Xavier Cugat & His Orchestra - The Hits

Cat. no: 648068
Format: CD
Barcode: 8436569195611
Release Date: 19 Nov 2021
Genre: Easy Listening

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".

Tracks: Amapola / Siboney / Perfidia / Miami Beach Rhumba / Malaguena / Begin The Beguine / Yours (Quiereme Mucho) / Green Eyes / What A Diff'rence A Day Made / Mama Inez / Tea For Two / El Cumbanchero / BÉsame Mucho / Sway / Tequila / Frenesi / Maria Elena / Jungle Concerto / Brazil / Mambo At The Waldorf / Say "Si Si" / The Third Man Theme / Penthouse Mambo / Misirlou / Taboo / Suavecito / Nightingale / Love Is A Many Splendored Thing 

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