Flute Nightmare
Xavier Cugat And His Orchestra
Columbia Sound Promotions "Special Issue" (sticker fixed to the back cover)
Columbia CL 618
From the back cover: A reigning favorite with North Americans for the better part of two decades, Cugie has recently returned from a tour of Europe that was wholly triumphant. Continentals have long been addicted to tangos, mambos and rhumbas, but much of their music has been afflicted with a kind of watery politeness that drained if of vitality. Cugat and his uninhibited crew were revelations to the citizenry, and their richly-orchestraed presentations met with a response that kept them abroad for months.
Abbe Lane is the uncredited cover model. Lane was married to Cugat from 1952-1964 and probably may have also done the vocal work on a number of tracks featured on this set.
The Americano
Anything Can Happen
Cerezo Rosa y Manzano
Los Timbales
Alma Llanera
Africano Soy
Flute Nightmare
Strangers In The Dark
Lisboa Antiqua
Humpty Dumpty
Night Must Fall
Carnival In Uruguay
Another great find, thank you!
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