Tango en las nubes

Tango in the clouds

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Música:
Osmar Maderna y su Orquesta Típica
Concierto en la Luna  (1946)
RCA-Victor 60-1053

Grabado en Buenos Aires, 24 de Septiembre de 1946.

Charles Ellsworth Russell

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Música:
Pee Wee Russell
Prelude to a kiss  (1963)
Impulse A(S)96

Marshall Brown (v-tb) Pee Wee Russell (cl) Russell George (b) Ronnie Bedford (d). New York, April 9-10, 1963

Ángel guardián subido al hombro de un señor calvo (circa 1963)

Guardian angel on man's shoulder (from circa 1963)

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Música:
Astor Piazzolla y su Quinteto "Nuevo Tango"
Sin retorno  (1962)
CBS 835 1 LP

Esta grabación es de la época de mi dibujo / This recording is from about the time of my drawing
Oscar

Astor Piazzolla y su Quinteto "Nuevo Tango": Astor Piazzolla (bandoneón) Osvaldo Manzi (piano) Antonio Agri (violín) Kicho Díaz (contrabajo) Oscar López Ruiz (guitarra). Buenos Aires, 1962

Un pájaro caminando por un bosque de anuncios (circa 1962)

A walking bird in a forest of adverts (From circa 1962)

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Música:
Rob Christian (video)
Jazz flute  (2008)
live at the street
Beaches International Jazz Festival

Rob Christian (fl) Mark Kieswetter (keyb) Steve Poloni (g) Ross McIntyre (b) Jeff Halischuk (dr). At the lakeside Beaches community of Toronto (Canada), July 2008.

Como bailan los tagüé

In Tagüé Style

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Música:
Abelardo Dimotta
(canta Julio Luján)
Tagüé rape  (1975)
Parnaso 23049

Nueva Pompeya 1951

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Música:  (video)
Rosita Quintana
Puente Alsina

Rosita Quiroga was the Argentinean Bessie Smith... Wonderful lass, great singer!!!

Pibe hinchapelotas

Bothersome kid

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Música:
June Christy
Wrap your troubles in dreams  (1945)
Swing House (E)SWH20

June Christy (vcl) acc. by Ray Wetzel (tp) Gene Roland (v-tb) Boots Mussulli (as) Bob Cooper (ts) Pete Rugolo (p) Dave Barbour (g) Eddie Safranski (b) Ralph Collier (d). Los Angeles, December 1945

Rana II

Frog II

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Música:
Charlie Parker and his Orchestra
Leap frog  (1950)
Verve 837141-2

Charlie Parker and his Orchestra: Dizzy Gillespie (tp) Charlie Parker (as) Thelonious Monk (p) Curly Russell (b) Buddy Rich (d). New York, June 6, 1950

Zancadilla

Trip

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Música:
Andrew Hill
Tripping  (1986)
Soul Note (It) SN12113

Andrew Hill (p) Rufus Reid (b) Ben Riley (d). Milan, July 3-4, 1986

Dinámicas infantiles

Childhood dynamics

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Música:
Béla Bartók
For Children, BB 53 (excerpts)
Vol. 1:
No. 3. Quasi adagio
No. 4. Pillow dance
No. 6. Study for the left hand
No. 10. Children’s dance
No. 12. Allegro
No. 13. Ballade
No. 15. Allegro moderato
No. 18. Soldier’s song
No. 19. Allegretto
No. 21. Allegro robusto
Vol. 2:
No. 26. Moderato
No. 34. Allegretto
No. 35. Con moto
No. 31. Andante tranquillo
No. 30. Jeering song

Béla Bartók (piano and composer)

Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious

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Música:
The Philadelphia Orchestra
Eugene Ormandy (conductor)
Thunder and Lightning Polka
(composed by Johann Strauss II)

Emoxion Tanguera

Tango Emotion

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Música:
Adolfo A. Pérez ("Pocholo")
y su Orquesta Típica de la Guardia Vieja
El garrón  (1953)
Angel Records OH-9048(18989)

Orquesta Típica de la Guardia Vieja: Adolfo A. Pérez "Pocholo" (líder y bandoneón) Víctor Angulo, Luis García (bandoneones) Roberto Guisado, Teodoro Guisado y Juan Bibiloni (violines) José Casanellas  (flauta) Nicolás Vaccaro (piano) Miguel Tafuri (contrabajo). Buenos Aires, 11 de Febrero de 1953

Garbanza, la abejita desorientada y su compañero, el caracol Repugnanto

Garbanza, the disoriented little bee and her friend Disgusting Snail

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Música:
Freddy Martin and his Orchestra
Bumble boogie [Flight of the bumble bee] (1947)
His Master Voice B9621

Freddy Martin and his Orchestra: no details except Freddy Martin (ldr) Jack Fina (p,arr)

I promessi sposi

The betrothed

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Música:
Fats Waller his Rhythm and his Orchestra
The jitterbug waltz  (1942)
Bluebird B11518

Fats Waller his Rhythm and his Orchestra: John Hamilton, Joe Thomas, Nathaniel Williams (tp) George Wilson, Herb Flemming (tb) Gene Sedric (cl,ts) George James, Jackie Fields (as) Bob Carroll (ts) Fats Waller (org-1) Al Casey (g) Cedric Wallace (b) Arthur Trappier (d). New York, March 16, 1942

Sit, don't squat

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Música:
Erroll Garner Trio
Caravan  (1953)
Columbia CL535

Erroll Garner Trio: Erroll Garner (p) Wyatt Ruther (b) Fats Heard (d). New York, February 27, 1953

Lápiz

Pencil

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Música:
Sarah Vaughan
Doodlin'  (1958)
EmArcy 846330-2

Sarah Vaughan (vcl) acc by members of the Count Basie Band: Wendell Culley, Snooky Young, Joe Newman (tp) Henry Coker, Al Grey, Benny Powell (tb) Marshall Royal (as,cl) Frank Wess (as,ts,fl) Frank Foster, Billy Mitchell (ts) Charlie Fowlkes (bar) Ronnell Bright (p) Freddy Green (g) Richard Davis (b) Sonny Payne (d) Thad Jones (tp,cond). New York, January 5, 1958

Gato y manzana

Cat and apple

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Música:  (video)
(Hommage aux Chats)
Images of the cats:by: Steinlen, Manet, Marc, Kirchner, Warhol, Monet, Renoir, Degas, Picasso
Piece en Forme de Habanera
(composed by Maurice Ravel)
Ginette Neveu, violin
Jean-Paul Neveu, piano

Barba verde

Green beard

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Música:
Bill Evans Trio
Blue in green   (1959)
Riverside RLP315

Bill Evans Trio: Bill Evans (p) Scott La Faro (b) Paul Motian (d). New York, December 28? 1959

Piratería

Piracy

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Música:
Jimmie Lunceford and his Orchestra
Jazznocrazy  (1934)
Victor 24522

Jimmie Lunceford and his Orchestra: Eddie Tompkins, Tommy Stevenson, Sy Oliver (tp) Henry Wells (tb) Russell Bowles (tb) Jimmie Lunceford, Willie Smith (cl,as) Joe Thomas (cl,ts) Earl Carruthers (ts,bar) Edwin Wilcox (p) Al Norris (g) Moses Allen (b) Jimmy Crawford (d) Will Hudson (arr). New York, January 26, 1934

La patada al perro

A kick to the dog

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Música:
Vicente Greco y su Orquesta Típica Criolla
La cara de la Luna

Torch Song

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Música: (video)
Maxine Sullivan [*]
Some of these days (1942)
Official Film

[*] with Billy Kyle on piano. From the "soundie" (three-minute American musical 16mm films, produced in New York City, Chicago, and Hollywood, between 1940 and 1946) of Maxine sullivan "some of these days". Re-used later in "Blues and Boogie"

L'Ultimo tango a Cividale

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(Please note that the bandoneon player looks remarkably like Eddie Condon)

Música: (video)
Red Nichols and his Five Pennies
Eddie Condon sings "Nobody's sweetheart"  (1929)

Bonus track:
DODO Orchestra
Tango Italiano  (2014)