Cuatro Ojos

Dream

© Copyright Oscar Grillo 2008

Hace un par de noches soñé con una mujer así. El perro no estaba.
A couple of nights ago I dreamed about a woman like this. The animal wasn't in the dream.

Música:
Artie Shaw And His Orchestra
I Have Eyes (1938)
Bluebird 7889

Artie Shaw and his Orchestra: John Best, Claude Bowen, Chuck Peterson (tp) George Arus, Russell Brown (tb) Harry Rodgers (tb) Artie Shaw (cl,arr) George Koening, Hank Freeman (as) Tony Pastor (ts) Ronnie Perry (ts) Les Burness (p) Al Avola (g) Sid Weiss (b) Cliff Leeman (d) Helen Forrest (vcl).
New York, September 27, 1938

TPT

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Música:
“Little Jazz” Trumpet Ensemble
Fiesta In Brass (1944)
Keynote K608

Joe Thomas, Emmett Berry, Roy Eldridge (tp) Johnny Guarnieri (p) Israel Crosby (b) Cozy Cole (d). New York, January 24, 1944.

Raras Avis

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Música:
The Three Peppers
Hot Dogs (1940)
Decca 3342

The Three Peppers: Toy Wilson (p,vcl) Bob Bell (g,vcl) Walter Williams (b) Sally Gooding (vcl). New York, May 2, 1940

Nasty Cat

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Música:
Joe Venuti & Eddie Lang
Wild Cat (1927)
Okeh 40762

Joe Venuti (vln) Eddie Lang (g). New York, January 24, 1927

Gato

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Música:

Delicioso solo de clarinete por Irving Prestopnik (Fa-sol-la)
[¿o Matty Matlock?] ***
Lovely clarinet playing by Irving Prestopnik (Fa-sol-la)
[o Matty Matlock?] ***

Bob Crosby And His Bob Cats
March Of The Bob Cats (1,2) (1938)
Decca 1865B

Bob Crosby and his Bob Cats: Yank Lawson (tp) Warren Smith (tb) Irving Fazola (cl) Matty Matlock (cl-1) Eddie Miller (ts) Bob Zurke (p) Nappy Lamare (g) Bob Haggart (b) Haig Stephens (b-2) Ray Bauduc (d). New York, March 14, 1938

*** Oscar hizo el comentario del solo de clarinete adjudicándolo con lógica a Fazola, pero el belga Walter Bruyninckx en su famosa discografía dice que Matlock reemplazó a Fazola en el clarinete en ese tema. El disco original Decca dice lo mismo, pero resulta un poco raro que una sesión de un mismo día y en un solo tema hayan cambiado al clarinetista y al contrabajista. Lamentablemente no tenemos fuentes para averiguar la verdad. La duda persistirá.... pero..., ¿a cuantos les interesa esto?
El editor.

Nevermore

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Música:
Abe Lyman's California Orchestra
Never Swat A Fly (1930)
(Desylva-Brown-Henderson)
Brunswick 4924

Abe Lyman's California Orchestra: Fred Ferguson, Horace Smith (tp) Orlando "Slim" Martin (tb) Al Baker, Jim Welton (cl,as) Al Rickey, Dave Herman (vln) Al Newman (p) Teddy Powell (bj,g) Jake Garcia (tu,b) Abe Lyman (d). Los Angeles, September 17, 1930

Billares

Billiards

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Música:
Slim Gaillard and his Flat Foot Floogie Boys
Matzoh Balls (1939)
Columbia CK64898-2

Slim Gaillard and his Flat Foot Floogie Boys: Al Killian (tp) Kenneth Hollon (ts) Loumell Morgan (p) Slim Gaillard (g,vcl) William Smith (b) Hubert Pettaway (d). New York, October 11, 1939

Retrato

Reflected Portrait

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Reflejo del retrato de una máscara.

Música:
Fantasy For Clarinet And Strings with Barney Bigard
A portrait of Louise (Indigo) (1944)
Atlantic EP528

Fantasy for clarinet and strings: Barney Bigard (cl) Remo Palmieri (g) Al Hall (b) + The Roger Kay Strings: no details. New York, November 27, 1944

In Old Helsingør

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Música:
Oran “Hot Lips” Page and his Band
Skull Duggery (1938)
(White-Page)
Bluebird 7583

“Hot Lips” Page (tp,vcl,dir) Eddie Mullens, Bobby Moore (tp) George Stevenson (tb) Harry White (tb,arr) Ben Smith (cl,as) Ulysses Scott (as) Benny Waters, Ernie Powell (ts) Jimmy Reynolds (p) Connie Wainwright (g) Abe Bolar (b) Alfred Taylor (d). New York, April 27, 1938

Timba

Snap

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Gambling den

Música:
Jelly Roll Morton and his Red Hot Peppers
Gambling Jack (1930)
(Morton)
Victor 23307

Jelly Roll Morton and his Red Hot Peppers: Ward Pinkett (tp) Sandy Williams (tb) Lorenzo Tio Jr (cl) Jelly Roll Morton (p) Bernard Addison (g) Billy Taylor (tu) Bill Beason (d). New York, October 9, 1930

Europa

El Rapto de Europa

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Música:
Illinois Jacquet & His Orch
For Europeans Only (1947)
Aladdin 180

Illinois Jacquet and his Orchestra: Joe Newman, Fats Navarro, Marion Hazel, Miles Davis (tp) Gus Chapell, Fred Robinson, Ted Kelly, Dickie Wells (tb) Ray Perry, Jimmy Powell (as) Illinois Jacquet, Clay Nicholas (ts) Leo Parker (bar) Bill Doggett (p) A1 Lucas (b) Shadow Wilson (d). New York, January 7, 1947

Ta te ti

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Música:
Louis Prima's New Orleans Gang
(The title is spelled like this)
I've Got My Fingers Crosses (1935)
Brunswick 7586

Louis Prima (tp,vcl) Pee Wee Russell (cl) Frank Pinero (p) Garry McAdams (g) Jack Ryan (b). Los Angeles, November 30, 1935

Teta Bar

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Música:
Billy Murray
Titina (1925)
Victor 19640

El Milagro

Varoitus

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El Milagro de San Varoitus

Música:
Fats Waller & His Rhythm
I Believe In Miracles (1935)
(Lewis-Wendling-Meyer)
Victor 24853

Fats Waller and his Rhythm: Bill Coleman (tp) Gene Sedric (cl,ts) Fats Waller (org,vcl) Al Casey (g) Charles Turner (b) Harry Dial (d). Camden, N.J., January 5, 1935

Hun

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Música:
The B.B.C. Dance Orchestra
The Broken Record (1936)
Novelty fox trot
(Friend, Tobias & Bunch)
Columbia CA 15524

The B.B.C. Dance Orchestra: Henry Robert Hall (director), Bert Read (piano, arrangement) Dan Donovan (baritone sax, voc), unknowkn rest. London, January 7th, 1936.

Zambullida

Dive

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Música:
“Sleepy” John Estes
Diving Duck Blues (1929)
Bluebird 7677

John Estes (vcl,g) acc. by Jab Jones (p) James Rachel (mand). Memphis, Tenn., September 26, 1929

Clemenza

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La Clemenza di Tito

Música:
(Con hermoso solo de Bix Beiderbecke / Beautiful Bix's playing)

Jean Goldkette And His Orchestra
Clementine (1927)
(Henry Creamer-Harry Warren)
Victor 20994B

Jean Goldkette and his Orchestra: Bix Beiderbecke (cnt) Fuzzy Farrar, Ray Lodwig (tp) Lloyd Turner, Bill Rank (tb) Don Murray (cl,as,bar) Doc Ryker (as) Frank Trumbauer (c-mel) Joe Venuti (vln) Itzy Riskin (p) Eddie Lang (g) Howdy Quicksell (bj) Steve Brown (b) Chauncey Morehouse (d) Bill Challis (arr). New York, September 15, 1927

Paso de Ganso

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Música:
The Dixie Stompers
Goose Pimples (1927)
(Jo Trent-Fletcher Henderson)
Harmony 545-H

The Dixie Stompers: Russell Smith, Tommy Ladnier (tp) Jimmy Harrison (tb) Buster Bailey, Jerome Pasquall (cl,as) Coleman Hawkins (ts,cl) Fletcher Henderson (p) Charlie Dixon (bj) prob Don Redman, Jack Purvis (arr). New York, October 24, 1927

Doble Mono

Double Monkey

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Música:
Clarence Williams' Novelty Band
You're bound to look like a monkey when you get old (1930)
(Alex Hill-C.Williams)
OKeh 8798

Clarence Williams' Novelty Band: Cecil Scott (cl) Herman Chittison (p) Ikey Robinson (bj) Clarence Williams (jug,vcl). New York, May 22, 1930

Prisionero

Prisoner

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Dibujado de memoria acordándome de un dibujo de Sergio Aquindo.

Drawn from memory remembering a drawing by Sergio Aquindo.

Música:
Mildred Bailey
Thanks For The Memory (1938)

Mildred Bailey (vcl) acc. by Jimmy Blake (tp) Hank D'Amico (cl) Chu Berry (ts) Teddy Wilson (p) Allen Reuss (g) Pete Peterson (b) Dave Tough (d). New York, January 10, 1938

El pensador no está bien

The Thinker is not well

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El Pensador tiene la temperatura alta. / The Thinker runs a temperature.

Música:
Little Willie John
Fever (1956)
King 4935

Little Willie John (vcl) acc by Rufus Gore, Ray Felder (ts) John Thomas (p) Bill Jennings (g) Ed Conley (b) Edison Gore (d) + unknown vcl group. New York, March 1, 1956

Enanos

Dwarves

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Enanos a las siete

Música:
Snow White And The 7 Dwarfs
Whistle While You Work
VICTOR 25736

Chapeau

A Tip of the Hat

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Música:
Johnny Guarnieri
Sorry I Lost My Head (1947)
Majestic 1189

Johnny Guarnieri (p,vcl) c. 1947

Tarzán / Un pensador

Tarzan

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La vejez de Tarzán / Tarzan in his old age

Música:
Spike Jones And His City Slickers
Down in the jungle town
V-DISC 125B2

Spike Jones And His City Slickers: Merle Kline (tp), John Stanley (trb), Del Porter (cl,as,vcl), Red Ingle (cl,ts), Carl Grayson (vln), Herman Crone (p), Joe Wolverton (bjo, g, steel g), Country Washburne (b, tub), Beauregard Lee (d), Spike Jones (cond). NBC Studios, Hollywood, November 12, 1943. More information about Spike Jones click here

A Thinker

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Música:
Woody Herman & His Orchestra
You Think Of Everything (1940)
Decca 3217

Woody Herman and his Orchestra: Steady Nelson (tp) Cappy Lewis, Bob Price (tp) Neal Reid, Toby Tyler (tb) Joe Bishop (fhr) Woody Herman (cl,as,vcl) Herb Tompkins, Ray Hopfner (as) Saxie Mansfield, Sammy Armato (ts) Tommy Linehan (p) Hy White (g) Walter Yoder (b) Frank Carlson (d). New York, April 10, 1940

Sheriff

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Música:
Charlie Patton
High Sheriff Blues (1934)
Vocalion 2680

Charlie Patton (vcl,g). New York, January 30, 1934

Escultor

Sculptor

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Música:
Bessie Smith
Thinking Blues (1928)
Columbia 14292

Bessie Smith (vcl) acc by Demas Dean (cnt) Charlie Green (tb) Fred Longshaw (p). New York, February 9, 1928

Un zoológico de la mente

Menagerie of the mind

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Música:
Be Bop por Lionel Hampton / Be Bop by Lionel Hampton

Lionel Hampton Sextet
Zoo Baba Da-oo-ee (1947)
Decca 24431

Lionel Hampton Sextet: Benny Bailey (tp) Morris Lane (ts) Lionel Hampton (vib,vcl) Dodo Marmarosa (p) Billy Mackel (g) Charles Mingus (b) Earl Watker, Curley Hamner (d). Los Angeles, November 14, 1947

Melancolía

Melancholia

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Música:
Mildred Bailey
My Melancholy Baby (1938)
(Norton-Burnett)
Vocalion 4474

Mildred Bailey (vcl) acc. by Jimmy Blake, Zeke Zarchy, Barney Zudecoff (tp) Wes Hein (tb) Hank D'Amico (cl) Len Goldstein (as) Jerry Jerome, Charles Lamphere (ts) Red Norvo (xyl) Bill Miller (p) Alan Hanlon (g) Pete Peterson (b) George Wettling (d). New York, May 9, 1938