Armando Romeu, Jr.


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Conductor, arranger, composer, saxophonist, flutist.
From a family of musicians received his first music lesson from his father Armando Romeu Marrero. Also nephew of Antonio María Romeu.
Very young a good flutist, he began to play in bandas at the age of 9, and also began as a child to play with his father. In 1926 he began playing on Havana nightclubs, in 1941 his band took up residency at Tropicana Club in Havana during 25 years. In 1967 Romeu was appointed conductor of the Orquesta Cubana De Música Moderna.
(17 July 1911, Regla - 11 March 2002, La Havana, Cuba.)

APPEARANCES +


Nat King Cole
Ultimate
2023, SACD, Hybrid, Comp, Ltd, Num, Universal Music, ,
Vocal/Swing
Nat King Cole
Ultimate
2019
Nat "King" Cole*
Cole Español - Greatest Hits
2018, Vinyl, ,
Latin Jazz/Samba/Bossa Nova/Rumba
Barbarito Diez
Barbarito Diez
2017, CD, Album, RM, Calle Mayor
Nat King Cole
Canta Para Sus Amigos
2011, CD, Comp, Promo Sound Ltd., Salados Amigos
Various
Mambo Big Bands 1946 - 1957 (New York - Los Angeles - Mexico City - La Havanne)
2009, 2xCD, Comp, Frémeaux & Associés, ,
Mambo
Nat King Cole
The World Of Nat King Cole
2005, ,
Contemporary Jazz/Cool Jazz
Lecuona Cuban Boys
Congas And Rumbas From The Unforgettable Band
2003, CD, Comp, EJD Records
Paquito D'Rivera
Tropicana Nights
1999, CD, ,
Latin Jazz/Mambo/Danzon/Bolero
Lecuona Cuban Boys
Rumba Under A Havana Moon: Rumbas & Congas
1998, CD, Comp, Fine Tune
Lionel Hampton And His All-Star Alumni Big Band, Lionel Hampton And His Orchestra
Reunion At Newport 1967
1993, ,
Big Band/Bop/Flamenco/Swing
Bolero Jazz
Bolero Jazz
1991, CD, Album, Sony Discos
Bolero Jazz
Bolero Jazz
1991, CD, Album, Columbia, ,
Smooth Jazz/Bolero
Emiliano Salvador
Emiliano Salvador II
1982
Perez Prado
Mambo - Discos De Oro Vol. 1
1975, LP, Comp, Orfeon
Nat King Cole
Quizas, Quizas, Quizas
1972, 7", Single, Capitol Records, Capitol Records
Nat King Cole
Nat King Cole Español
1968
Nat King Cole
Song Of Delilah / Come Closer To Me
1968
Perez Prado
Mambo
1965
Leonardo Timor Y Orquesta*
Timor En Jazz
1964, 7", EP, Mono, Areito
Barbarito Diez con la Orquesta Antonio Maria Romeu
Asi Bailaba Cuba Vol. 6
1962
Nat King Cole
Arrivederci Roma
1961, 7", Single, Capitol Records
Nat King Cole
Cu-Cu-Rru-Cu-Cu Paloma / Arrivederci, Roma
1961, 7", Single, Red, Capitol Records
Nat King Cole
El Bodeguero (Grocer's Cha-Cha) /Te Quiero, Dijiste
1959, ,
Latin Jazz
Nat King Cole
Cachito / Tu Mi Delirio
1959
Nat King Cole
Non Dimenticar
1959
Nat "King" Cole*
El Bodeguero / Noche De Ronda
1958, 7", Capitol Records
Nat "King" Cole*
Come Closer To Me (Acercate Mas) / Nothing In The World
1958, Shellac, 10", Capitol Records, ,
Easy Listening
Nat King Cole
Te Quiero Dijiste / Noche De Ronda
1958
Nat 'King' Cole*
Cole Español
1958
Nat King Cole = ナットキングコール*
Cachito / Maria Elena = カチート / マリア・エレナ
1958
Nat King Cole
Cole Español Part 1
1958
Nat King Cole
Mucho Mucho / Quizas, Quizas, Quizas
1958
Nat "King" Cole*
Come Closer To Me = Acercate Mas / Nothing In The World
1958
Orquesta Riverside
Daiquiri Musical (Cha Cha Chas Mambos Boleros)
1956
Pérez Prado "El Rey Del Mambo" Y Su Orquesta*
Mambo A La Kenton / Manhattan Mambo
1951, Shellac, 10", La Voz De Su Amo
Nat King Cole
Cachito / Noche De Ronda
7", Single, Capitol Records
Nat King Cole
Come Closer To Me (Acercate Más) / Non Dimenticar (Don't Forget)
7", Capitol Records
Farah Maria
Oh Cuanto Te Amo / Un Cuento
7", Single, Mono, Areito
Nat King Cole
Noche De Ronda / María Helena
7", Single, Capitol Records
Nat King Cole
Las Mañanitas / Arrivederci Roma
7", Single, Capitol Records
Nat "King" Cole*
El Bodeguero / Adelita
7", Single, Capitol Records
Perez Prado Y Su Orquesta*
Mambo A La Kenton / Mambo En Sax
Shellac, 10", RCA Victor
Nat King Cole
Quizas, Quizas, Quizas / Arrivederci Roma
7", Capitol Records
Orquesta Riverside
Daiquiri Musical (Cha Cha Chas Mambos Boleros)
LP, Album, Discos Fuentes
Perez Prado
¡Que Rico Mambo!
CD, Comp, RCA
Nat King Cole
Cole Español
7", Capitol Records
Orquesta Riverside
Daiquiri Musical
LP, Album, Mono, Mic, Panart
Various
Cuando Calienta El Sol
Nat "King" Cole*
El Bodeguero / Quizás, Quizás, Quizás
Felipe Dulzaides Y Los Armonicos
Felipe Dulzaides Y Los Armonicos
Nat King Cole
El Bodeguero / Non Dimenticar
Nat King Cole
The Best Of Nat King Cole Vol. 2
,
Vocal/Easy Listening
Various
The First US Hot 100 (August 1958)
2015, Box + 4xCD, Album, Comp, Acrobat Music, ,
Ballad/Country/Doo Wop/Rhythm & Blues/Rock & Roll/Vocal
Various
Fantasía Musical Volumen V
LP, G & M (2)
Various
Himno Nacional Cubano e Himno Invasor (Instrumental y Cantado)
LP, Album, Antilla
Various
Himno Nacional Cubano e Himno Invasor (Instrumental y Cantado)
Nat "King" Cole*
Cole Español
,
Easy Listening