 1-25 of 26 records)

Company	Matrix No.	Size	First Recording Date	Title	Primary Performer	Description	Role
Victor	BS-027265	10-in.	10/7/1938	Night must fall	Xavier Cugat Waldorf-Astoria Orchestra	Jazz/dance band	instrumentalist, saxophone
Victor	BS-027266	10-in.	10/7/1938	Conga de noche	Catalino Rolón ; Xavier Cugat Waldorf-Astoria Orchestra	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo and vocal chorus	instrumentalist, saxophone
Victor	BS-027267	10-in.	10/7/1938	Cui cui	Catalino Rolón ; Xavier Cugat Waldorf-Astoria Orchestra	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo and vocal chorus	instrumentalist, saxophone
Victor	BS-027268	10-in.	10/7/1938	Nora	Xavier Cugat Waldorf-Astoria Orchestra	Jazz/dance band	instrumentalist, saxophone
Victor	BS-027269	10-in.	10/7/1938	Guitarra romana	Carmen Castillo ; Xavier Cugat Waldorf-Astoria Orchestra	Jazz/dance band, with female vocal solo	instrumentalist, saxophone
Victor	BS-027270	10-in.	10/7/1938	Alfredo	Xavier Cugat Waldorf-Astoria Orchestra	Jazz/dance band	instrumentalist, saxophone
Victor	BS-044836	10-in.	2/19/1940	At a time like this	Alice Cornet ; Xavier Cugat Waldorf-Astoria Orchestra	Jazz/dance band, with female vocal solo	instrumentalist, saxophone, flute
Victor	BS-044837	10-in.	2/19/1940	Long live love (Si te vas)	Carmen Castillo ; Xavier Cugat Orchestra	Jazz/dance band, with female vocal solo	instrumentalist, saxophone, flute
Victor	BS-044838	10-in.	2/19/1940	Loca ilusion	Xavier Cugat Waldorf-Astoria Orchestra	Jazz/dance band	instrumentalist, saxophone, flute
Victor	BS-044839	10-in.	2/19/1940	Pa-ran-pan-pan	Carmen Castillo ; Nico Lopez ; Xavier Cugat Waldorf-Astoria Orchestra	Jazz/dance band, with female-male vocal duet	instrumentalist, saxophone, flute
Victor	BS-044840	10-in.	2/19/1940	Siboney	Xavier Cugat Waldorf-Astoria Orchestra	Jazz/dance band	instrumentalist, saxophone, flute
Victor	BS-044842	10-in.	2/19/1940	Long live love	Alice Cornet ; Xavier Cugat Waldorf-Astoria Orchestra	Jazz/dance band, with female vocal solo	instrumentalist, saxophone, flute
Victor	BS-050877	10-in.	5/27/1940	Blen blen blen	Miguelito Valdés ; Xavier Cugat Waldorf-Astoria Orchestra	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	instrumentalist, saxophone
Victor	BS-050878	10-in.	5/27/1940	Rumba rumbero	Miguelito Valdés ; Xavier Cugat Waldorf-Astoria Orchestra	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	instrumentalist, saxophone
Victor	BS-050879	10-in.	5/27/1940	Macurije	Miguelito Valdés ; Xavier Cugat Waldorf-Astoria Orchestra	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	instrumentalist, saxophone
Victor	BS-050880	10-in.	5/27/1940	Nueva conga	Miguelito Valdés ; Xavier Cugat Waldorf-Astoria Orchestra	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	instrumentalist, saxophone
Victor	BS-050881	10-in.	5/27/1940	When the swallows come back to Capistrano	Dinah Shore ; Xavier Cugat Waldorf-Astoria Orchestra	Jazz/dance band, with female vocal solo	instrumentalist, saxophone
Victor	BS-050882	10-in.	5/27/1940	The breeze and I	Dinah Shore ; Xavier Cugat Waldorf-Astoria Orchestra	Jazz/dance band, with female vocal solo	instrumentalist, saxophone
Decca	L 3731	10-in.	1/28/1945	Baia	Bing Crosby		instrumentalist, saxophone, flute
Decca	L 3732	10-in.	1/28/1945	You belong to my heart	Bing Crosby		instrumentalist, saxophone, flute
Decca	L 3733	10-in.	1/28/1945	Siboney	Bing Crosby		instrumentalist, saxophone, flute
Decca	L 3734	10-in.	1/28/1945	Hasta manana	Bing Crosby		instrumentalist, saxophone, flute
Decca	L 3735	10-in.	2/11/1945	Siboney	Bing Crosby		instrumentalist, saxophone, flute
Decca	L 3736	10-in.	2/11/1945	Baia (Na baixa do sapateiro)	Bing Crosby		instrumentalist, saxophone, flute
Decca	L 3737	10-in.	2/11/1945	Hasta manana (Toda una vida)	Bing Crosby		instrumentalist, saxophone, flute

(Results 1-25 of 26 records)

Citation

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Morales, Ismael," accessed December 24, 2025, http://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/110466.

Morales, Ismael. (2025). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved December 24, 2025, from http://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/110466.

"Morales, Ismael." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2025. Web. 24 December 2025.