Xavier Cugat

Aliases: Xavier Cugat & His Orch.
Xavier Cugat and His Orchestra
Xavier Cugat and His Waldorf-Astoria Orchestra
Real name: Francisco de Asis Javier Cugat Mingall de Bru y Deulofeo
Born: January 1, 1900
Died: October 27, 1990
Country: United States
IPI: 00007201438 7 works
Affiliation: BMI
Comments: Spanish-born orchestra leader, specialized in Latin music.
Family: Charo Wife (1966-1977)
Carmen Castillo Spouse (1929–1944)
Abbe Lane Spouse (1952-1964)
Related: Luis del Campo Vocalist Xavier Cugat's orchestra
Rafael Angulo Pianist in Xavier Cugat's band

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Releases

Albums

Title	Performer	Release date	Label
Abbe Lane	Abbe Lane with Xavier Cugat and His Orchestra	March 1962	Mercury
A Xavier Cugat Album of Latin American Music	Xavier Cugat and His Waldorf-Astoria Orchestra	December 8, 1939	Victor
Bang Bang	Xavier Cugat and His Orchestra	1966	Decca
Bread, Love and Cha Cha Cha	Xavier Cugat and His Orchestra	August 1957	Columbia [US]
Cha Cha Cha	Xavier Cugat and His Orchestra	1955	Columbia [US]
Chile con Cugie	Xavier Cugat and His Orchestra	August 1959	RCA Victor
Conga with Cugat	Xavier Cugat and His Waldorf-Astoria Orchestra	1941	Columbia [US]
Cugat Caricatures	Xavier Cugat and His Orchestra	January 1964	Mercury
Cugat Cavalcade	Xavier Cugat and His Orchestra	1958	Columbia [US]
Cugat in France, Spain and Italy	Xavier Cugat and His Orchestra	June 1960	RCA Victor
Cugat in Spain	Xavier Cugat and His Orchestra	1959	RCA Victor
Cugat Plays Continental Hits	Xavier Cugat and His Orchestra	January 1962	Mercury
Cugat's Favorite Rhumbas	Xavier Cugat and His Waldorf-Astoria Orchestra	September 17, 1945	Columbia [US]
Cugat's Golden Goodies	Xavier Cugat	June 1963	Mercury
Cugi's Cocktails	Xavier Cugat and His Orchestra	1963	Mercury
Dance Party	Xavier Cugat and His Orchestra	1966	Decca
Dancetime with Cugat	Xavier Cugat and His Orchestra	1953	RCA Victor
Dance with Cugat [1952]	Xavier Cugat & His Orchestra	1952	Mercury
Dance with Cugat [1953]	Xavier Cugat and His Orchestra	November 2, 1953	Columbia [US]
Feeling Good!	Xavier Cugat and His Orchestra	August 1965	Decca
Jack Jack Jack - 1947-1949	Xavier Cugat	May 16, 2000	Harlequin [GB]
Merengue! By Cugat!	Xavier Cugat & His Orchestra	1955	Columbia [US]
Midnight Roses	Xavier Cugat and His Orchestra	May 1968	Decca
Most Popular Movie Hits as Styled by Cugat	Xavier Cugat and His Orchestra	November 1962	Mercury
Olé!	Xavier Cugat and His Orchestra	January 1955	Columbia [US]
Rhumba with Cugat	Xavier Cugat and His Waldorf-Astoria Orchestra	May 1941	Columbia [US]
Samba with Cugat	Xavier Cugat	August 1948	Columbia [US]
The Beautiful New Sound of Strings	Xavier Cugat and His Orchestra with Strings	1969	Musicor Records
The Best of Cugat	Xavier Cugat and His Orchestra	September 1961	Mercury
The Cugat Touch	Xavier Cugat	1976	Springboard
The King Plays Some Aces	Xavier Cugat and His Orchestra	1958	RCA Victor
The Latin Rhythms of Xavier Cugat	Xavier Cugat	1960	Harmony [US]
Tropical Bouquets	Xavier Cugat and His Orchestra	1949	Columbia [US]
Twist with Cugat	Xavier Cugat and His Orchestra	May 1962	Mercury
Viva Cugat	Xavier Cugat and His Orchestra	January 1961	Mercury
Waltzes - But by Cugat!	Xavier Cugat and His Orchestra	May 1958	Columbia [US]
Xavier Cugat Plays the Music of Ernesto Lecuona	Xavier Cugat	1964	Mercury
Xavier Cugat's Mexico	Xavier Cugat and His Waldorf-Astoria Orchestra	April 15, 1944	Columbia [US]
Xavier Cugat Today!	Xavier Cugat and His Orchestra	1967	Decca

EPs

	Title	Performer	Release date	Label
	Dance with Cugat [EP]	Xavier Cugat and His Orchestra	December 1952	Mercury
	Mambo with Cugat	Xavier Cugat & His Orch.	1953	Columbia [US]

Singles

Title	Performer	Release date	Label
Adios	Xavier Cugat and His Waldorf-Astoria Orchestra	November 1, 1940	Victor
A Gay Ranchero	Xavier Cugat and His Waldorf-Astoria Orchestra - Vocal Chorus by Carmen Castillo	September 24, 1941	Columbia [US]
Ali Baba	Xavier Cugat and His Orchestra	1940	Columbia [US]
All My Love	Xavier Cugat and His Orchestra	August 7, 1950	Columbia [US]
A Million Dreams Ago	Xavier Cugat and His Orchestra - Vocal Chorus by Lina Romay	December 1940	Columbia [US]
Amor	Xavier Cugat and His Waldorf-Astoria Orchestra	June 12, 1944	Columbia [US]
A Street in Old Seville	Xavier Cugat and His Waldorf-Astoria Orch.	1936	Victor
Ay-Round the Corner	Xavier Cugat and His Orchestra – Vocal by Abbe Lane	April 1952	Metronome Records
Babalu	Xavier Cugat and His Waldorf-Astoria Orchestra	April 18, 1941	Columbia [US]
Babalu - More Than Love	Richard Hayes - Xavier Cugat and His Orchestra	1952	Mercury
Batamú	Xavier Cugat and His Waldorf-Astoria Orchestra	February 1939	Victor
Begin the Beguine	Xavier Cugat and His Waldorf-Astoria Orchestra	October 1935	Victor
Brazil	Xavier Cugat and His Waldorf-Astoria Orchestra	October 1942	Columbia [US]
Bruca maniguá	Xavier Cugat and His Waldorf-Astoria Orchestra – Vocal Refrain by Alfredo Valdez	January 26, 1938	Victor
Caminito	Xavier Cugat and His Waldorf-Astoria Orchestra	1933	Victor
Canción del mar	Xavier Cugat and His Waldorf-Astoria Orchestra	April 4, 1941	Victor
Chi Bim Bam Bom	Xavier Cugat and His Orchestra	1950	Columbia [US]
Chino soy	Xavier Cugat and His Hotel Waldorf-Astoria Orchestra	December 4, 1935	Victor
Chiquita Banana (The Banana Song)	Xavier Cugat and His Waldorf-Astoria Orchestra	July 8, 1946	Columbia [US]
Cielito lindo	Xavier Cugat & His Waldorf-Astoria Orch.	April 20, 1938	Victor
Cigarette	Xavier Cugat and His Waldorf-Astoria Orch. - Vocal Refrain by Jimmy Ray	December 31, 1935	Victor
Cuatro personas	Xavier Cugat and His Waldorf-Astoria Orchestra	1940	Victor
Cuban Love Song	Xavier Cugat and His Waldorf-Astoria Orchestra	1939	Victor
Cuban Mambo	Xavier Cugat and His Orchestra	1950	Columbia [US]
Drume negrita	Xavier Cugat and His Waldorf-Astoria Orchestra	February 10, 1947	Columbia [US]
El sombrero de Gaspar	Xavier Cugat and His Waldorf-Astoria Orchestra	January 9, 1935	Victor
En el Rancho Grande	Xavier Cugat and His Waldorf-Astoria Orchestra	1934	Victor
Francesca	Xavier Cugat & His Orchestra	April 30, 1951	Columbia [US]
I Found You in the Rain	Xavier Cugat and His Waldorf-Astoria Orchestra	1942	Columbia [US]
Inspiration	Xavier Cugat and His Waldorf-Astoria Orchestra	January 13, 1937	Victor
Intermezzo (A Love Story)	Xavier Cugat and His Waldorf-Astoria Orchestra	April 4, 1941	Columbia [US]
Isle of Capri	Xavier Cugat and His Waldorf-Astoria Orchestra	December 12, 1934	Victor
I, Yi, Yi, Yi, Yi (I Like You Very Much)	Xavier Cugat and His Waldorf-Astoria Orchestra	1941	Columbia [US]
Jungle Rhumba	Xavier Cugat and His Orchestra	1948	Columbia [US]
Kashmiri Love Song	Xavier Cugat and His Orchestra	1940	Columbia [US]
La bomba	Xavier Cugat and His Waldorf-Astoria Orchestra	August 19, 1936	Victor
La Cucaracha	Xavier Cugat and His Waldorf-Astoria Orchestra - Vocal Chorus by La Chata	1941	Columbia [US]
La cumparsita - Solamente una vez	Xavier Cugat and His Orchestra - Chu Chu Martinez and His Orchestra	October 1944	V Disc
La golondrina	Xavier Cugat and His Waldorf-Astoria Orchestra	April 27, 1938	Victor
La Rosita	Xavier Cugat and His Waldorf-Astoria Orchestra	February 7, 1941	Victor
Latin Magic	Xavier Cugat and His Orchestra	1949	Columbia [US]
Linda mujer	Xavier Cugat and His Waldorf-Astoria Orchestra	March 1945	Columbia [US]
Llora Timbero	Xavier Cugat and His Waldorf-Astoria Orchestra	1941	Columbia [US]
Lonely Rancho	Xavier Cugat and His Orchestra	August 23, 1948	Columbia [US]
Made for Each Other	Xavier Cugat and His Orchestra	October 6, 1947	Columbia [US]
Ma-Ma-Maria	Xavier Cugat and His Waldorf-Astoria Orchestra	1941	Columbia [US]
Maria My Own	Xavier Cugat and His Orchestra	1941	Columbia [US]
Miami Beach Rhumba	Xavier Cugat and His Orchestra	1947	Columbia [US]
Minnie from Trinidad	Xavier Cugat and His Waldorf-Astoria Orchestra	1941	Columbia [US]
Morena	Xavier Cugat and His Waldorf-Astoria Orchestra	1946	Columbia [US]
My Shawl	Frank Sinatra and Xavier Cugat and His Orchestra	August 1945	Columbia [US]
Noche de luna	Xavier Cugat and His Waldorf-Astoria Orchestra	June 12, 1942	Columbia [US]
Nocturnal Chaperon	Xavier Cugat and His Orchestra with Buddy Clark	August 1949	Columbia [US]
One, Two, Three, Kick	Xavier Cugat and His Waldorf-Astoria Orchestra	1939	Victor
Oye negra	Xavier Cugat and His Waldorf-Astoria Orchestra	January 7, 1946	Columbia [US]
Perfidia	Xavier Cugat and His Waldorf-Astoria Orchestra	1939	Victor
Prisionero del mar	Xavier Cugat and His Waldorf-Astoria Orchestra	September 25, 1944	Columbia [US]
Serenata tropical	Xavier Cugat and His Waldorf-Astoria Orchestra	June 13, 1941	Victor
Siboney	Bing Crosby and Xavier Cugat and His Orchestra	June 1946	Decca
Siboney	Xavier Cugat and His Waldorf-Astoria Orchestra	March 8, 1940	Victor
Silencio	Xavier Cugat and His Waldorf-Astoria Orchestra	1933	Victor
Sleepy Lagoon	Xavier Cugat and His Waldorf-Astoria Orchestra	April 1942	Columbia [US]
Sweet and Gentle	Merv Griffin and Xavier Cugat	June 13, 1955	Columbia [US]
Swingin' Shepherd Blues	Xavier Cugat and His Orchestra	1963	Mercury
Temptation	Xavier Cugat and His Orchestra	January 24, 1941	Columbia [US]
Thanks for the Dream	Xavier Cugat and His Waldorf-Astoria Orchestra	September 6, 1943	Columbia [US]
The Cancan Conga	Xavier Cugat and His Waldorf-Astoria Orch.	March 21, 1941	Columbia [US]
The Lady in Red	Xavier Cugat and His Waldorf-Astoria Orchestra	April 24, 1935	Victor
The Missouri Waltz	Xavier Cugat and His Waldorf-Astoria Orchestra	November 9, 1939	Victor
The Peanut Vendor	Xavier Cugat and His Orchestra	1940	Columbia [US]
The Thrill of a New Romance	Xavier Cugat and His Waldorf-Astoria Orchestra	July 3, 1939	Victor
The Wedding Samba	Xavier Cugat and His Orchestra – Vocal Chorus by Abbe Lane	February 1950	Columbia [US]
Toca-Tu Samba	Xavier Cugat and His Waldorf-Astoria Orchestra	April 1945	Columbia [US]
Tonight We Love	Xavier Cugat and His Waldorf-Astoria Orchestra	1941	Columbia [US]
Triste camino	Xavier Cugat and His Waldorf-Astoria Orchestra	1941	Columbia [US]
Whatever Happened to You	Xavier Cugat and His Waldorf-Astoria Orchestra - Vocal Refrain by Dinah Shore	July 26, 1940	Victor
When I Write My Song	Xavier Cugat and His Orchestra	November 7, 1949	Columbia [US]
When the Swallows Come Back to Capistrano	Xavier Cugat and His Waldorf-Astoria Orchestra - Vocal Refrain by Dinah Shore	June 21, 1940	Victor
Yo Te Amo Mucho and That's That	Xavier Cugat and His Waldorf-Astoria Orchestra	November 18, 1946	Columbia [US]
You Belong to My Heart	Bing Crosby and Xavier Cugat and His Orchestra	May 1945	Decca
You Forgotcha Guitar	Xavier Cugat and His Waldorf-Astoria Orchestra	1945	Columbia [US]