Ibn Battuta

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Abu Abdullah Muhammad Ibn Battuta

Música:
Eddie Condon & his Orchestra
The sheik of Araby (1944)
Decca 23718

Eddie Condon & his Orchestra: Bobby Hackett, Billy Butterfield, Max Kaminsky (tp) Jack Teagarden (tb,vcl) Pee Wee Russell (cl) Ernie Caceres (bar) Gene Schroeder (p) Eddie Condon (g,vcl) Bob Haggart (b) George Wettling (d) Lee Wiley (d). New York, December 1, 1944

Dibujo

Drawing

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Música:
Sleepy John Estes
Time is drawing near (1940)
Decca 7789

Sleepy John Estes (vcl) acc. by Robert Lee McCoy (g). Chicago, Ill., June 4, 1940

Ceferino

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Ceferino ceba mate.
Native Argentinean boy Ceferino (Namuncurá) offers "mate" to the Pope.

Música:
Nat King Cole
Nature boy (1947)

Capitol 15054

En Paita

In Paita

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En el puerto de Paita, Perú, el joven Herman Melville le cuenta la historia de una misteriosa y diabólica ballena blanca a la cigarrera y escritora de cartas de amor para marineros analfabetos, Manuela Saenz, antigua amante de Simón Bolívar.

In the port of Paita, Northern Perú, young Herman Melville tells the story of a mysterious and demonic white whale to the cigar vendor and writer of love letters for analphabetic sailors, Manuela Saenz, ex lover of Simon Bolivar.

Música:
Dick Haymes
Love letters (1945)
(Victor Young)
Decca 18699B

Dick Haymes (vcl) with unknown acc. Los Angeles, March 2, 1945. Victor Young created stunning arrangements for two Decca recordings of his Oscar-nominated theme song (lyrics by Edward Heyman): the first in 1945 with a full orchestra for Dick Haymes, and the second in 1954 with a simple guitar-combo backing for Peggy Lee.

Marchegiano VS Pacelli

Marciano

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Rocco Francis Marchegiano vs.Eugenio Maria Giuseppe Pacelli. Marchegiano fue descalificado en el séptimo round por pegarle a su santidad abajo del cinturón. La única derrota que Marchegiano conoció en su brillante carrera pugilística. Lamentablemente no se conocen películas de este encuentro.

Rocco Francis Marchegiano vs. Eugenio Maria Giuseppe Pacelli. Marchegiano was disqualified in the seventh round for hitting his holiness below the belt. The only bout he lost in his otherwise brilliant career. Unfortunately films of this fight cannot be found anywhere.

Música:
Louis Armstrong and his Orchestra
Kickin' the gong around (1932)
Okeh 41550

Louis Armstrong and his Orchestra: Louis Armstrong (tp,vcl) Zilmer Randolph (tp) Preston Jackson (tb)Lester Boone (cl,as) George James (as) Al Washington (ts) Charlie Alexander (p) Mike McKendrick(bj,g) John Lindsay (b) Tubby Hall (d). Chicago, January 25, 1932

Galento VS Louis

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Podés ver dos espectaculares rounds de esa pelea pulsando aquí
¡¡¡Una vez Tony Galento luchó contra un pulpo!!!

You can see two spectacular rounds of that fight clicking here
Once Tony Galento wrestled with an octopus!!!

Música:
Bill Coleman Et Son Orchestre

Joe Louis Stomp (1936)
Gramophone 7705 (France)

Bill Coleman et son Orchestre: Bill Coleman (tp) Edgar ‘Spider’ Courance (cl,ts) John Ferrie (p) Oscar Aleman (g) Eugene D’Hellemmes (b) William Diemer (dr). Paris, January 31, 1936

Carnera y San Martín

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El famoso encuentro entre Carnera y San Martín. Tony Galento observa.
The famous encounter between Carnera & San Martín. Tony Galento watches.

Música:
Blind Lemon Jefferson
Match box blues (1927)
Paramount 12474

Blind Lemon Jefferson (vcl,g). Chicago, c. April 1927

Viudas del Champagne

Champagne widows

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La viuda Clicquot y la viuda Pommery se encuentran en la iglesia.
Widow Clicquot and widow Pommery meet in church.

Música:
Fats Waller and his Rhythm
Serenade for a wealthy widow (1934)
Victor 24742

Fats Waller and his Rhythm: Herman Autrey (tp) Floyd O'Brien (tb) Mezz Mezzrow (cl,as) Fats Waller (p,comments) Al Casey (g) Billy Taylor (b) Harry Dial (d,vib), New York, September 28, 1934

De a caballo

Horse soldier

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Música:
Fletcher Henderson and his Club Alabam' Orchestra
War horse mama (1924)
Brunswick 2592

Fletcher Henderson and his Club Alabam' Orchestra: Elmer Chambers, Howard Scott (cnt) Teddy Nixon (tb) Don Redman (cl,as) Coleman Hawkins (cl,ts) Allie Ross (vln) Fletcher Henderson (p) Charlie Dixon (bj) Ralph Escudero (tu) Kaiser Marshall (d). New York, March 11, 1924

Raid

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Música:
Erskine Hawkins and his Orchestra
Raid the joint (1939)
Bluebird B10224

Erskine Hawkins and his Orchestra: Erskine Hawkins, Wilbur Bascomb, Marcellus Green (tp) Sam Lowe (tp,arr) Edward Sims, Robert Range (tb) William Johnson (as,arr) Jimmy Mitchelle (as) Julian Dash (ts) Haywood Henry (bar) Avery Parrish (p) William McLemore (g) Leemie Stanfield (b) James Morrison (d). New York, April 8, 1939

El Capitán

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Música:
Sousa's Band
El Capitan March (1908)
Víctor 17302

Sousa´s Band: undisclosed personnel. Recorded in New York, October 23, 1908. See Wikipedia here about John Philip Sousa and El Capitan´s sheet music cover from 1896 here.

Conquista

Conquest

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Volveré el Lunes. Que pases un buen fin de semana.
I'll be back on Monday, have a good weekend.
Oscar

Música:
Morton Harvey
I didn't raise my boy to be a soldier (1915)
Victor 17716

Lecciones de historia 4

History lessons 4

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La teósofa Annie Besant descubre a su amante Edward Aveling arrastrándole el ala a Eleanor Marx, que bien se hace la mosquita muerta.

Theosophist Annie Besant finds lover Edward Aveling making love to Eleanor Marx.

Música:
Ella Fitzgerald
Make love to me (1941)
Coral 4073

Ella Fitzgerald (vcl) acc by Eddie Barefield (as) Tommy Fulford (p) Ulysses Livingston (g) Beverley Peer (b) Bill Beason (d). New York, November 5, 1941

Jinete III

Rider

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Herr Marx cabalga a Herr Engels / Herr Marx rides Herr Engels

Música:
Dexter Gordon Quintet
Dexter rides again (1946)
Savoy 623

Dexter Gordon Quintet: Leonard Hawkins (tp) Dexter Gordon (ts) Bud Powell (p) Curly Russell (b) Max Roach (d). New York, January 29, 1946

Espiritismo

Spiritualism

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El espíritu de Madame Blavatsky se materializa desde la chimenea de Engels cuando éste escribe "Dialéctica de la Naturaleza".
The spirit of Madame Blavatsky materialises in front of Engels when he is writing "Dialectics of Nature".

Música por ese gran panameño ganador de loterías, Luis Russell.
Music by that great Panamanian lottery winner Luis Russell.

Música:
Luis Russell and his Orchestra
Feelin' the spirit (1929)
Okeh 8766

Luis Russell and his Orchestra: Henry Allen, Bill Coleman (tp) J.C. Higginbotham (tb,vcl) Albert Nicholas (cl,as) Charlie Holmes (as,sop) Teddy Hill (ts) Luis Russell (p,dir) Will Johnson (bj,g) Pops Foster (b) Paul Barbarin (d) Vcl trio by Allen, Higginbotham and Louis Metcalf. New York, September 6, 1929

Partida de naipes

Card's game

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En esta reunión vemos a Friedrich Engels (empresario industrial), Louis Adolphus Durhring (dermatólogo, presente por error), Eugen Duhring (filósofo y economista) que hubiera debido estar en lugar del dermatólogo, Karl Heinrich Marx (bon-vivant y filósofo ocasional) y Michail Bakunin (aristócrata retirado) que está ventoseando...

Here are reunited: Friedrich Engels (industrialist) Louis Adolphus Duhring (dermatologist) who was there by mistake, Eugen Duhring (philosopher) who should have been at the table instead of the deramtologist, Karl Heinrich Marx (bon-vivant, sometimes philosopher) and Mikhail Bakunin (lapsed aristocrat) who is farting...

Música:
Phil Harris
Deck of cards (1948)
RCA 20-2821

Astroboy

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Música:
Bob Crosby and his Bob Cats
Don't call me boy (1940)
Decca 3431

Bob Crosby and his Bob Cats: Muggsy Spanier (cnt) Floyd O'Brien (tb) Hank D'Amico (cl) Eddie Miller (ts) Jess Stacy (p) Nappy Lamare (g, vcl) Bob Haggart (b) Ray Bauduc (d). Los Angeles, Ca., September 10, 1940

Diván

Divan

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Música:
Seattle Harmony Kings
How many times ? (1926)
(Irving Berlin)
Victor 20133

Seattle Harmony Kings: Earl Baker, Marvin Hamby (tp) Bennie Neibaur (tb,vcl) Rosy McHargue (cl,as) Artie Seaberg (cl,as) Eddie Neibauu (cl,ts,dir) Joe Thomas (p) Leon "Sleepy" Kaplan (bj) Swede Knudsen (tu) Richie Miller (d). New York, August 2, 1926

Crecimiento reducido

Reduced Growth

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Música:
Lucky Millinder and his Orchestra
Who said Shorty wasn't coming back? (1950)
King 4398

Lucky Millinder and his Orchestra: Jimmy Nottingham, Frank Galbreath, Abdul Salaam, Lamar Wright (tp) Elmer Crumbley, Alfred Cobbs (trb) Burnie Peacock (as) Big John Greer, Seldon Powell (ts) Orrington Hall (bar) Raymond Tunia (p) LaVerne Baker (b) Al Walker (dr) Henry Glover (vcl). Cincinnati, February 23, 1950.

Sheik

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The Sheik of Araby

Música:
Noël Chiboust et son Orchestre (with Django Reinhardt)
Le sheik (1940)
Swing (F)86

Noël Chiboust et son Orchestre: Aimé Barelli (tp) Max Blanc (cl,as) Noël Chiboust, Alix Combelle (ts) Raymond Wraskoff (p) Django Reinhardt (g) Francis Lucas (b) Pierre Fouad (d). Paris, October 22, 1940

Tronco

Log

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Esta es la parte izquierda del dibujo de ayer
This is the left-hand side of yesterday's picture

Música:
Clarence Williams' Blue Five
Pile of logs and stones (called home) (1926)
Okeh 8286

Clarence Williams' Blue Five: Bubber Miley (cnt) prob Charlie Irvis (tb) Otto Hardwick or Don Redman (as) Clarence Williams (p) poss Leroy Harris (bj) poss Bass Edwards or Cyrus St. Clair (tu) Eva Taylor (vcl). New York, c. January 22, 1926

Tren

Train

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Música:
Abe Lyman and his California Orchestra
Dream train (1928)
Brunswick 4137

Abe Lyman and his California Orchestra: Fred Ferguson, Horace Smith (tp) Orlando "Slim" Martin (tb) Al Baker, Jim Welton (cl,as) Zip Keyes (cl, ts) Harry Podalsky, John Schoenberger (vln) Al Newman (p) Teddy Powell (bj,g) Jake Garcia (tu,b) Abe Lyman (d) Phil Neely (vcl). Chicago, November 26, 1928

Vampyr

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Música:
Marion Harris
I'm A Jazz Vampire (1920)
Columbia A-3328

Gaucho Camorrero

Fighting Gaucho

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Música:
Dorothy Shay
Feudin' and fightin' (1947)
Vintage Jazz Band VJB1954-2

Dorothy Shay: The Park Avenue Hillbillie: Dorothy Shay (vcl) acc by either the Orchestra of Mischa Russell or Mitchell Ayres: no details. 1946/47

Grito

Shout

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Música:
Art Tatum
The shout (1934)
Decca 468

Art Tatum (p) solo. New York, August 24, 1934

Lado izquierdo

Left hand side

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El lado izquierdo del dibujo de ayer.
Left hand side of yesterday's picture.

Música:
Louis Jordan and his Tympany Five
Never let your left hand know what your right hand's doin' (1940)
Decca 7777

Louis Jordan and his Tympany Five: Courtney Williams (tp) Louis Jordan (cl,as,bar,vcl) Kenneth Hollon (cl,ts) Arnold Thomas (p) Charlie Drayton (b) Walter Martin (d). New York, April 29, 1940.

Aaaaarrrghhhhh!!!

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Música:
Lionel Hampton and his Orchestra
Drum Stomp (Crazy Rhythm) (1937)
(Fisher-L.Hampton)
Victor 25658

Lionel Hampton and his Orchestra: Jonah Jones (tp) Eddie Barefield (cl) Lionel Hampton (d) Clyde Hart (p) Bobby Bennett (g) Mack Walker (b) Cozy Cole (d). Hollywood, August 16, 1937

Unicornio

Unicorn

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Música:
Woody Herman and his Orchestra
Better get off your high horse (1936)
Decca 1079

Woody Herman and his Orchestra: Clarence Willard, Kermit Simmons (tp) Neal Reid (tb) Joe Bishop (fhr) Woody Herman (cl,as,vcl) Murray Williams, Don Watts (as) Saxie Mansfield, Bruce Wilkins (ts) Nick Hupfer (vln) Horace Diaz (p) Chick Reeves (g) Walter Yoder (b) Frank Carlson (d). New York, December 3, 1936

Amantes

Lovers

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Música:
Muggsy Spanier and his Dixieland/Ragtime Band
Lazy piano man (1950)
Mercury 5424

Muggsy Spanier and his Dixieland/Ragtime Band: Muggsy Spanier (cnt) George Brunies (tb) Darnell Howard (cl) Floyd Bean (p) Truck Parham (b) Sidney Catlett (d). Chicago, March 27, 1950

Piano II

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Música:
Muggsy Spanier and his Dixieland/Ragtime Band
Lazy piano man (1950)
Mercury 5424

Muggsy Spanier and his Dixieland/Ragtime Band: Muggsy Spanier (cnt) George Brunies (tb) Darnell Howard (cl) Floyd Bean (p) Truck Parham (b) Sidney Catlett (d). Chicago, March 27, 1950

Tod Browning

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Música:
King Oliver and his Orchestra
Call of the freaks (1929)
Bluebird 7705

King Oliver and his Orchestra: Louis Metcalf (tp) J.C. Higginbotham (tb) Charlie Holmes (sop,as) Teddy Hill (cl,ts) Luis Russell (p) Will Johnson (bj) William "Bass" Moore (tu) Paul Barbarin (d) King Oliver (dir). New York, February 1, 1929