Alborada

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La Alborada del Gracioso

Música:
Louis Armstrong and his Orchestra
Cut off my legs and call me shorty (1940)
Decca 3235

Louis Armstrong and his Orchestra: Louis Armstrong (tp,vcl) Shelton Hemphill, Henry "Red" Allen, Bernard Flood (tp) Wilbur DeParis, George Washington, J.C. Higginbotham (tb) Charlie Holmes, Rupert Cole (as) Bingie Madison, Joe Garland (ts) Luis Russell (p,cond) Lee Blair (g) George "Pops" Foster (b) Sidney Catlett (d). New York, May 1, 1940

Podiatría

Podiatry

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Música:
Paul Whiteman and his Orchestra
(vocal The Rhythm Boys)
Happy Feet (1930)
Columbia 2164-D

Paul Whiteman and his Orchestra: Andy Secrest (cnt) Harry Goldfield, Charlie Margulis (tp) Bill Rank, Boyce Cullen, Wilbur Hall (tb) Jack Fulton (tb) Izzy Friedman (cl) Chester Hazlett (cl,b-cl,as) Bernard Daly (as,ts) Charles Stickfaden (as,bar) Frankie Trumbauer (c-mel,bassoon) Roy Mayer (ts,fl) Matt Malneck, Kurt Dieterle, Mischa Russell, John Bowman, Joe Venuti, Otto Landau, Ted Bacon (vln) Roy Bargy, Lennie Hayton (p, arr)) The Rhythm Boys: Bing Crosby, Al Rinker, Harry Barris (vcl trio) Paul Whiteman (dir). Los Angeles, February 10, 1930

Lamida

Lick

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Música:
Frankie Laine
Jalousie
(V.Bloom-Jacob Gadé)
Columbia 39585

Femme Couchée

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Música:
Django Reinhardt [*]
Claire de lune (1947)
Vogue (F)LD668-30

[*] Issued in an album entitled "Django Reinhardt et le Quintette du Hot Club de France-Django Story". Recorded for the soundtrack of the unfinished film "La fleur de l'age". Michel de Villers (cl) acc by Eddie Bernard (p) Django Reinhardt (g) Willy Lockwood (b) Al Craig (d). Paris, April 16, 1947

Lonely Woman

Seated Nude

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Música:
Stan Kenton And His Orchestra
Lonely Woman (1947)
Capitol 10125

Stan Kenton and his Orchestra: Buddy Childers, Al Porcino, Chico Alvarez (tp) Ken Hanna (tp) Ray Wetzel (tp) Milt Bernhart, Harry Betts, Harry Forbes (tb) Bart Varsalona (b-tb) George Weidler, Art Pepper (as) Bob Cooper, Warner Weidler (ts) Bob Gioga (bar) Stan Kenton (p) Laurindo Almeida (g) Eddie Safranski (b) Shelly Manne (d) Jack Costanzo (bgo) June Christy (vcl) Pete Rugolo (arr). Hollywood, October 22, 1947

Esteticismo / Aesthetisism

Nude

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Un dibujo estético (Pa' variar) / An aesthetic drawing (For a change)

Música:
Tommy Dorsey and his Clambake Seven
You're as pretty as a picture (1938)
Victor 26005

Tommy Dorsey and his Clambake Seven: Pee Wee Erwin (tp) Tommy Dorsey (tb) Johnny Mince (cl) Skeets Herfurt (ts) Howard Smith (p) Carmen Mastren (g) Gene Traxler (b) Graham Stevenson (d) Edythe Wright (vcl). Hollywood, Ca., July 9, 1938

Modelo

Model

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Música:
Sweet Violet Boys
I Married A Mouse Of A Man
Vocalion 4714

Transeúntes

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Música:
King Oliver
You were only passing time with me (1930)
(Alex Hill)
Victor 23011

King Oliver, Henry "Red" Allen, Dave Nelson, Henry Allen (tp) Jimmy Archey (tb) 2 unknown as one of them doubles on cl, unknown ts, prob Sam Davis (p) unknown g, tu, d and George Bias (vcl). New York, September 12, 1930

Tierra de Nadie

No Man's Land

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Música:
Al Jolson
Hello Central, Give Me No Man's Land (1918)
Columbia A-2542

A Froggy Evening

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Clickear aquí para ver vídeo / Click here to watch video

Música:
Jelly Roll Morton
Froggie moore (Frog-I-more) (1924)
Paramount 14032

Jelly Roll Morton (p) solo. Chicago, April/May 1924

Perros

Dogs

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Música:
Wynonie Harris
Bite again bite again (1946)
(Wynonie Harris)
King 4252

Wynonie Harris (vcl) acc by Hal Singer, Tom Archia (ts) Joe Knight (p) Carl Wilson (b) Clarence Donaldson (d). New York, December 23, 1946

Black Maria

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Black Maria. (El Camioncito)

Música:
Fats Waller and his Rhythm
Black Maria (1940)
Bluebird 10624

Fats Waller and his Rhythm: John Hamilton (tp) Gene Sedric (cl,ts) Fats Waller (vcl,p) John Smith (g) Cedric Wallace (b) Slick Jones (d). Chicago, IL., January 12, 1940

Arresto

Arrest

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Música:
Blind Blake
He's in the jailhouse now (1927)
Biograph BLP12023

Blind Blake [*] (vcl,g) acc. by Gus Cannon (bj). Chicago, c. November 1927

[*] Guitar, singer. Born Arthur Blake (or possibly Phelps) probably in Jacksonville, Florida, around 1895 and died around 1933. Blind Blake made many recordings for Paramount from 1926 to 1932. Blake had a fantastic drive and terrific guitar style. He had some influence on many other blues singers such as Big Bill Broonzy. His voice has a nasal sound and is easily recognizable. It is a pity that Blake died so young as the recording techniques were not extremely good in those days.

Beer-Birra

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Música:
Memphis Slim
Beer-drinking woman (1940)
Bluebird 8584

Memphis Slim [*] (vcl,p) acc by Leroy Batchelor (imitation-b). Chicago, October 30, 1940.
[*] Piano, vocal. Real name Peter Chatman. Born in Memphis, Tennessee, September 3, 1915 and died Paris, February 24, 1988.

Photo Opportunity

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Música:
Concert Acc. Du Jeffry's Jazz Max Rogé De L'Empire
Si Les Photos Pouvaient Parler
Du Film "La Vie En Rose"
Paroles De Jean Boyer
(De Sylva, Brown & Henderson)
Pathé X.3874

Goin' Places

Pacaypayá

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Música:
Una Mae Carlisle
Stop going through the motions (1947)
National 9044

Una Mae Carlisle (vcl,p) acc. by unknown (g) prob. Cedric Wallace (b) Slick Jones (d). New York, December 22, 1947

Juicio

Judgement

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El enjuiciamiento a París

Música:
Buster Bailey and his Sextet
April In Paris (1940)
Varsity 8337

Buster Bailey and his Sextet: Charlie Shavers (tp) Buster Bailey (cl) Russell Procope (as) Billy Kyle (p) John Kirby (b) O'Neil Spencer (d). New York, May 1940

Excusado

Convenience

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Música:
Pete Brown's Hot Five
Ooh Wee (1944)
SAVOY 523

Pete Brown's Hot Five: Pete Brown (as) Kenny Watts (p) Al Casey (g) Al Matthews (b) Eddie Nicholson (d). New York, July 11, 1944

Redacción

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Música:
Fats Waller and his Rhythm
Headlines In The News (1941)
Bluebird 11188

Fats Waller and his Rhythm: John Hamilton (tp) Gene Sedric (cl,ts) Fats Waller (vcl,p) Al Casey (g) Cedric Wallace (b) Slick Jones (d). New York, May 13, 1941

Crooning

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Música:
Nick Lucas, The Crooning Troubadour
Side By Side (1927)
(Woods)
Brunswick 3512

Nick Lucas (g, vcl)

Afeitada

Shave

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Música:
Raymond Scott Orchestra
Shavetail (Roxy Special) (1944)
V-Disc 357

Raymond Scott Orchestra: Les Elgart, Charlie Shavers, Melvin "Red" Solomon, S.J. Koty, Henry "Benny" Morton, Billy Pritchard (tb) Artie Baker, Milt Yaner (as) Wolffe Tayne, Dick Harris (ts) Stan Webb (bar) Henry "Billy" Rowland (p) Tommy Kay (g) Israel Crosby (b) Gordon "Specs" Powell (d) Raymond Scott (dir). NBC Broadcast, "For The Record", New York, October 9, 1944

Super Duper

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Música:
Lionel Hampton and his Orchestra
Helpless (1951)
MGM 11108

Lionel Hampton and his Orchestra: Al Grey (tb) Johnny Board (ts) Lionel Hampton (vib) Floyd Dixon (p) Chuck Norris (g) Roy Johnson (b) Ellis Bartee (d) Sonny Parker (vcl). Los Angeles, October 16, 1951

Ultimo Acto

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Música:
Charlie Barnet and his Orchestra
The last jump (A jump to end all jumps) (1939)
Bluebird B10389

Charlie Barnet and his Orchestra: Charlie Shavers, Bobby Burnet, Johnny Mandell, Charles Huffine (tp) Billy May (tp,arr) Ben Hall, Don Ruppersberg, Bill Robertson (tb) Charlie Barnet (as,ts) Kurt Bloom, Gene Kinsey (as) Don McCook, James Lamare (ts,bar) Bill Miller (p) Bus Etri (g) Phil Stevens (b) Ray Michaels (d). New York, July 17, 1939

Paso de Ganso

Goose step

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Música:
Barney Bigard Trio
Step Steps Down (1944)
(B.Bigard)
Signature 28114

Barney Bigard Trio: Barney Bigard (cl) Eddie Heywood (p) Shelly Manne (d). New York, January 22, 1944

Culo

Arse

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Música:
Benny Carter and the Ramblers (1937)
Black bottom
Decca (Du)F42121

Benny Carter and the Ramblers: George van Helvoirt, Jack Bulterman (tp) Marcel Thielemans (tb) Wim Poppink, Andre van der Ouderaa (cl,as) Benny Carter (ts,cl,as) Sal Doof (ts) Nico de Rooy (p) Jack Pet (b) Kees Krananburg (d) Theo Uden Masman (dir). Laren, March 24, 1937

Dibujo Anaglífico

Anaglyphicism

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Dibujo Anaglífico (Hecho a las apuradas)

Anaglyphic Drawing (Just a quickie)

Música:
Bobby Hackett
A Room With A View (1950)
(Swan,Stillman)
Columbia CL6156

Bobby Hackett (tp) Charlie Queener (p) Danny Perri (g) Bob Casey (b) Cliff Leeman (d). New York, September 13, 1950

Puesta de sol

Sunset

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Música:
Duke Ellington and his Orchestra
Sultry Sunset (1946)
(Duke Ellington)
Musicraft 466

Duke Ellington and his Orchestra: Taft Jordan, Shelton Hemphill, Cat Anderson, Francis Williams, Harold Baker (tp) Ray Nance (tp,vln,vcl) Lawrence Brown, Claude Jones, Wilbur DeParis (tb) Jimmy Hamilton (cl, ts) Johnny Hodges (as,sop) Russell Procope (as,cl) Al Sears (ts) Harry Carney (bar,cl,b-cl) Duke Ellington (p) Fred Guy (g) Oscar Pettiford (b) Sonny Greer (d). New York, November 25, 1946

Sisyphus

Sísifo

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Música:
Robert Johnson
Stones in my passway (1937)
Conqueror 8973

Robert Johnson (vcl,g). Dallas, June 19, 1937

Singer, guitar. Born Hazlehurst, Miss., May 8, 1911 and died Greenwood, Miss., August 16, 1938 . Little is known of this brilliant singer and guitar player except for the fact that he started recording less than 2 years before he was murdered. He led a violent life in which women must have played a very important role and his irregular life caused him to have many ennemies. Robert was a great specialist of the rural blues style and must be considered as one of the real giants. His guitar playing was very typical and his voice warm and pleasant. His songs are real poems and most of them reflect partly some of his life experiences.

Figura Sentada

Seated Figure

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Música:
Bud Powell
Yesterdays (1950)
Mercury 11047

Bud Powell (p). New York, February 1950

Toro Retocado

Retouched Bull

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Música:
Ray Noble's American Band
The Touch Of Your Lips (1936)
(Ray Noble)
Victor 25277

Ray Noble's American Band: Charlie Spivak, Sterling Bose (tp) Glenn Miller, Bud Smith (tb) Milt Yaner, Johnny Mince (cl,as) Johnny Van Eps (ts) Mike Doty (ts,bar) Claude Thornhill (p) George Van Eps (g) Delmar Kaplan (b) Bill Harty (d) Nick Pisani, Fritz Prospero, Dan d'Andrea (vln) Al Bowlly (vcl). New York, March 19, 1936