Release Date: 19 November 2021
Label: New Continent
Packaging Type: Digipak
No of Units: 1
Barcode: 8436569195611
Genres: Easy Listening Latin Music
Description
Compiled here are 28 of Xavier Cugat's greatest hits, recorded during his finest years in New York, 1945 to 1962. Collectors' deluxe digipak series with 6-page booklet and up-to-date liner notes.
Xavier Cugat was a popular Spanish 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 for over four decades (1925-1970). Later moving to New York, he became the leader of the resident orchestra at the Waldorf-Astoria before and after World War II, where he gained perennial fame and became known as the "Rumba King".
Tracklisting
Various Artists
Various Artists
Various Artists
Amalia Rodrigues
Chet Baker
Xavier Cugat & His Orchestra
Charlie Parker
Elvis Presley
Xavier Cugat & His Orchestra
Xavier Cugat & His Orchestra
