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 51-75 of 195 records)

Company	Matrix No.	Size	First Recording Date	Title	Primary Performer	Description	Role
Victor	BS-035557	10-in.	before 4/3/1939	Oriente	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-035558	10-in.	before 4/3/1939	Los timbales	Orquesta Casino de la Playa ; Miguelito Valdés	Re-recording : Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	Musical group
Victor	BS-037003	10-in.	before 6/27/1939	Batamú	Orquesta Casino de la Playa ; Miguelito Valdés	Re-recording : Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	Musical group
Victor	BS-037004	10-in.	before 6/27/1939	Elube changó	Orquesta Casino de la Playa ; Miguelito Valdés	Re-recording : Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	Musical group
Victor	BS-037005	10-in.	before 6/27/1939	Vuelve el viandero	Orquesta Casino de la Playa ; Miguelito Valdés	Re-recording : Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	Musical group
Victor	BS-037006	10-in.	before 6/27/1939	Bambarito	Orquesta Casino de la Playa ; Miguelito Valdés	Re-recording : Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	Musical group
Victor	BS-037007	10-in.	before 6/27/1939	Tú	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-037008	10-in.	before 6/27/1939	Yo son moruá	Orquesta Casino de la Playa ; Miguelito Valdés	Re-recording : Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	Musical group
Victor	BS-048515	10-in.	before 3/25/1940	Sinforosa	Orquesta Casino de la Playa ; Miguelito Valdés	Re-recording : Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	Musical group
Victor	CU-43[b]	10-in.	before 4/8/1948	Casita de tres pisos	Eddie Gómez ; Orquesta Casino de la Playa	Male vocal solo, with jazz/dance band	Musical group
Victor	CU-44[b]	10-in.	before 4/8/1948	Riete del mundo	Eddie Gómez ; Orquesta Casino de la Playa	Male vocal solo, with jazz/dance band	Musical group
Victor	CU-45[b]	10-in.	before 4/14/1948	El baile del sillon	Orlando Guerra ; Orquesta Casino de la Playa	Male vocal solo, with jazz/dance band	Musical group
Victor	CU-46[b]	10-in.	before 4/14/1948	Lo que sea	Orlando Guerra ; Orquesta Casino de la Playa	Male vocal solo, with jazz/dance band	Musical group
Victor	CU-47[b]	10-in.	before 4/14/1948	Patilla de chivo	Orlando Guerra ; Orquesta Casino de la Playa	Male vocal solo, with instrumental ensemble	Musical group
Victor	CU-48[b]	10-in.	before 4/14/1948	Malanga dice	Orlando Guerra ; Orquesta Casino de la Playa	Male vocal solo, with instrumental ensemble	Musical group
Victor	CU-99[b]	10-in.	before 6/17/1947	Juan sin trava	Orlando Guerra ; Orquesta Casino de la Playa	Male vocal solo, with instrumental ensemble	Musical group
Victor	CU-100[a]	10-in.	before 6/17/1948	Mañana por la mañana	Orlando Guerra ; Orquesta Casino de la Playa	Male vocal solo, with instrumental ensemble	Musical group
Victor	CU-101[b]	10-in.	before 6/24/1948	Ya no te quiero	Eddie Gómez ; Orquesta Casino de la Playa	Male vocal solo, with jazz/dance band	Musical group
Victor	CU-102[b]	10-in.	before 6/24/1948	Chucuchu	Eddie Gómez ; Orquesta Casino de la Playa	Male vocal solo, with jazz/dance band	Musical group
Victor	CU-103[b]	10-in.	before 6/24/1948	Aunque me duela un poquito	Eddie Gómez ; Orquesta Casino de la Playa	Male vocal solo, with jazz/dance band	Musical group
Victor	CU-104[b]	10-in.	before 6/24/1948	Yo te maldigo	Eddie Gómez ; Orquesta Casino de la Playa	Male vocal solo, with jazz/dance band	Musical group
Victor	CU-105[b]	10-in.	before 6/24/1948	Piensa bien lo que me dices	Eddie Gómez ; Orquesta Casino de la Playa	Male vocal solo, with jazz/dance band	Musical group
Victor	CU-106[b]	10-in.	before 6/24/1948	Ya no me engañas, mi vida	Eddie Gómez ; Orquesta Casino de la Playa	Male vocal solo, with jazz/dance band	Musical group
Victor	CU-115[a]	10-in.	before 7/30/1948	Busca el alfiler	Orlando Guerra ; Orquesta Casino de la Playa	Male vocal solo, with jazz/dance band	Musical group
Victor	CU-116[b]	10-in.	before 7/30/1948	La mueca	Orlando Guerra ; Orquesta Casino de la Playa	Male vocal solo, with jazz/dance band	Musical group

(Results 51-75 of 195 records)

Citation

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Orquesta Casino de la Playa," accessed November 1, 2024, https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/100595.

Orquesta Casino de la Playa. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved November 1, 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. 1 November 2024.

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