Xavier Cugat RCA recordings (late 30's, early 40's)

[Big Al]

Any thoughts on the best place to find Cugat's RCA work, from about the late 30's to early 40's, on CD? All I've heard from him is "One Two Three Kick," "Green Eyes," and "Night Must Fall." Thanks!

[Durium]

HAMPTON HAWES QUARTET

Finally the three LPs on one 2CD with the legendary concert of November 12th, 1956.

Definitive Records DRCD11371

All Night Session !

Keep swinging

Durium

Edited August 12, 2007 by Durium

[JSngry]

Any thoughts on the best place to find Cugat's RCA work, from about the late 30's to early 40's, on CD? All I've heard from him is "One Two Three Kick," "Green Eyes," and "Night Must Fall." Thanks!

HAMPTON HAWES QUARTET

Finally the three LPs on one 2CD with the legendary concert of November 12th, 1956.

Definitive Records DRCD11371

All Night Session !

Keep swinging

Durium

A stealth job of the highest order!

[brownie]

Any thoughts on the best place to find Cugat's RCA work, from about the late 30's to early 40's, on CD? All I've heard from him is "One Two Three Kick," "Green Eyes," and "Night Must Fall." Thanks!

The Spanish company Absolute Distribution has these Xavier Cugat CDs in their catalogue:

http://www.freshsoundrecords.com/search.ph...p;artist_id=210

[mikeweil]

I have to of them and can recommend them - good sound, classic selections, including Miguelito Valdes' famous Babalú.

The earlier recordings on these Tumbao CDs are far more interesting muscially than the later stuff.

If you wanna dig deeper, there is another CD on Harlequin without duplications of the Tumbao discs.