Oscar Grillo

Oscar envía por e:mail diariamente a un grupo de amigos dibujos realizados con notable creatividad y destreza. Habitualmente agrega a esa imagen, un muy breve comentario y música que se escucha “clickeando” sobre el enlace destacado en el nombre del tema.

Every day, Oscar e-mails some of his friends and sends over drawings done with remarkable creativity and dexterity. Usually, he adds to those images a brief comment and music that you may listen to by clicking on the tune’s name.

jueves, marzo 31, 2011

Pastis

© Copyright Oscar Grillo 2011

Música:
Django Reinhardt et le Quintette du Hot Club de France
Fantaisie (1948)
Swing (F)280

Django Reinhardt et le Quintette du Hot Club de France : Stéphane Grappelly (vln) Django Reinhardt (g) solo, Joseph Reinhardt, Challin Ferret (rhythm-g) Emmanuel Soudieux (b). Paris, March 10, 1948

miércoles, marzo 30, 2011

Nadadora nocturna

Night swimmer

Little Willie Littlefield (vcl,p) acc by Wilbert Brown (tp) John Handy, Buddy Floyd (as) Don Wilkerson (ts) Johnny Moore (g) Bill Davis (b) Chuck Thomas (d). Houston, 1949

martes, marzo 29, 2011

Oh, Johnny

Oh, Johnny!

(La unica razón de este dibujo es para que acompañe esta canción. Vos reconocerás la referencia)

(The only reason I drew this picture was to accompany this song. You may recognise the reference)

Música:
Elizabeth Brice
Oh, Johnny! Oh, Johnny! Oh! (1917)

Columbia A2265

lunes, marzo 28, 2011

La Passeggiata

Annette Hanshaw (vcl) acc by Mannie Klein (tp) unknown (cl,ts,b-cl) Rube Bloom (p) Tommy Felline (g) Artie Bernstein (b). New York, February 20, 1931

domingo, marzo 27, 2011

Il diavolo y la jugadora de diábolo

Il diávolo and the diábolo player

Bessie Smith (vcl) acc by Bob Fuller (cl) Ernest Elliott (cl) Porter Grainger (p). New York, August 24, 1928

sábado, marzo 26, 2011

Mezzogiorno

Midday

Eddie Condon & his Orchestra: Max Kaminsky (tp) Fred Ohms (tb) Joe Dixon (cl) Gene Schroeder (p) Eddie Condon (g) Jack Lesberg (b) Dave Tough (d). New York, July 17, 1946

viernes, marzo 25, 2011

El largo viaje rumbo a casa

The long voyage home

© Copyright Oscar Grillo 2011

Música:
Jimmie Grier and his Cocoanut Grove Orchestra
Bon voyage to my ship of dreams (1932)
Victor 22970

Jimmie Grier and his Cocoanut Grove Orchestra: Bernie Cohen, Walter Holzhaus (tp), Homer Menge (tb) Art Greir, Jimmy Briggs, Frank Schumacher (ts,as,cl) Weiner Callis, Dwight Muma (vln) Dick Webster (vln,vcl) Hal Chanslor (p), Richard Ebrecke (g) Paul King (b), William Madeas (d) Donald Novis (vcl). "Cocoanut Grove", Los Angeles, 1932

jueves, marzo 24, 2011

Dibujo suelto

Loose drawing

© Copyright Oscar Grillo 2011

Música: (¡Jerry Colonna en trombón!)
Richard Himber and his Ritz-Carlton Orchestra
Footloose and fancy free (1935)
Victor 25037

Richard Himber and his Ritz-Carlton Orchestra: Ruby Weinstein,Jimmy Roselli (tp) Jerry Colonna (tb),Joey Nash or Arnold Brilhart,Pete Pumiglio (cl, as) Jess Carneol (cl,ts), Sam Persoff, prob. Lou Raderman, Irving Zir, Y. Zayde (vln), Richard Himber (vln, dir) Dave Levy (p) Ernie Capozzi (g) Sam Amoroso (harp) Jack Kimmel (b), Nat Levine (d) prob. Adrian Rollini (vib) Stuart Allen (vcl). Rec. 1935

miércoles, marzo 23, 2011

Hombre y gata

Man and cat

Willie Smith Quintet: Willie Smith (as) Dodo Marmarosa (p) Barney Kessel (g) Red Callender (b) Jo Jones (d). Los Angeles, c. November 1947

martes, marzo 22, 2011

Viejo y un perro

Old man and a dog

Sidney Bechet and his New Orleans Feetwarmers: Sidney DeParis (tp) Sandy Williams (tb) Sidney Bechet (sop) Cliff Jackson (p) Bernard Addison (g) Wellman Braud (b) Sidney Catlett (d). New York, June 4, 1940

lunes, marzo 21, 2011

Retirados

Retirement

sábado, marzo 19, 2011

Dido & Aeneas

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

viernes, marzo 18, 2011

Demiurgos & Panurgus

Erroll Garner Trio: Erroll Garner (p) John Simmons (b) Shadow Wilson (d). Hollywood, July 2, 1951

jueves, marzo 17, 2011

David y Bathsheba y su caracol Goliath

David and Bathsheba and their snail Goliath

Roy Eldridge (tp) Zoot Sims (ts) Dick Hyman (p) Pierre Michelot (b) Ed Shaughnessy (d). Paris, June 9, 1950

miércoles, marzo 16, 2011

Quasimodo y el Arcediano por la calle Esmeralda

Quasimodo and the Archdeacon

Charlie Parker Sextet: Miles Davis (tp) Jay Jay Johnson (tb) Charlie Parker (as) Duke Jordan (p) Tommy Potter (b) Max Roach (d). New York, December 17, 1947

martes, marzo 15, 2011

Birthday

Lionel Hampton and his Orchestra: Wendell Culley, Duke Garrette, Jimmy Nottingham, Joe Wilder, Leo Shepherd (tp) Jimmy Wormick, Michael "Booty" Wood, A1 Hayse, Andrew Penn (tb) Bobby Plater, Ben Kynard (as) Arnett Cobb, Johnny Griffin (ts) Charlie Fowlkes (bar) Lionel Hampton (vib) Milt Buckner (p) Billy Mackel (g) Joe Comfort, Charles Harris (b) Curley Hamner (d). Los Angeles, September 9, 1946

lunes, marzo 14, 2011

Polka time

Swing and Sway with Sammy Kaye: The Three Barons (vcl) Frank Blake (tp) Lloyd Gillion (tp,g) Oscar Reach (tb) Jimmy Brown, Charlie Wilson (as,vcl) George Brandon Andrew Russett (ts) Ralph Flanagan (p) Tommy Ryan (g,vcl) Paul Cunningham (b) Ernest Rudisell (d). New York, 1938

domingo, marzo 13, 2011

Thar she blows

Art Farmer (tp) Hank Mobley (ts) Kenny Drew (p) Addison Farmer (b) Elvin Jones (d)Hackensack, N.J., November 23, 1956

sábado, marzo 12, 2011

Bristol

© Copyright Oscar Grillo 2011

Música:
Mildred Bailey and her Orchestra
It seems like old times (1939)
Vocalion 4939

Dedicated to Dunbar, Lord, Sproxton and Williams

Mildred Bailey and her Orchestra: Mildred Bailey (vcl) acc. by Charlie Shavers (tp) Buster Bailey (cl) Russell Procope (as) Red Norvo (xyl) Billy Kyle (p) John Kirby (b) Cozy Cole (d). New York, June 14, 1939

viernes, marzo 11, 2011

Los tres de Notre Dame

Notre Dame's three

© Copyright Oscar Grillo 2011

Música:
Tex Beneke and The Miller Orchestra
Victory march of Notre Dame (1947)
Victor 20-2340

Tex Beneke and The Miller Orchestra: Bobby Nichols, Conrad Gozzo, Jack Steele, Whitey Thomas (tp) Jimmy Priddy, Paul Tanner, Ray Wright, Bob Pring (tb) John Graas (fhr) Sol Libero (cl,as) Manny Thaler (as,bar) Tex Beneke, Stanley Aronson, Mike Pitkowitz, Vince Carbone (ts) Henry Mancini (p,arr) Bobby Gibbons (g) Rollie Bundock (sb) Jack Sperling (dm) Paul Callaci, Phil Cogliano, Earl Cornwall, Norman Forrest, Stan Harris, Jaspar Hornyak, Joseph Kowalewski, Stan Kraft, Michael Vislocky, Carl Ottobrino, Gene Shepherd (strings). Recorded 1947

jueves, marzo 10, 2011

Autorretrato con cara de fastidio

Moody selfportrait

Thelonious Monk Trio: Thelonious Monk (p) Oscar Pettiford (b) Kenny Clarke (d). Hackensack, N.J., July 21, 1955

miércoles, marzo 09, 2011

Lápiz II

Pencil

Miles Davis Quintet: Miles Davis (tp) Sonny Rollins (ts) Walter Bishop (p) Tommy Potter (b) Art Blakey (d). New York, October 5, 1951

martes, marzo 08, 2011

Jinete

Rider

Meade Lux Lewis, Albert Ammons and Pete Johnson: Meade Lux Lewis, Albert Ammons, Pete Johnson (p trio) acc by Walter Page (b) Jo Jones (d). Concert, "Spirituals to Swing", Carnegie Hall, New York, December 23, 1938

lunes, marzo 07, 2011

La foza del destino

Gene Kardos and his Orchestra: Sammy Caspin, Red Hymie (tp) Pet Salemi (tb) Gene Kardos (as,vln) Moe Cohen (reeds) Gabe Galinas or Joe Slone (reeds) Joel Shaw (p) Sal Sussman (g) Max Goodman (tu,b) Smith Howard (d) Bernie Green (arr) Dick Robertson (vcl). New York, January 22, 1932

domingo, marzo 06, 2011

Como vemos las cosas

How do we see things

sábado, marzo 05, 2011

Dick

viernes, marzo 04, 2011

Ferro

Acabamos de recibir la triste noticia de la muerte en esta madrugada del gran Eduardo Ferro, autor de Langostino, Chapaleo, Bólido, etc. Este es un dibujo homenaje que hice hace un par de años.

¡ Chau, Ferrito!

Oscar Grillo

Tango

Cab Calloway and his Orchestra: Edwin Swayzee, Reuben Reeves, Lammar Wright Sr. (tp) De Priest Wheeler (tb) Arville Harris (as,cl) Andrew Brown (as,bar,b-cl) Walter "Foots" Thomas (ts,cl) Bennie Payne (p) Morris White (bj) Jimmy Smith (tu) Leroy Maxey (d) Cab Calloway (vcl). New York, October 12, 1931

jueves, marzo 03, 2011

Happy feet

Cab Calloway and his Orchestra: R.Q. Dickerson, Wendell Culley, Lammar Wright Sr. (tp) De Priest Wheeler, Harry White (tb) William Thornton Blue (cl,as) Andrew Brown (as,cl,b-cl) Andrew Brown (as,bar) Walter "Foots" Thomas (ts,cl,bar) Earres Prince (p) Morris White (bj) Jimmy Smith (tu) Leroy Maxey (d) Cab Calloway (vcl). New York, October 14, 1930