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.

lunes, febrero 29, 2016

Maternidad

Maternity

Elvis Presley (vcl) J.D. Sumner (bass voice) & the Stamps, The Sweet Inspirations, Kathy Westmoreland (vcl and background) TCB band (stands for Taking Care of Business, a personal Elvis motto): James Burton, John Wilkinson, Charlie Hodge (g) Glen D. Hardin (p) Duke Bardwell (b) Joe Guercio (orch. cond). Live concert at the Richmond Coliseum, Memphis, Tennessee. March 20th, 1974

viernes, febrero 26, 2016

Cuentos de Quevedo

Quevedo's Snappy Stories

© Copyright Oscar Grillo 2016

Música:
Hespèrion XX - Jordi Savall (director)
Danza del hacha
compositor Antonio Martin y Coll
(Canciones y danzas de España)
[Song and dances from the time of Cervantes (1547-1616)]
EMI CDM 7 63145 2

Jordi Savall (renaissance discant viola da gamba) Gabriel Garrido (perc). Recorded: September 1976

martes, febrero 23, 2016

La muerte y la doncella

Death and the maiden

© Copyright Oscar Grillo 2016

Música: (video)
Alban Berg Quartett
Franz Schubert's Streichquartette, No.14
(String Quartet No.14 in D minor, D.810 ["Death and the Maiden"])
1st. Movement. Allegro (fragment)
EMI Classics DVD (EAN: 0094633846692)

Alban Berg Quartett: Günter Pichler (violin I) Gerhard Schulz (violin I) Thomas Kakuska (viola) Valentin Erben (cello). From the 1996 DVD film by the esteemed documentary filmmaker and violinist Bruno Monsaingeon.

domingo, febrero 21, 2016

Peligro

Danger

© Copyright Oscar Grillo 2016

Música:
Shelly Manne & his Men
Checkmate (1961)
Contemporary C3599

Shelly Manne & his Men: Conte Candoli (tp) Richie Kamuca (ts) Russ Freeman (p) Chuck Berghofer (b) Shelly Manne (d). Los Angeles, October 17-24, 1961

viernes, febrero 19, 2016

El esquive

Dodging

Art Pepper (as) George Cables (p) David Williams (b) Carl Burnett (d). Live, "Maiden Voyage", Los Angeles, August 15, 1981

jueves, febrero 18, 2016

La divina tragedia

Frank Zappa (g,arr,comp,vcl) Peter Wolf (keyb) (keyb,backing vocals) Tommy Mars (keyb) Patrick O'Hearn (b,backing vocals) Ed Mann (perc) Terry Bozzio (dr) Andre Lewis,Napoleon Murphy Brock, Davey Moire, Randy Thornton (backing vocals). Hammersmith Odeon, London, UK. January 24–28 or February 27–28, 1978

miércoles, febrero 17, 2016

Mrs. Christie

Jack Hylton and his Orchestra: Jack Jackson, Jack Raine (tp) Lew Davis (ts) Leo Vauchant (tb) E.O.Pogson (cl,as,bar,fl,oboe) Johnny Raitz (cl,as,ts) Noel "Chappie" d'Amato (as) Billy Ternent (ts) Johnny Rosen, Hugo Rignold (vln) Harry Berly (viola) Peter Yorke (p) Billy Herbert (bj) Clem Lawton (tu) Jim Merritt (b) Basil Wiltshire (d) Harry Robbins (d,xyl) Sam Browne (vcl) Jack Hylton (dir). Small Queen's Hall, London, February 12, 1929

martes, febrero 16, 2016

Dando un timbrazo

Givin' a buzz

© Copyright Oscar Grillo 2016

Música:
Rose Murphy
Busy line (1948)
Victor 20-334

Rose Murphy (p,vcl) Jack Marshall (g) Major Holley (b). Hollywood, Ca., December 31, 1948

lunes, febrero 15, 2016

Hermanos

Brothers

© Copyright Oscar Grillo 2016

Música:
The Dukes of Dixieland (1958)
1) South Rampart Street Parade
2) Down Yonder
3) Washington and Lee Swing
4) Robert E. Lee/Toot Toot Tootsie
5) Tailgate Rumble
6) Farewell Blues
7) High Society
8) Clarinet Marmalade
9) When My Sugar Walks Down the Street
10) Hot Time in Old Town Tonight
11) Darktown Strutters Ball
12) Alabama Jubile
Audio Fidelity AFSD5823

The Dukes of Dixieland: Frank Assunto (tp,vcl) Fred Assunto (tb) Jac Assunto (tb,bj) Jack Maheu (cl) Stan Mendelson (p) Lowell Miller (tu,b) Norman "Red" Hawley (d). Chicago, Ill., spring 1958

sábado, febrero 13, 2016

Pescado

Fish

Woody Herman and his Orchestra: Stan Fishelson, A1 Porcino, Ernie Royal, Charlie Walp (p) Shorty Rogers (tp,vcl,arr) Bill Harris, Earl Swope, Ollie Wilson (tb) Bart Varsalona (b-tb) Woody Herman (cl,as, vcl) Sam Marowitz (as) Gene Ammons, Buddy Savitt (ts) Jimmy Giuffre (ts) Serge Chaloff (bar) Terry Gibbs (v,vcl) Lou Levy (p) Chubby Jackson (b,vcl) Shelly Manne (d). Broadcast, "Shrine Auditorium", Los Angeles, August 1949

jueves, febrero 11, 2016

La vida en Lanús Oeste en el siglo 24

Life in Lanus Oeste in the 24th Century

© Copyright Oscar Grillo 2016

Música:
RHS Karaoke - TIG Music by Taylor Gray
Science Fiction-Double Feature
Custom-made karaoke track of the opening song from Richard O'Brien's "The Rocky Horror Show"!

miércoles, febrero 10, 2016

Glostora

Grease

martes, febrero 09, 2016

Dances Beriozka (The birch tree)

domingo, febrero 07, 2016

Rocking in rhythm

Duke Ellington and his Famous Orchestra: Clark Terry, Ray Nance, Willie Cook, Cat Anderson (tp) Quentin Jackson, Britt Woodman, George Jean, Alfred Cobbs (tb) Jimmy Hamilton (cl,ts) Rick Henderson (as) Russell Procope (as,cl) Paul Gonsalves (ts) Harry Carney (bar,cl,b-cl) Duke Ellington (p) Wendell Marshall (b) Dave Black (d). Chicago, Ill., February 2, 1954

viernes, febrero 05, 2016

A la luz de la luna plateada

By the light of the silvery moon

© Copyright Oscar Grillo 2016

Música:
Little Richard
By the light of the silvery moon (1956)
Specialty 660

Little Richard (vcl,p) acc by Lee Allen (ts) Red Tyler (bar) Roy Montrell (g) Frank Fields (b) Earl Palmer (d). New Orleans, October 16, 195

Bonus Track (video)
Clark Gable and chorus
By the light of the silvery moon

martes, febrero 02, 2016

Deleite

Gladness

lunes, febrero 01, 2016

Fascinatin' rhythm

For Ted Rockley, get well soon!!!

© Copyright Oscar Grillo 2016

Música:
Art Pepper Quartet
Fascinatin' rhythm (1957)
Omega/V.S.O.P. 33

Art Pepper Quartet: Art Pepper (as) Carl Perkins (p) Ben Tucker (b) Chuck Flores (d). Hollywood, Ca., April 1, 1957