Cugat's 1956 album "Merengue by Cugat" delivers exactly what the title promises, with his orchestra tearing through a batch of merengue tunes. This collection captures the bandleader in his element, still a dominant force in popular Latin music.
- The album was released on September 29, 1956, by the CoolNote label.
- It features Xavier Cugat and his orchestra performing merengue music.
- The release falls within Cugat's prolific period of recording for various labels throughout the 1940s and 1950s.
Xavier Cugat was a Spanish musician and bandleader who became the most popular bandleader in the United States during the 1940s and 1950s. He is often credited with popularizing Latin music and the rhumba in American mainstream music.
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