Ernesto Lecuona

Ernesto Lecuona

Ernesto Lecuona y Casado (Spanish pronunciation: [eɾˈnesto leˈkwona]; August 7, 1896 – November 29, 1963) was a Cuban composer and pianist, many of whose works have become standards of the Latin, jazz and classical repertoires. His over 600 compositions include songs and zarzuelas as well as pieces for piano and symphonic orchestra. In the 1930s, he helped establish a popular band, the Lecuona Cuban Boys, which showcased some of his most successful pieces and was later taken over by Armando Oréfiche. In the 1950s, Lecuona recorded several LPs, including solo piano albums for RCA Victor. He moved to the United States after the Cuban Revolution and died in Spain in 1963.

Birth and Death Data: Born August 6, 1896 (Guanabacoa), Died November 29, 1963 (Santa Cruz de Tenerife)

Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1923 - 1955

Roles Represented in DAHR: composer, piano, lyricist, songwriter, leader, arranger

= Recordings are available for online listening.
= Recordings were issued from this master. No recordings issued from other masters.

Recordings (Results 351-375 of 403 records)

Company	Matrix No.	Size	First Recording Date	Title	Primary Performer	Description	Role
Brunswick	E30321	10-in.	7/3/1929	Siboney	Los Castilians	Jazz/dance band	composer
Brunswick	E30322	10-in.	7/3/1929	Siboney	Pilar Arcos ; Los Castilians	Female vocal solo, with jazz/dance band	composer
Brunswick	E30324	10-in.	7/5/1929	Danza de los Ñañigos	Rosita Renard	Piano solo	composer
Brunswick	E30446	10-in.	8/20/1929	Danza de los Ñañigos	Rosita Renard	Piano solo	composer
Brunswick	E31775	10-in.	Jan. 1930	Por que me has hecho llorar	Rodolfo Hoyos ; Los Floridians	Male vocal solo, with jazz/dance band	composer
Brunswick	E34633	10-in.	9/25/1930	African lament	Anglo-Persians ; Louis Katzman	Jazz/dance band	composer
Brunswick	E36016	10-in.	4/8/1931	Siboney	Sexteto Flores	Vocal and instrumental ensemble	composer
Brunswick	E36114	10-in.	2/20/1931	Siboney	Ed Loyd and his Orchestra [Brunswick Studio Orchestra]	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	composer, lyricist
Brunswick	E36414	10-in.	3/27/1931	Siboney	Orquesta de Ed. Loyd [Brunswick Studio Orchestra]	Jazz/dance band	composer
Brunswick	E36656	10-in.	4/24/1931	Maria, my own	Vincent Lopez ; St. Regis Hotel Orchestra	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	composer
Brunswick	E36657	10-in.	4/24/1931	Maria la O'	Orquesta de Vicente Lopez [St. Regis Hotel Orchestra]	Jazz/dance band, with female vocal solo	composer
Brunswick	E2139-E2141	10-in.	1/14/1926	Es un golfo	Castilians ; Mariano Meléndez	Male vocal solo, with jazz/dance band	composer
Brunswick	E2562-E2564	10-in.	3/1/1926	Blanca flor	Alonzo Orquesta	Jazz/dance band	composer
Brunswick	E34631-E34632	10-in.	9/25/1930	Siboney	Anglo-Persians	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo; without vocal	composer
Brunswick	864W-866W	10-in.	6/17/1925	Palomita blanca	José Moriche	Male vocal solo, with jazz/dance band	composer
Brunswick	1319W-1321W	10-in.	9/9/1925	Es un golfo	Alonzo Orquesta	Jazz/dance band	composer
Brunswick	TCL1458	10-in.	4/21/1931	Maria la O’	Mr. [?] Bella	Male vocal solo	composer
Brunswick	MX615	10-in.	May 1928	Tengo una Guajirita	Alfonso Esparza Oteo ; Tata Nacho ; Mario Talavera	Male vocal trio, with orchestra	composer
Brunswick	HV30455	10-in.	9/12/1929	Lamento africano	Mercedes Menéndez ; Orquesta de Moisés Simons	Female vocal solo, with instrumental ensemble	composer
Brunswick	SA3027	10-in.	11/16/1937	Siboney : Bolero canción	Rosita Domínguez	Female vocal solo, with orchestra	composer
Edison	10763	10-in.	1/12/1926	Melancolia	Mariano Meléndez	Male vocal solo, with piano	composer
Edison	10798	10-in.	1/27/1926	Blanca flor	Mariano Meléndez	Male vocal solo, with piano	composer
Edison	10799	10-in.	1/27/1926	Funeral	Mariano Meléndez	Male vocal solo, with piano	composer
Edison	10810	10-in.	2/2/1926	Vals del Rhin	Mariano Meléndez	Male vocal solo, with orchestra	composer
Edison	10811	10-in.	2/2/1926	Es un sueño	Mariano Meléndez	Male vocal solo, with orchestra	composer

(Results 351-375 of 403 records)

Citation

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Lecuona, Ernesto," accessed November 25, 2024, https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/104088.

Lecuona, Ernesto. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved November 25, 2024, from https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/104088.

"Lecuona, Ernesto." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 25 November 2024.