Shark

Tiburón

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Música:
Sharkey and his Sharks of Rhythm
Big boy blue (1937)
Vocalion 3450

Sharkey and his Sharks of Rhythm: Sharkey Bonano (tp,vcl) George Brunies (tb) Joe Marsala (cl) Joe Bushkin (p) Eddie Condon (g) Hank Wayland (b) Al Sidell (d). New York, January 29, 1937

Rustaveli's Circus

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Rustaveli's Circus (Shota Rustaveli)

Música:
Augie Goupil's Royal Tahitians
Toomba (1938)
Decca 2244B

Cuando los duendes cazan perdices

When the goblins hunt partridges

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Música:
Gene Krupa and his Orchestra
Yes, my darling daughter (1940l)
Okeh 5909

Gene Krupa and his Orchestra: Corky Cornelius, Torg Halten, Rudy Novak, Shorty Sherock (tp) Al Jordan, Jay Kelliher, Babe Wagner (tb) Clint Neagley, Mascagni "Musky" Ruffo (as) Sam Musiker (ts,cl) Walter Bates (ts) Tony D'Amore (p) Ray Biondi (g,arr) Biddy Bastien (b) Gene Krupa (d) Irene Daye (vcl) Elton Hi11, James Mundy, Fred Norman, Chappie Willet (arr). New York, October 24, 1940

Absalom, Absalom!

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Música:
Gid Tanner's Skillet Lickers
Don't you hear Jerusalem moan (1926)
Columbia 15104

Glasnost, Perestroika & Oprichnina

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Glasnost, Perestroika y Oprichnina. (Quizás a Kirchner le hubiese gustado este dibujo)

Música:
Kirilloff's Russian Balalaika Orchestra
Song Of The Volga Boatmen (1925)
(Russian Folk Song)
Victor 19960-A

Freud

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(A los que conozcan la obra científica del Dr. Gómez Nerea, Borges y Arcángel Gabriel los premiará desde el cielo. Yo la conozco y admiro desde mi mas tierna infancia. Avísenme)

Ricardo Darín & Montserrat Caballé in "Freud and the dodgy joke"

Música:
Mezzrow-Bechet Quintet
The blues and Freud part 1 (1947)
The blues and Freud part 2 (1947)
Storyville SLP136

Mezzrow-Bechet Quintet: Mezz Mezzrow (cl) Sidney Bechet (sop) Sammy Price (p) Pops Foster (b) Kaiser Marshall (d). Chicago, December 19, 1947

La Uruguayita Lucía

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"Lucía, the little Uruguayan girl and her boyfriend"

Música:
Julia Lee and her Boy Friends
King size papa (1947)
Capitol 40082

Julia Lee and her Boy Friends: Geechie Smith (tp) Benny Carter (as,arr) Dave Cavanaugh (ts) Julia Lee (p,vcl) Jack Marshall (g) Red Callender (b) Sam "Baby" Lovett (d). Los Angeles, November 11, 1947

Cornetita

Little horn

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"Negro quiere cornetita": Stanislaw Lem y Federica Montseny-Música por Alberto Soifer
"Man wants the little horn" Stanislaw Lem & Federica Montseny-Music by Alberto Soifer

Música
Lionel Hampton and his Orchestra
Johnny get your horn and blow it (1939)
Victor 25343,

Lionel Hampton and his Orchestra: Irving Randolph (tp) Hymie Schertzer (b-cl,as) Russell Procope (as) Jerry Jerome, Chu Berry (ts) Lionel Hampton (vib,vcl) Clyde Hart (p) Allen Reuss (g) Milt Hinton (b) Cozy Cole (d) Fred Norman (arr). New York, April 3, 1939

Una noche de garufa

A night of debauchery

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Adolf Hitler & Alexandra Kollantai: "A night of debauchery"

Música:
Artie Shaw and his Orchestra
My heart belongs to daddy (1941)
Musicraft 390

Artie Shaw and his Orchestra: Fred Fox, Jack Kirksmith, James Decker, Harry Parshall (fhr) Harold Lewis (fl) Artie Shaw (cl) Skeets Herfurt, Joe Krechter (as) Herman Berardinelli, Harold Lawson (ts) Chuck Gentry (bar) Gordon Pope (oboe) Jules Seder, Charles Graver (bassoon) Mark McIntyre (p) Dave Barbour (g) Art Shapiro (b) Lou Singer (d) Marshall Sosson, James Cathcart, Morris King, Mark Levant, Joseph Chassman, Vincenzo Pometti, George Barres, Marvin Limonick, James Getzoff, Howard Halbert, Oscar Wasserberger, Eugene Lamas (vln) David Sterkin, Stanley Spiegelman, Harry Rumpler, Alvin Dinkin (viola) Julius Tannenbaum, Fred Goerner, Edgar Lustgarten, Kurt Reher (cello) Nat Gangursky, Manny Stein (b) Gail Laughton (harp) Kitty Kallen (vcl) Dick Jones, Lennie Hayton, Sonny Burke (arr). Los Angeles, June 6, 1941

Twilight of love

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Música:
Benny Goodman and his Orchestra
A little kiss at twilight (1938)
Victor 25878

Anatoly Lunacharsky y Emma Goldman en "Y todo a media luz"
Anatoly Lunacharsky and Emma Goldman in "Twilight of love"

Benny Goodman and his Orchestra: Harry James, Ziggy Elman, Chris Griffin (tp) Red Ballard, Vernon Brown (tb) Dave Matthews, Noni Bernardi (as) Art Rollini, Bud Freeman (ts) Jess Stacy (p) Ben Heller (g) Harry Goodman (b) Dave Tough (d) Martha Tilton (vcl), New York, May 31, 1938

Alice & Amedeo

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Alice B. Toklas & Amedeo Modigliani

Música:
Sharkey and his Sharks of Rhythm
Wash it clean (1936)
Vocalion 3410

Sharkey and his Sharks of Rhythm: Sharkey Bonano (tp,vcl) Moe Zudecoff (tb) Joe Marsala (cl) Joe Bushkin (p) Eddie Condon (g) Art Sharpiro (b) George Wettling (d). New York, December 4, 1936

Gusi & Magdalena

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Gusi Bejer y Magdalena Ruiz Guiñazú en la playa. (¡Mucha suerte con la muestra, Gusi!)

Música:
Dave Brubeck Octet
Playland-at-the-beach (1948)
Fantasy LP3-16

Dave Brubeck Octet: Dick Collins (tp) Bob Collins (tb) Bob Cummings, Paul Desmond (as) Dave Van Kriedt (ts) Bill Smith (bar,cl) Dave Brubeck (p) Ron Crotty (b) Cal Tjader (d). San Francisco, 1948

Claudio e Artemisia

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Claudio Monteverdi & Artemisia Gentileschi (musician & painter) (*)
(*) arreglado después del comentario de Oscar. Disculpas. el editor
(*) fixed after my oblivion and the Oscar´s first comment. Sorry, el editor

Música:
No pude encontrar "Orfeo" asi que nos tenemos que arreglar con "Morfeo"
Couldn't find "Orpheus" so, this one has to do

Miles Davis Sextet
Morpheus (1951)
Prestige 734

Miles Davis Sextet: Miles Davis (tp) Benny Green (tb) Sonny Rollins (ts) John Lewis (p) Percy Heath (b) Roy Haynes (d). New York, January 17, 1951

Dagas

Daggers

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Música:
Hot Lips Page
Skull duggery (1938)
Bluebird 7583

Hot Lips Page (tp,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

Raffaello Sanzio e La Fornarina

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Música:
Bob Howard and his Orchestra
I'm painting the town red (1935)
Decca 524

Bob Howard and his Orchestra: Bob Howard (vcl) acc by prob Bill Dillard (tp) Cecil Scott (cl) Lawrence Lucie (g) Richard Fullbright (b) Cozy Cole (d).New York, July 19, 1935

Una patada en el tejeo

A kick in the ass

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Música:
Max Roach All Stars with Clifford Brown / Clifford Brown-Max Roach Quintet
I get a kick out of you (1954)
GNP 126

Max Roach All Stars with Clifford Brown / Clifford Brown-Max Roach Quintet: Clifford Brown (tp) Harold Land (ts) Richie Powell (p,arr) George Morrow (b) Max Roach (d). Live, poss. "Crescendo Club", Los Angeles, August 30, 1954

Banjoette

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Música:
Coon Creek Girls
Banjo pickin' girl (1938)
Conqueror 9125

Coon Creek Girls: sisters Rosie and Lily May Ledford, Violet Koehler, Daisy Lange. Lily Mae (bj, vcl). Prob. Kentucky, ca. 1938

Bonus track:
Eddie "Black Face" Ross
Ross dog trot (1921)
Folkways RBF40

Eddie "Black Face" Ross (bj). New York, c. August 1921

Vladimir & Estragon

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Música:
Harry James and his Orchestra
Carnival of Venice (1942)
V-Disc 138

Harry James and his Orchestra: Harry James (tp) Claude Bowen, Nick Buono, Al Cuozzo (tp) Hoyt Bohannon, Dalton Rizzotto, Harry Rogers (tb) Claude Lakey, Sam Marowitz (as) Gene "Corky" Corcoran (ts) Clint Davis (bar) A1 Lerner (p) Ben Heller (g) Thurman Teague (b) Mickey Scrima (d) Sam Caplan, John DeVoogdt, Leo Zorn (vln) Bill Spears (viola) Al Friede (cello) Jack Mathias (arr). New York, February 24, 1942

Cut

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"For Brutus, as you know, was Caesar's angel.
Judge, O you gods, how dearly Caesar lov'd him!
This was the most unkindest cut of all;
For when the noble Caesar saw him stab,
Ingratitude, more strong than traitors' arms,
Quite vanquish'd him: then burst his mighty
heart. . . ."

Música:
Django Reinhardt
Please be kind (1938)
Decca (E)F6828

Django Reinhardt (g) solo acc by Stéphane Grappelly. London, September 1, 1938

Sunny

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Música:
Paul Whiteman and his Orchestra
Sunny Disposish/Have You Forgotten So Soon? (1939)
CBS (?)

Paul Whiteman and his Orchestra: prob pers: Bob Alexy, Bob Cusumano, Charlie Teagarden, Harry Goldfield (tp) Moe Zudecoff, Miff Mole, Hal Matthews (tb) Vincent Capone, N.M. Farquharson, Jack Bell (fl) Al Gallodoro (as) Sal Franzella (cl,as) Frank Gallodoro (ts) Art Drellinger (ts) Harold Feldman (oboe) Frank Signorelli (p) Art Ryerson (g) Artie Shapiro (b) George Wettling (d) Paul Whiteman (dir). Radio Broadcasts, "Chesterfield Presents", New York, Fall 1939

San Engelberto y el ángel

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Música:
Mae West
I'm no angel (1933)
Brunswick 6675

Sweet bird of youth

Dulce pájaro de juventud

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Música:
Nat King Cole
Blame it on my youth (1956)
Capitol EAP4-782

Nat King Cole (p,vcl) Juan Tizol (v-tb) John Collins (g) Charlie Harris (b) Lee Young (d). Hollywood, Ca., September 21, 1956

La conversión de San Idelbrando

St.Ildebrando's conversion

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Música:
Louis Jordan and his Tympany Five
Reconversion blues (1945)
Decca 18762

Louis Jordan and his Tympany Five: Aaron Izenhall (tp) Louis Jordan (as,vcl) Josh Jackson (ts) Wild Bill Davis (p,arr) Carl Hogan (el-g) Jesse "Po" Simpkins (b) Eddie Byrd (d). New York, October 15, 1945

Huevo frito

Fried egg

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Música:
Muggsy Spanier and his Ragtime Band
Big butter and eggman (1939)
Bluebird B10417

Muggsy Spanier and his Ragtime Band: Muggsy Spanier (cnt) George Brunies (tb,speech,vcl) Rod Cless (cl) Ray McKinstry (ts) George Zack (p) Bob Casey (g) Pat Pattison (b) Marty Greenberg (d). Chicago, July 7, 1939

Nevermore

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Música:
Hampton-Tatum-Rich Trio
More than you know (1955)
Clef MGC709

Hampton-Tatum-Rich Trio: Lionel Hampton (vib) Art Tatum (p) Buddy Rich (d). Los Angeles, August 1, 1955

Pirandello

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Música:
Chet Baker Quartet
Tenderly (1955)
Barclay (F)BLP84017

Chet Baker Quartet: Chet Baker (tp) Gerard Gustin (p) Jimmy Bond (b) Bert Dale (= Bert Dahlander) (d). Paris, October 24, 1955

Vita moderna

Modern life

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Música:
Joe Venuti's Rhythm Boys
Tempo di modernage [Tempo di barrel*] (1931)
Columbia (E)2488-D

Joe Venuti's Rhythm Boys: Jimmy Dorsey (cl,as,bar) Joe Venuti (vln) Frank Signorelli (p) Eddie Lang (g) Joe Tarto (b). New York, June 10, 1931

Pluma venenosa

Poison pen

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Música:
Johnny Dodds' Orchestra
Pencil papa (1929)
Victor 38038

Johnny Dodds' Orchestra: Natty Dominique (cnt) Honore Dutrey (tb) Johnny Dodds (cl) Lil Armstrong (p) Bill Johnson (b) Baby Dodds (d). Chicago, Ill., February 7, 1929

Dead Reckoning

Navegando a ciegas

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Música: (!!!)
Miles Davis Quartet
Blue haze (1954)
Prestige 893

Miles Davis Quartet: Miles Davis (tp) Horace Silver (p) Percy Heath (b) Art Blakey (d). New York, March 15, 1954

Muchacho

Kid

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Escenas de Londres: Muchacho oyendo rap a todo volumen en el metro.
London scenes: Kid listening to rap at full volume in the train.

Música:
Byron G. Harlan
Please, Mr. Conductor, don't put me off this train (1899)
Edison 7219

Tracy

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Música:
Lester Young and his Band
She's funny that way (1946)
Aladdin 138

Lester Young and his Band: Lester Young (ts) Joe Albany (p) Irving Ashby (el-g) Red Callender (b) Chico Hamilton (d). Los Angeles, c. August 1946