Cocktail Hour: Xavier Cugat

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As jazz, this disc is a bit of an anomaly, as Xavier Cugat wasn't considered a jazz musician in the strict sense. His lively rumba- and xylophone-led ensembles do not, however, lack for pep or exoticism. They enhance the martini-tipping vibe of the Cocktail Hour series of budget-priced two-CD sets. When the band gets the full string and chorale thing going, underpinned by lively exotica rhythms on "Misirlou," "Night Must Fall," and particularly "Temptation," one can't help but imagine the movie Brazil. It's an escape into the music of nostalgia, when days were perhaps more innocent and evenings more romantic. Some of the music presented here falls dangerously close to camp by today's standards ("Walter Winchell Rumba"), and the material doesn't't quite have enough of a Latin feel to ride the current wave. But if you're out to create the mood of a carefree evening aboard a luxury liner, Xavier Cugat just might be the perfect band leader. --Wally Shoup

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Cocktail Hour: Xavier Cugat Xavier Cugat Manufacturer: Columbia River Ent. ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | International | Styles | Music General | Latin Music | Styles | Music Latin Pop | Latin Music | Styles | Music Mambo | Latin Music | Styles | Music Rhumba | Latin Music | Styles | Music General | Jazz | Styles | Music Latin Jazz | Jazz | Styles | Music Classic Big Band | Swing Jazz | Jazz | Styles | Music Contemporary Big Band | Swing Jazz | Jazz | Styles | Music Lounge | Easy Listening | Pop | Styles | Music General | Easy Listening | Pop | Styles | Music Orchestral Pop | Easy Listening | Pop | Styles | Music General | Pop | Styles | Music Brazilian & Latin Jazz | Jazz | Indie Music | Stores | Music International Jazz | Jazz | Indie Music | Stores | Music General | Latin Music | Indie Music | Stores | Music Instrumental Pop & Lounge | Pop | Indie Music | Stores | Music Similar Items: South America, Take It Away: 24 Latin Hits Golden Classics Cugi's Cocktails Xavier Cugat: The Gold Collection Bread, Love and Cha-Cha-Cha/Cugat Calvalcade ASIN: B00001QGT6 Release Date: 1999-09-14

Tracks:

1. Ali Baba
2. Amor
3. Besame Mucho
4. Brazil
5. Bruca Manigua
6. Chiu Chiu
7. Chopsticks
8. Dark Eyes
9. Duerme
10. Earth Must Tremble
11. Etude for Latins
12. Negra Leono
13. Linda Mujer

Tracks:

1. Mexican Hat Dance
2. Mi Sombrero
3. Misirlou
4. Night Must Fall
5. Oye Negra
6. Promise to Remember
7. Rain in Spain
8. Rumba Rumba
9. Rumba Rhapsody
10. Temptation
11. Continental
12. Walter Winchell Rumba

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As jazz, this disc is a bit of an anomaly, as Xavier Cugat wasn't considered a jazz musician in the strict sense. His lively rumba- and xylophone-led ensembles do not, however, lack for pep or exoticism. They enhance the martini-tipping vibe of the Cocktail Hour series of budget-priced two-CD sets. When the band gets the full string and chorale thing going, underpinned by lively exotica rhythms on "Misirlou," "Night Must Fall," and particularly "Temptation," one can't help but imagine the movie Brazil. It's an escape into the music of nostalgia, when days were perhaps more innocent and evenings more romantic. Some of the music presented here falls dangerously close to camp by today's standards ("Walter Winchell Rumba"), and the material doesn't't quite have enough of a Latin feel to ride the current wave. But if you're out to create the mood of a carefree evening aboard a luxury liner, Xavier Cugat just might be the perfect band leader. --Wally Shoup

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