Noche en Ducksburg

Night in Ducksburg

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Música:
Raymond Scott and his New Orchestra
Huckleberry duck (1939)
Columbia 35363

Raymond Scott and his New Orchestra: Chris Griffin, Mike Meola, Willie Kelly (tp) Irving Sontag, Joe Vargas (tb) Pete Pumiglio (cl,as) Reggie Merrill (as) Art Drellinger, Dave Harris (ts) Walter Gross (p) Vince Maffie (g) Lou Shoobe (b) Johnny Williams (d) Raymond Scott (arr). New York, November 30, 1939

Dans le Boulevard (Le mal de Koch)

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Música:
Mezzrow-Bechet Quintet & Septet
Blood on the moon (1945)
King Jazz 143

Mezzrow-Bechet Septet: Oran "Hot Lips" Page (as Papa Snowhite)(tp,vcl) Mezz Mezzrow (cl) Sidney Bechet (sop) Sammy Price (as Jimmy Blythe Jr.)(p) Danny Barker (g) Pops Foster (b) Sidney Catlett (d). New York, July 30, 1945

Monkey on the back

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Música:
Birmingham Serenaders
You're bound to look like a monkey when you get old (1935)
Decca 7060

Birmingham Serenaders [*]: Ed Allen or Charlie Gaines (tp) Cecil Scott (cl,ts) Clarence Williams or Willie "The Lion" Smith (p) Floyd Casey (d,wbd) unknown tb, 2 saxes, tu and vcl. New York, February 1, 1935

[*] This is a Clarence Williams unit and the preceding musicians may be heard on this tune, however other sources say this could be anything except a Clarence Williams outfit so the discussions are still open.

Bronco

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Música:
Range Riders
Range Rider's Stomp (1937)
Vocalion 3579

La balada del viejo Riabovitchev.

The ballad of old Riabovitchev

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Música:
Abe Lyman and his California Orchestra
At the Balalaika (1939)
Bluebird B-10533

Abe Lyman and his California Orchestra: Bill Clark, Fred Sandow, Art Lippel (tp) Warren Smith, Arthur Most (tb) Al Baker, Jim Welton (cl,as) Zip Keyes, Tommy Macey (cl,ts) Harry Podalsky, Joe Martin, Marty Gold (vln) Jack Pleis (p) Frank Parrish (g) Ed Landry (b), Murray Gaer (d) Eddie Holly (vcl) Abe Lyman (ldr). Chicago, Illinois, December 4, 1939.

En la orilla

On the shore

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Música:
Louis Armstrong and the All Stars
Do you know what it means to miss New Orleans (1947)
RCA (F)FXM1-7142

Louis Armstrong and the All Stars: Louis Armstrong (tp,vcl) Bobby Hackett (cnt) Jack Teagarden (tb, vcl) Peanuts Hucko (cl) Dick Cary (p) Bob Haggart (b) Sidney Catlett (d). Concert, "Town Hall", New York, May 17, 1947

Etnicidad urbana

Urban ethnicity

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Música:
Leon Rene's Orchestra
I'm Mr. African (1932)
Harrison LPW

Leon Rene's Orchestra: 3 unknown tp, unknown tb, 3 unknown cl/as, ts, Leon Rene (p,dir) unknown bj, b, d. Hollywood, Ca., August 19, 1932

Abuelita

Grandma

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Música:
Jones' Jazz Wizards
Bring it on home to grandma (1935)
Decca 7051

Jones' Jazz Wizards: Richard M. Jones (vcl,arr) Eddie McLauglin, Jimmy McLeary, Luther Henderson (tp) Edward Saint (tb) John Davis, John McCullin (as) [?] Heard (ts) George Reynolds (p) Huey Long (g) Bob Frazier (b) Eddie Green (d). Chicago, January 16, 1935

Grillo en California

A mediados de noviembre estaré en Pasadena diciéndole gansadas[*] a unos pobres e inocentes dibujantes y animadores. Deseame suerte.
Oscar

I'll be in Pasadena, L.A. in mid November talking rubbish[**] and making a fool of myself. Wish me luck.
Oscar

[*] Nota del Editor: No me lo creo.
[**] El Editor´s note: I don´t think so.

La gran guerra

The great war

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Música:
Marion Harris
Everybody's crazy over the blues (1917)
Victor 18443

Licantropía

Lycanthropy

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Música:
The Three Peppers
Hot doggs (1940)
Decca3342

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

El Decabrista y el Monstruo

The Dekabristy and the Monster

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El Decabrista [*] y el Monstruo
The Dekabristy [**] and the Monster

[*] La Revuelta Decembrista o el Levantamiento Decembrista (en ruso Восстание декабристов) fue una sublevación contra la Rusia Imperial por parte de un grupo de oficiales del ejército ruso que dirigieron cerca de 3.000 soldados rusos el 26 de diciembre de 1825. Como este incidente ocurrió en diciembre, los rebeldes fueron denominados Decembristas (en ruso: Декабристы). Los sublevados tomaron la Plaza del Senado en San Petersburgo. En 1925, para marcar el centenario del evento, dicha plaza fue renombrada como Plaza Decembrista (en ruso: Площадь Декабристов).

[**] Decembrist revolt - (December 1825). Unsuccessful uprising by Russian revolutionaries. Following the death of Alexander I, a group of liberal members of the upper classes and military officers staged a rebellion in an effort to prevent the accession of Nicholas I. The poorly organized revolt was easily suppressed. Afterwards 289 Decembrists were tried; five were executed, 31 imprisoned, and the rest banished to Siberia. Their martyrdom inspired later generations of Russian dissidents.

Música:
Bunny Berigan and his Orchestra
Roses in December (1937)
Victor 25613

Bunny Berigan and his Orchestra: Bunny Berigan, Irving Goodman, Steve Lipkins (tp) Morey Samuels, Sonny Lee (tb) Joe Dixon, Sid Pearlmutter (as,cl) Clyde Rounds, Georgie Auld (ts) Joe Lippman (p) Tom Morgan (g) Arnold Fishkind (b) George Wettling (d) Ruth Bradley (vcl). New York, June 25, 1937

Recuerdos de infancia

Childhood memories

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Música:
Art Tatum/Buddy DeFranco Quartet
Memories of you (1956)
Verve MGV8229

Art Tatum/Buddy DeFranco Quartet: Buddy DeFranco (cl) Art Tatum (p) Red Callender (b) Bill Douglass (d). Los Angeles, Ca., February 6, 1956

19th Century Fox

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19th Century Fox
(por favor no confundir este dibujo con"Urban Fox", enviado el 17-8-11, se le parece un poquitito nomás, ¿OK?... bueno)
(please don't confuse this drawing with "Urban Fox", sent 17-8-11, just looks like it, OK?....Good!)

Música:
Cubist Foxtrot
Young And Griselle (piano duet)
8776 Edison

Agregándole insultos a la injuria

Adding insult to injury

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Música:
The King Cole Trio
This will make you laugh (1941)
Decca 8571

The King Cole Trio: Nat King Cole (p,vcl) Oscar Moore (g) Wesley Prince (b). New York, July 16, 1941

Pueblo fronterizo

Frontier town

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Música:
Jimmie Lunceford and his Orchestra
I'm gonna move to the outskirts of town (1942)
Decca 18324

Jimmie Lunceford and his Orchestra: Gerald Wilson, Snooky Young, Paul Webster (tp) Elmer Crumbley, Russell Bowles, Trummy Young (tb) Willie Smith (cl,as) Dan Grissom (cl,as,vcl) Jimmie Lunceford (as) Ted Buckner (as) Joe Thomas (cl,ts) Earl Carruthers (cl,as,bar) Edwin Wilcox (p,arr) Al Norris (g,vln) Moses Allen (b) Jimmy Crawford (d). New York, April 14, 1942

El primer día de los últimos días

The first day of the last days

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Música:
Julia Lee and her Boy Friends
The spinach song [I didn't like it the first time] (1947)
Capitol 15367

Julia Lee and her Boy Friends: Vic Dickenson (tb) Benny Carter (as,arr) Dave Cavanaugh (ts) Julia Lee (p,vcl) Jack Marshall (g) Billy Hadnott (b) Sam "Baby" Lovett (d). Los Angeles, November 13, 1947

Cuerda floja

Rope

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Música:
Cab Calloway and his Orchestra
Floogie walk (1939)
Vocalion 4807

Cab Calloway and his Orchestra: Adolphus "Doc" Cheatham, Irving "Mouse" Randolph, Lammar Wright Sr., Shad Collins (tp) Keg Johnson, Claude Jones, De Priest Wheeler (tb) Andrew Brown (as,bar) Chauncey Haughton (as,cl) Leon "Chu" Berry, Walter "Foots" Thomas (ts) Bennie Payne (p) Morris White (g) Milt Hinton (b) Cozy Cole (d) Cab Calloway (vcl,ldr). New York, March 28, 1939

La buena vida

The good life

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Música:
Tommy Dorsey and his Orchestra
Getting some fun out of life (1937)
Victor 25694

Tommy Dorsey and his Orchestra: Pee Wee Erwin, Lee Castle, Andy Ferretti (tp) Tommy Dorsey (tb,arr) Les Jenkins, Earle Hagen (tb) Johnny Mince (cl,as) Fred Stulce (as) Skeets Herfurt (as) Bud Freeman (ts) Howard Smith (p) Carmen Mastren (g) Gene Traxler (b) Russ Isaacs (d) Edythe Wright (vcl). New York, October 14, 1937

La noche del cazador

The night of the hunter

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Música:
Buddy Rich and his Orchestra
Nellie's nightmare (1947)
V-Disc 790

Buddy Rich and his Orchestra: Tommy Allison, Stan Fishelson, Phil Gilbert, Bill Howell (tp) Mario Daone, Bob Ascher, Chunky Koenigsberg (tb) Eddie Caine, Jerry Thirkeld (as) Allen Eager, Mickey Rich (ts) Harvey Lavine (bar) Harvey Leonard (p) Gene Dell (g) Tubby Phillips (b) Stanley Kay (d) Buddy Rich (d) Ed Finckel (arr). New York, April 11, 1947

Perro y gato

Cat and dog

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Como perro y gato / Like cat and dog

Música:
Benny Goodman and his Septet
Wholly cats (1941)
Tribute 1001

Benny Goodman and his Septet: Cootie Williams (tp) Benny Goodman (cl) Georgie Auld (ts) Johnny Guarnieri (p) Charlie Christian (el-g) Artie Bernstein (b) Dave Tough (d). Broadcast, "What's New", New York, February 10, 1941

Y aquel perrito compañeroooo...

Dog

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Música:
Don Charles and The Singing Dogs
Oh! Susanna (1955)
RCA Victor 6344

Música en el camino

Music on the road

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Música:
Ted Lewis and his Band
The lonesome road (1930)
Columbia 2181-D

Ted Lewis and his Band: Muggsy Spanier, Dave Klein (cnt) George Brunies, Harry Raderman (tb) Ted Lewis (cl,as,vcl,ldr) Jimmy Dorsey (cl,as,bar) Sol Klein (vln) Jack Aaronson (p) Tony Gerhardi (bj,g) Harry Barth (tu,b) John Lucas (d) The Four Dusty Travelers (vcl negro quartet). New York, January 10, 1930

Españaña

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Españaña (Pieza para piano de Eric Satie / Piano piece by Eric Satie)

Música:
Leo Reisman and his Orchestra
Spain (1924)
Columbia 134D

Tres personajes en busca de un autor

Three characters in search of an author

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Música:
Blind Willie McTell & Ruby Glaze
Searching the desert for the blues (1932)
Victor 23353

Blind Willie McTell & Ruby Glaze (vcl) duets & speech with Blind Willie (g) acc. Atlanta, February 22, 1932

Flying circus

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Música:
Billy Murray
Wait'll you get them up in the air, boys (1919)
Victor 18628

Malambo X 2

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Malambo: "Las pruebas de la infamia" y "La infamia" (2 imágenes)

Música:
Freddy Martin and his Orchestra
Sabre dance boogie (1948)
RCA Victor 20-2721

Freddy Martin and his Orchestra: prob. pers. Clayton Cash, Norman Bailey (tp) Harry McKeehan (tp,tb) Charlie Probert, Glenn Hughes (tb) Tommy Mace, Artie Woods, Reed Christianson, Gene Conklin (reeds) Barclay Allen (p) Murray Arnold (p) Irving Weinper, Louis Sherman, Eddie Bergman (vln) Walter Kelsey (viola) Virgil Gates (cello) Arnie Olsen (b) Bob White (d). New York, 1948

Yo-Ho-Ho and a bottle of rhum

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Música:
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La Isla del tesoro

Treasure island

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Música:
Teddy Wilson
On treasure island (1935)
Brunswick 7572


Teddy Wilson (p). New York, November 22, 1935

Mañanita en el suburbio

A morning in suburbia

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Música:
Gene Austin
Bye bye, blackbird (1926)
Victor 20044

Bonus track:
Bessie Smith
Send me to the 'lectric chair (1927)
Columbia 14209

Bessie Smith (vcl) acc by her Blue Boys: Joe Smith (cnt) Charlie Green (tb) Fletcher Henderson (p). New York, March 3, 1927

Le Marquis de Carabas

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Música:
Jimmie Lunceford and his Orchestra
Yard dog mazurka (1941)
Decca 4032

Jimmie Lunceford and his Orchestra: Gerald Wilson (tp) Snooky Young (tp) Paul Webster (tp) Elmer Crumbley, Russell Bowles (tb) Trummy Young (tb) Willie Smith (cl,as) Dan Grissom (cl,as) Jimmie Lunceford (as) Ted Buckner (as) Joe Thomas (cl,ts) Earl Carruthers (cl,bar,as) Edwin Wilcox (p,arr) Al Norris (g,vln) Moses Allen (b) Jimmy Crawford (d) Gerald Wilson and Roger Segure (arr). New York, August 26, 1941