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More on the kitschy easy listening side than the smooth, cool Latin recordings of Cal Tjader, Don Swan was nonetheless one of the better white musicians to make inroads into Latin jazz during the '50s. Swan was born Wilbur Clyde Schwandt in Manitowoc, WI, on June 28, 1904; he studied composition at the University of Chicago and became an arranger for various big bands, even working with comedian Bob Hope's touring show. In 1940, he was hired as an arranger for Xavier Cugat's orchestra, a post he would hold off and on for the next 20 years. Swan's resulting experi… read more
More on the kitschy easy listening side than the smooth, cool Latin recordings of Cal Tjader, Don Swan was nonetheless one of the better white musicians to make inroads into Latin jazz during the '50s. Swan was born Wilbur Clyde Schwandt in Manitowoc, WI, on June 28, 1904; he studied com… read more
More on the kitschy easy listening side than the smooth, cool Latin recordings of Cal Tjader, Don Swan was nonetheless one of the better white musicians to make inroads into Latin jazz during the '50s. Swan was born Wilbur Clyde Schwandt in Manitowoc, WI, on June 28, 1904; he studied composition at the University of Chicago and became an arranger for various… read more

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1 Hooray For Hollywood Hooray For Hollywood 9 listeners
2 Tico Tico (Samba) Tico Tico (Samba)
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3 Hooray for Hollywood (Cha-Cha) Hooray for Hollywood (Cha-Cha) 2 listeners
4 Tico Tico Tico Tico
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5 El Cumbanchero (Guaracha-Fast Rhumba) El Cumbanchero (Guaracha-Fast Rhumba) 1 listener
6 El Cumbanchero (Guaracha-Fast) El Cumbanchero (Guaracha-Fast) 1 listener

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