Orquesta Casino de la Playa
Orquesta Casino de la Playa, founded in 1937 in Havana, Cuba, was a band that bridged Cuban popular music and the sound of American Jazz Big Bands. It was led by tres player Arsenio Rodríguez, and launched the career of many important musicians in Cuban music. The group took its name from the name of the casino where they worked. In 1948, it relocated to Mexico City. |
Birth and Death Data: Born Founded 1937
Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1937 - 1950
Roles Represented in DAHR: Musical group
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Recordings (Results 26-50 of 195 records)
Company | Matrix No. | Size | First Recording Date | Title | Primary Performer | Description | Role | Audio |
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Victor | BS-028901 | 10-in. | 9/26/1938 | El sun-sun | Aurora Lincheta ; Orquesta Casino de la Playa | Jazz/dance band, with female vocal solo | Musical group | |
Victor | BS-028902 | 10-in. | 9/26/1938 | Atésame el bastidor | Orquesta Casino de la Playa ; Miguelita Valdés | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo and male vocal ensemble | Musical group | |
Victor | BS-028903 | 10-in. | 9/26/1938 | Suavecito | Orquesta Casino de la Playa ; Miguelito Valdés | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo and male vocal ensemble | Musical group | |
Victor | BS-031149 | 10-in. | 12/7/1939 | Las palomitas | Juan Arvizu ; Orquesta Casino de la Playa | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | Musical group | |
Victor | BS-031150 | 10-in. | 12/7/1939 | Ahora seremos felices | Juan Arvizu ; Orquesta Casino de la Playa | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | Musical group | |
Victor | BS-031151 | 10-in. | 12/7/1939 | Magnolia | Juan Arvizu ; Orquesta Casino de la Playa | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | Musical group | |
Victor | BS-031152 | 10-in. | 12/7/1939 | Purísima | Juan Arvizu ; Orquesta Casino de la Playa | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | Musical group | |
Victor | BS-031153 | 10-in. | 12/7/1939 | Purisima | Juan Arvizu ; Orquesta Casino de la Playa | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | Musical group | |
Victor | BS-031154 | 10-in. | 12/7/1939 | Ahora seremos felices | Juan Arvizu ; Orquesta Casino de la Playa | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | Musical group | |
Victor | BS-033865 | 10-in. | before 2/27/1939 | Letargo | Orquesta Casino de la Playa ; Guillermo Portela ; Walfredo de los Reyes | Re-recording : Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo and violin solo | Musical group | |
Victor | BS-033866 | 10-in. | before 2/27/1939 | Bacosó | Orquesta Casino de la Playa ; Miguelito Valdés | Re-recording : Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | Musical group | |
Victor | BS-033867 | 10-in. | before 2/27/1939 | Cuando vuelvas a quererme | Orquesta Casino de la Playa ; Anselmo Sacasas ; Miguelito Valdés | Re-recording : Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo and piano solo | Musical group | |
Victor | BS-033868 | 10-in. | before 2/27/1939 | Babalú | Orquesta Casino de la Playa ; Miguelito Valdés | Re-recording : Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | Musical group | |
Victor | BS-035380 | 10-in. | before 3/30/1939 | Rumba guajira | Orquesta Casino de la Playa ; Elsa Valladares | Re-recording : Female vocal solo, with jazz/dance band | Musical group | |
Victor | BS-035381 | 10-in. | before 3/30/1939 | Llora campesino | Marcelino Guerra ; Orquesta Casino de la Playa ; Carlos Suárez ; Miguelito Valdés | Re-recording : Jazz/dance band, with male vocal trio | Musical group | |
Victor | BS-035547 | 10-in. | before 4/3/1939 | José Isabel | Orquesta Casino de la Playa ; Miguelito Valdés | Re-recording : Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | Musical group | |
Victor | BS-035548 | 10-in. | before 4/3/1939 | Negro de sociedad | Orquesta Casino de la Playa ; Miguelito Valdés | Re-recording : Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | Musical group | |
Victor | BS-035549 | 10-in. | before 4/3/1939 | La conga negra | Orquesta Casino de la Playa ; Miguelito Valdés | Re-recording : Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | Musical group | |
Victor | BS-035550 | 10-in. | before 4/3/1939 | Adiós Africa | Orquesta Casino de la Playa ; Miguelito Valdés | Re-recording : Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | Musical group | |
Victor | BS-035551 | 10-in. | before 4/3/1939 | El perro y el gato | Orquesta Casino de la Playa ; Miguelito Valdés | Re-recording : Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | Musical group | |
Victor | BS-035552 | 10-in. | before 4/3/1939 | La bata de Ollá | Orquesta Casino de la Playa ; Miguelito Valdés | Re-recording : Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | Musical group | |
Victor | BS-035553 | 10-in. | before 4/3/1939 | Negro mandinga | Orquesta Casino de la Playa ; Miguelito Valdés | Re-recording : Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | Musical group | |
Victor | BS-035554 | 10-in. | before 4/3/1939 | Si sabes que te quiero | Orquesta Casino de la Playa ; Miguelito Valdés | Re-recording : Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | Musical group | |
Victor | BS-035555 | 10-in. | before 4/3/1939 | Yo tené un baracón | Orquesta Casino de la Playa ; Miguelito Valdés | Re-recording : Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | Musical group | |
Victor | BS-035556 | 10-in. | before 4/3/1939 | Mi cuntuntún | Orquesta Casino de la Playa ; Miguelito Valdés | Re-recording : Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | Musical group |
Citation
Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Orquesta Casino de la Playa," accessed November 25, 2024, https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/100595.
Orquesta Casino de la Playa. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved November 25, 2024, from https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/100595.
"Orquesta Casino de la Playa." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 25 November 2024.
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