Serenata a la luz de la luna

Moonlight serenade

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Música:
Ella Fitzgerald
Moonlight serenade  (1959)
Verve MGV4032

Ella Fitzgerald (vcl) acc by Frank De Vol's Orchestra: no details except for Frank De Vol (cond). Los Angeles, July 11, 1959

Pasarela

Catwalk

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Música: (video)
Elmer Bernstein
Walk on the wild side  (1962)
Title and credits sequence of the Edward Dmytryk's movie of the same name. Music by Elmer Bernstein

San Josefus Della Strada trata de dibujar un león

St. Josephus Della Strada tries to draw a lion

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Música: (video)
Willie "The Lion" Smith
paying tribute to great pianists and playing "Fingerbuster" (1960s)
Clip included in "JAZZ" Episode Two THE GIFT (2000) directed by Ken Burns

La conversión de San Golfrando (La nausea sagrada)

Saint Golfrandus' conversion (The holy nausea)

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Música:
Lennie Tristano Sextet
Intuition  (1949)
Capitol 1224

Lennie Tristano Sextet: Lee Konitz (as) Warne Marsh (ts) Lennie Tristano (p) Billy Bauer (g) Arnold Fishkin (b) Denzil Best (d) out in this tune. New York, May 16, 1949

Serruchando una tabla

Sawing a plank

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Música:
Arthur Rosebery and his Kit-Cat Dance Band
Spread a little happiness  (1929)
Parlophone (E)R303

Arthur Rosebery and his Kit-Cat Dance Band: Doug Bastin (tp,cl,as) Paul Fenoulhet (tp,tb) Bob Wise (cl,as) Reg Pink (ts) Arthur Rosebery (p,dir) Les Julian, Jack Stephens (vln) Jim Risley (b,bassax) Len Lee (d,vcl) Bastin, Rosebery & Lee (vcl trio). London, c. February 28, 1929

Danae

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Música:
Duke Ellington and his Orchestra with Django Reinhardt
Honeysuckle rose  (1946)
Prima DC01

Duke Ellington and his Orchestra with Django Reinhardt: Django Reinhardt (g) Taft Jordan, Shelton Hemphill, Cat Anderson, Francis Williams, Harold Baker (tp) Ray Nance (tp) Lawrence Brown, Claude Jones, Wilbur DeParis (tb) Jimmy Hamilton (cl, ts) Johnny Hodges (as,sop) Russell Procope (as,cl) Al Sears (ts) Harry Carney (bar,cl,b-cl) Duke Ellington (p) Fred Guy (g) Oscar Pettiford (b) Sonny Greer (d). "Civic Opera House", Chicago, Ill., November 10, 1946

Mujer gritando en un bar

Woman screaming in a bar

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Música:
Archie Shepp
Sophisticated lady  (1969)
Byg (F) 529318

Archie Shepp (ts) Dave Burrell (p) Malachi Favors (b) Philly Joe Jones (d) Chicago Beauchamps (hca) Jeanne Lee (vcl). Paris, August 16, 1969

Pareja clavando clavos en un tronco

Nailing a trunk

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Música: (video)
Dick Hyman
Fingerbuster  (1985)
(composed in 1939 by Willie "The Lion" Smith)

Dick Hyman (p). From an excerpt from a 1985 British documentary (1985) with Russell Davies.

I got rhythm

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Música: (video)
George Gershwin plays
I got rhythm  (1931)
from the restored original 1931 film

George Gershwin (p). Recorded live at the opening of the Manhattan Theatre. August, 1931

Shooting duck

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Música:
Black Duck Jazz Session

Love for sale

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Música:
Charlie Parker Quintet (One of his last recordings)
Love for sale  (1954)
Verve MGV8001

Charlie Parker Quintet: Charlie Parker (as) Walter Bishop (p) Billy Bauer (g) Teddy Kotick (b) Art Taylor (d). New York, December 10, 1954

Blues in red

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Música: (video)
Chet Baker
Red’s blues  (1985)

Chet Baker (tpt) Michel Graillier (p) Jean-Louis Rassinfosse (b). From video "Candy" directed by Lennart Wetterholm. Sweden, 1985

Viejos tiempos

Old times

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Música:
Arthur Collins and Byron Harlan
Alexander's Ragtime Band  (1911)
Columbia A1032

Fool's Follies

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Música: (Great midi from a piano roll)
James P. Johnson
The Harlem Strut

Gente animada

Animated people

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Dibujé esto para recordarme que alguna vez fui un animador.
I drew this to remind myself that I used to be an animator.

Música:
Carl Stalling
A recording session from a Warner Brothers cartoon
(probably co arranged by Milt Franklyn)

Música de las montañas (sin "sturm" ni "drang")

Mountain music (with no "sturm" nor "drang")

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Música:
Intérpretes desconocidos
"Plaisir d'aimer" para voz y piano, en Sol mayorWoO 128
Ludwig van Beethoven

Paraguas

Umbrella

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Música:
Sammy Kaye
The umbrella man

Pescando

Angling

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Música:
Duke Ellington and his Orchestra
Blues in orbit  (1958)
Columbia CL1145
 

Duke Ellington and his Orchestra: Cat Anderson, Harold Baker, Clark Terry, Willie Cook, Fats Ford,  Ray Nance (tp) Britt Woodman, John Sanders, Quentin Jackson (tb) Jimmy Hamilton (cl,ts) Russell Procope (as,cl) Johnny Hodges (as,sop) Paul Gonsalves (ts) Harry Carney (bar,cl,b-cl) Duke Ellington (p) Oscar Pettiford (b) Sam Woodyard (d). Los Angeles, Ca., February 12, 1958

Floritura

Curlicue

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Música:
Frank Wess
Yo-ho (1963)
Prestige PRLP7266

Thad Jones (tp) Frank Wess (fl) Gildo Mahones (p) Buddy Catlett (b) Roy Haynes (d). Englewood Cliffs, N.J., January 24, 1963

Buenos días, Don Pez

Good morning, Mr Fish

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Música: (video)
Komomo (player)
The dreamy fish
Erik Satie (composer)

Jugador

Player

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Música:
Edward Meeker
Take me out to the ball game (1908)

De los tiempos del apache stand-off

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Música:
Coleman Hawkins
Love song from "Apache"    (1962)
Impulse A(S)34

Coleman Hawkins (ts) Tommy Flanagan (p) Major Holley (b) Eddie Locke (d). New York, September 9, 1962

Espejismo

Mirage

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Música:
Romano Mussolini (Si... El hijo - Yes... The son)
Mirage (1974)
PDU (It)PLDA6018

Emilio Soana (tp) Glauco Masetti (as) Romano Mussolini (el-p) Piero Montanari (b) Roberto Spizzichino (d) Tullio De Piscopo (perc). Milan, 1974

De los tiempos de zapateándose unas pedorretas

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Música: (amazing video!)
Vera-Ellen
Tap dancing in her toes
Dancing numbre from the Bruce Humberstone's film "Wonder man" ( 1945)

Niñez

Childhood

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Música: (video)
Dee Dee Bridgewater @ Victoria Jazz Festival 2009
God bless the child

Dee Dee Bridgewater (vcl) James Carter (sop) Edsel Gomez (p) Ira Coleman (b) Jonathan Blake (d). 33 edición Vitoria Jazz Festival. Vitoria (Álava), España. 17 de julio de 2009.

De los tiempos de los tigres bizcos

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Música:
Barry Ulanov's All Stars Modern Jazz Musicians
Tiger rag (1947)
Broadcasting

Barry Ulanov's All Stars Modern Jazz Musicians: Dizzy Gillespie (tp) John La Porta (cl) Charlie Parker (as) Lennie Tristano (p) Billy bauer (g) Ray Brown (b) Max Roach (d) Bruce Elliot (pres.). Probably at Mutual Studios, New York NY WOR radio broadcast (B). New York, September 20th, 1947

De los tiempos de los Krazy Kats

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Música:
(Delicioso solo en corneta de Bix!) / (Lovely Bix's solo!)
Frankie Trumbauer Orchestra
Krazy kat  (1928)
(Frankie Trumbauer/Chauncey Morehouse)
Okeh 40903

Frankie Trumbauer Orchestra: Bix Beiderbecke (cnt) Bill Rank (tb) Frankie Trumbauer (c-mel) Bobby Davis (as) Don Murray (cl,bar) Adrian Rollini (bassax) Joe Venuti (vln) Frank Signorelli (p) Eddie Lang (g) Chauncey Morehouse (d). New York, September 28, 1927

Del tiempo de los marineros

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Música:
Noel Coward and Gertrude Lawrence
Has anybody seen our ship  (1935)