La bordona

The bass string

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Música:
Quintette du Hot Club de France
Swing guitars (1936)
Victor 25601

Quintette du Hot Club de France: Stéphane Grappelly (vln) Django Reinhardt, Joseph Reinhardt, Pierre "Baro" Ferret (g) Louis Vola (b). Paris, October 15, 1936

Fighting pirates

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Música:
Errol1 Garner
The fighting cocks (1944)
Century 1503

Erroll Garner (p). "Times Hall", New York, December 20, 1944

Extrema unction

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Música:
Vaughn De Leath
Banana oil (1927)
Columbia (E)3720

Vaughn De Leath (vcl) acc. by unknown vln and uke. New York, March 1927

Los tres elementos

The three elements

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Como el Lunes en el Centro Recoleta se inaugurará una muestra celebrando los trabajos de Kafka y Borges, donde participaré con alguna pavadas, desde hoy postearé dibujos inspirados en la obra del genial checo en Grillomation.

Because next Monday in Buenos Aires there will be an exhibition celebrating the work of Kafka and Borges where I participate with some drawings, I'll be posting works dedicated to the writing of the great Franz in Grillomation.

Música:
Bud Freeman Trio
Three little words (1938)
Commodore 514

Bud Freeman Trio: Bud Freeman (ts) Jess Stacy (p) George Wettling (d). New York, November 30, 1938

Nubes

Clouds

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Música:
Fats Waller
Sometimes I feel like a motherless child (1943)
V Disc 743/ Victor EPA449

Fats Waller V-Disc session: Fats Waller (org,comments and vcl interjections). New York, September 16, 1943

Huevo frito

Fried egg

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Música:
Hot Lips Page
The egg and the hen (1949)
Columbia 30159

Hot Lips Page (tp) Jimmy Buxton (tb) Vincent Bair-Bey (as) Buddy Tate (ts) Skip Hall (p) Walter Page (b) Charles Smith (d). New York, March 15, 1949

Ojo por ojo

Keeping an eye

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Música:
Jimmy Dorsey and his Orchestra
There's a faraway look in your eye (1938)
Decca 1834

Jimmy Dorsey and his Orchestra: Ralph Muzzilo, Shorty Sherock (tp) Bobby Byrne, Sonny Lee (tb) Don Mattison (tb) Jimmy Dorsey (cl,as) Milt Yaner, Leonard Whitney (as) Charlie Frazier (ts,fl) Herbie Haymer (ts) Freddy Slack (p,arr) Roc Hillman (g,vcl) Jack Ryan (b) Ray McKinley (d) Bob Eberly (vcl) Ray Krise, Larry Clinton, Don Redman (arr). New York, May 16, 1938

Flaubert

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Música:
Eddie South and his Orchestra
Pardon, Madame ! (1940)
Columbia 35633

Eddie South and his Orchestra: David Martin (p) Eddie South (vln) Eddie Gibbs (g) Ernest Hill (b). New York, June 10, 1940

Interview

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Música:
Jan Garber and his Orchestra
The object of my affection (1934
Victor 24809A

Croissant

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Música:
Don Byas Quintet
How high the moon (1945)
Savoy 574

Don Byas Quintet: Benny Harris (tp) Don Byas (ts) Jimmy Jones (p) John Levy (b) Fred Radcliffe (d). New York, November 26, 1945