Mr.& Mrs Mozart descansando en su hogar

Mr.& Mrs Mozart relaxing at home

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Música:
Charlie Parker
Relaxin' At Camarillo (1947)
DIAL 1012

Charlie Parker's New All Stars: Howard McGhee (tp) Charlie Parker (as) Wardell Gray (ts)`Dodo Marmarosa (p) Barney Kessel (g) George "Red" Callender (b) Don Lamond (d). Hollywood, Ca., February 26, 1947

Fauno Urbano

Urban Faun

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Música:
Maxine Sullivan
Turtle Dove (1939)
Victor 26344

Maxine Sullivan (vcl) acc by Reggie Merrill, Eddie Powell (cl) Carl Prager (b-cl) Harold Goltzer (bassoon) Mitchell Miller (oboe) Walter Gross (p) Frank Carroll (b) Gary Gillis (d). New York, August 22, 1939

Modelo de cuello largo

Long Necked Model

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Música:
Al Bowlly
If I Had A Million Dollars (1934)
Decca 293A

Al Bowlly (vcl) acc. by orchestra, directed by Victor Young. New York, October 30, 1934. For data about Al Bowlly click here

Luchador Callejero

Streetfighter

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Música:
Kid Ory's Creole Jazz Band
12th Street Rag (1949)
Decca 11068

Kid Ory's Creole Jazz Band: Ted Buckner (tp) Kid Ory (tb) Joe Darensbourg (cl) Albert Nicholas (cl) Lloyd Glenn (p) Ed Garland (b) Minor Hall (d). Dixieland Jubilee Concert, "Shrine Auditorium", Los Angeles, October 7, 1949

Fosas Nasales

Nostrils

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Hoy me levanté de mal humor pero esta música me hizo sonreír.
I was in a bad mood today and this terrific music made me smile.

Música:
Louis Armstrong and Sy Oliver
A Kiss To Build A Dream On (1951)
Decca 27720

Louis Armstrong acc. by Sy Oliver's Orchestra: Louis Armstrong (tp,vcl) Cutty Cutshall (tb) Milt Yaner (cl,as) George Dorsey (as) Fred Williams, Al Klink (cl,ts) Billy Kyle (p) Sandy Block (b) Bunny Shawker (d) Sy Oliver (arr,cond). New York, July 24, 1951

Gente de Playa

Beach people

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Música:
Joe Venuti & His Blue Four
Penn Beach Blues (1927)
Okeh 40947

Don Murray (cl,bar) Joe Venuti (vln) Frank Signorelli (p) Eddie Lange (g) prob Justin Ring (cymbal). New York, November 15, 1927

Isidoro Parodi

Don Isidoro Parodi

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Don Isidoro Parodi, The Jailbird Detective.

Música:
Bunny Berigan and his Orchestra
The prisoner's song (1937)
Victor 36208

Bunny Berigan and his Orchestra: Bunny Berigan, Irving Goodman, Steve Lipkins (tp) Al George, Sonny Lee (tb) Joe Dixon, Mike Doty (cl,as) Clyde Rounds, Georgie Auld (ts) Joe Lippman (p) Tom Morgan (g) Hank Wayland (b) George Wettling (d). New York, August 7, 1937

Holmes

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Música:
Pied Pipers
Mairzy Doats (1944)

The Pied Pipers: unknown personnel. Data about this group here and here

Pallette Options

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Música:
Le Maestro Dajos Bela Et Son Orchestre Viennois
Princesse Dollar
Odéon 165.202

Mr. And Mrs. Frankenstein

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Música:
Hot Lips Page
You Stole My Wife, You Horse Thief (1950)
Columbia 30192

Hot Lips Page (tp,vcl) Jimmy Buxton (tb) Vincent Hair-Bey (as) Ray Abrams (ts) Joe Knight (p) Leonard Gaskin (b) Herbert Lovelle (d). New York, February 1, 1950

Pup

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Música:
Original Dixieland Jazz Band
Bow Wow Blues (My mama treats me like a dog) (1921)
Victor 18850

Original Dixieland Jazz Band: Nick LaRocca (cnt) Eddie Edwards (tb) Larry Shields (cl) Benny Krueger (as) Frank Signorelli (p). New York, December 1, 1921

Campera

Jacket

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Lo vi en Buenos Aires / A guy I saw in Buenos Aires

Música:
Coleman Hawkins
Picasso (1948)
(Coleman Hawkins)
Mercury 2073

Coleman Hawkins (ts) solo. New York, 1948

Fauno

Faun

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Música:
Jan Savitt and his Top Hatters
Afternoon Of A Faun (1941)
(Claude Debussy, arrangement by Ben Pickering)
Victor 27594

Jan Savitt and his Top Hatters: Joe Weidman, George Hosfeld (tp) Jack Palmer (tp,vcl) Al George, Al Leopold (tb) Ben Pickering (tb,arr) Gus Bivona (cl,as) George Bohn (as) Joe Aglora, Sam Sachelle (ts) Ray Tucci (bar) Jack Pleis (p) Danny Perri (g) Howard Cook (b) Russ Isaacs (d) Jan Savitt (dir). Chicago, August 4, 1941

Baudelaire

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Baudelaire y la flor del mal / Baudelaire and the flower of evil

Música:
Johnny Hodges
Passion Flower (1941)
Bluebird 30-0817

Johnny Hodges and his Orchestra: Ray Nance (tp) Lawrence Brown (tb) Johnny Hodges (as) Harry Carney (bar) Duke Ellington (p) Jimmy Blanton (b) Sonny Greer (d), Billy Strayhorn (arr). Hollywood, July 3, 1941

Animal

Nude Woman and Animal

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Estoy haciendo huevo mientras espero a mi vieja para ir a morfar así que mando otro dibujo.

I am killing time waiting for my mum to go to lunch, so, here is another picture.

Música:
Le Quintette du Hot Club de France
Time On My Hands (1939)
Decca (E)F7100

Le Quintette du Hot Club de France: Stéphane Grappelly (vln) Django Reinhardt (g solo) Eugène Vees, Joseph Reinhardt (rhythm g) Roger Grasset (b). Paris, March 22, 1939

Nene

Child

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Música:
Earl Hines
Child Of A Disordered Brain (1940)
Bluebird 10642

Earl Hines (storytone p) solo. New York, February 26, 194O

Sky & Nemo

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Little Nemo encuentra a Sky Masterson

Little Nemo Meets Sky Masterson

-Quiero felicitar al Editor y a su familia por el nacimiento de Marco!!-
Oscar

-From here I want to congratulate El Editor and his family for the birth of Baby Marco in Dublin yesterday!-
Oscar

Música:
Woody Herman and his Orchestra
The Sky Fell Down (1940)
DECCA 3017A

Woody Herman and his Orchestra: Steady Nelson (tp) Clarence Willard, Bob Price (tp) Neal Reid, Toby Tyler (tb) Joe Bishop (fhr) Woody Herman (cl,as,vcl) Herb Tompkins, Ray Hopfner (as) Saxie Mansfield, Nick Caiazza (ts) Tommy Linehan (p) Hy White (g) Walter Yoder (b) Frank Carlson (d) Bob Mersey, Zilmer Randolph (arr. New York, February 5, 1940

Zambullidora

Diver

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Música:
Sarah Vaughan
Summertime (1949)
Columbia 38701

Sarah Vaughan (vcl) acc by Joe Lippman and his Orchestra: Billy Butterfield, Taft Jordan (tp) Will Bradley (tb) Toots Mondello, Hymie Chertzer (as) Art Drellinger, George Kelly (ts) Stan Webb (bar) Jimmy Jones (p) Al Caiola (g) Eddie Safranski (b) Cozy Cole (d). New York, December 1, 1949

Misterio

Mystery

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To Hell With Mystery

Música:
Johnny Marvin
Oh How She Could Play The Ukulele (1927)
Victor 20478

Johnny Marvin (vcl,uke) unknow vln.

Vermouth

Vermú

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"...Aunque estés en el momento prrrropiamente del vermú"

Vermouth's Time

Música:
Charlie Barnet and his Orchestra
Overheard In A Cocktail Lounge (1937)
(Josef Myrow)
Variety I633

Charlie Barnet and his Orchestra: Irving Goodman, Frank Amaral, Al Stuart (tp) Bob Fishel, James Curry (tb) Charlie Barnet (as,ts) Dave Gotwalls, Joe Estren (as) Kurt Bloom (ts) Henry Saltman (reeds) John Nicolino (p) Tom Morgan (g) Bob Elden (b) Buddy Schutz (d) Joe Myrow (p) added, Franklyn Marks (arr). New York, August 13, 1937

La Fleur du Mal

Woman, Window and Flower

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Música:
The Three Flames
Open the door, Richard (1947)
Columbia 37268

The Three Flames: Unknown p, Richard "Tiger" Haynes (vcl,g) unknown b. New York, January 14, 1947

Kings of Jazz

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Música:
Paul Whiteman and his orchestra
(vocal Billie Holiday)
Trav'lin' Light (1942)
Capitol 116

Paul Whiteman and his orchestra: Monty Kelly, Larry Neil, Don Waddilove (tp) Skip Layton, Trummy Young, Murray McEachern (tb) Alvy West, Danny d'Andrea (as) Lennie Hartman, Lester Young (ts) Buddy Weed (p) Mike Pingitore (g,bj) Harry Azen, Sol Blumenthal, David Newman (strings) Artie Shapiro (b) Willie Rodriquez (d) Billie Holiday (vcl) Jimmy Munday (arr) Paul Whiteman (dir). Los Angeles, June 12, 1942

Cruzando la calle

Crossing the road

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Música:
Jimmie Lunceford and his Orchestra
The Lonesome Road (1939)
Columbia 38340

Jimmie Lunceford and his Orchestra: Sy Oliver (tp,arr) Eddie Tompkins (tp) Paul Webster (tp) Elmer Crumbley, Russell Bowles (tb) Trummy Young (tb,vcl) Willie Smith (cl,as) Dan Grissom (cl,as) Jimmie Lunceford (as) Ted Buckner (as) Earl Carruthers (cl,as,bar) Joe Thomas (cl,ts) Edwin Wilcox (p) Al Norris (g) Moses Allen (b) Jimmy Crawford (d). New York, January 31, 1939

Mano Armada

Armed Robbery

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Música:
Ben Selvin and his Orchestra
Why? (1929)
Columbia 2077 D

Ben Selvin and his Orchestra: Bob Effros, Tommy Gott (tp) Tommy Dorsey (tb) prob Charlie Butterfield (tb) Benny Goodman (cl) Joe Dubin (ts) Ben Selvin (vln,dir) Irving Brodsky (p) prob Tony Colucci (bj) Jack Hansen (tu,b) Stan King (d) The Crooners (vcl). New York, December 23, 1929.

Rivadavia y Rincón

Café de Los Angelitos

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Alice in the Café de Los Angelitos.

Música:
Louis Armstrong's Hot Five
Sunset Cafe Stomp (1926)
OKeh 8423

Louis Armstrong and his Hot Five: Louis Armstrong (cnt) Kid Ory (tb) Johnny Dodds (cl) Lil Armstrong (p) Johnny St. Cyr (bj) May Alix (vcl) added. Chicago, November 16, 1926

Tráfico II

Traffic II

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El tráfico anda medio pesado por aquí.

The traffic is heavy over here.

New Friends Of Rhythm
Heavy Traffic On Canal St (1940)
V-DISC 388B2

New Friends Of Rhythm: Buster Bailey (cl) Sylvan Shulman, Harry Glickman (vln) Louis Kievman (viola) Alan Shulman (cello) Tony Colucci (g) Laura Newell (harp) Harry Patent (b). New York, May 24, 1940

Entretenimiento

Entertainment

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Llegamos a Buenos Aires después de quince largas horas de vuelo. Me las arreglé para conectar el wi-fi a mi laptop y aquí mando el primer dibujo desde estos lares.
Grillo

Arrived in Buenos Aires after fifteen gruelling hours flying (actually it wasn't such a bad journey!). I have managed to connect the wi-fi to my laptop and here I send my first pic.
Grillo

Window Mask

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Máscara mirando por la ventana.
Hoy salgo para Buenos Aires, si la conexión es buena, el próximo dibujo saldrá de allí.
Oscar

Mask looking through the window.
Today I'll leave for Buenos Aires. If I am lucky with the connection, the next drawing will be from there.
Oscar

Música:
Leo Reisman and his Orchestra
The Sun Is At My Window (1928)
Columbia 1702-D

Leo Reisman and his Orchestra: Leo Reisman (vln,ldr) rest unknown. New York, December 17, 1928.

Terrible

The Terrible

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Ivan Riabovitchev, El Terrible.

Música:
Louis Armstrong and the All Stars
Russian Lullaby (I & II) (1950)
Decca 9-27188 Decca 9-27187

Louis Armstrong and the All Stars: Louis Armstrong (tp) Jack Teagarden (tb) Barney Bigard (cl) Earl Hines (p) Arvell Shaw (b) Cozy Cole (d). New York, April 26-27, 1950

El Pueblo

The People

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The People wants to know what's going on

Música:
Fats Waller and his Rhythm
We The People (1938)
Victor 25898

Fats Waller and his Rhythm: Herman Autrey (tp) Gene Sedric (cl,ts) Fats Waller (p,vcl) Al Casey (g) Cedric Wallace (b) Slick Jones (d). New York, July 1, 1938