martes, julio 02, 2013

Kat-Mouse-Man


© Copyright Oscar Grillo 2013

Música:
Aaron Copland
Scherzo humoristique in D major "The cat and the mouse"
composed by Aaron Copland (1920)

Aaron Copland (p) recorded on an Ampico piano roll.

lunes, julio 01, 2013

Vuelo nocturno

Night flight
© Copyright Oscar Grillo 2013

Música: (video)
The Terry Gibbs/Buddy DeFranco/Herb Ellis Sextet
Flying home (1991)
(comp. by Benny Goodman and Lionel Hampton)

The Terry Gibbs/Buddy DeFranco/Herb Ellis Sextet: Buddy DeFranco (cl) Terry Gibbs (vib) Herb Ellis (g) Larry Novak (p) Milt Hinton (b) Butch Miles (d). Recorded live at Kimball's East, Emeryville, California from April 13-15, 1991.

domingo, junio 30, 2013

Rey sentado

Seated King
© Copyright Oscar Grillo 2013

Música: (video)
B.B. King
Blue boys tune
From the TV Series "The Blues": Season 1, Episode 3 "The Road to Memphis" (30 Sep. 2003)
Directed by: Richard Pearce

sábado, junio 29, 2013

Unión perversa

Perverse union
© Copyright Oscar Grillo 2013

Música:
Miles Davis Sextet
The serpent's tooth  (1953)
Prestige LP7044

Miles Davis Sextet: Miles Davis (tp) Sonny Rollins, Charlie Parker (ts) Walter Bishop (p) Percy Heath (b) Philly Joe Jones (d). New York, January 30, 1953

viernes, junio 28, 2013

Reicillo y Espejo

Kinghi and Mirror
© Copyright Oscar Grillo 2013

Música:
Joe Henderson
Mirror, mirror  (1980)
MPS (G)68255
 
Joe Henderson (ts) Chick Corea (p) Ron Carter (b) Billy Higgins (d). Los Angeles, January 1980

jueves, junio 27, 2013

Rey enmascarado.

Masked King
© Copyright Oscar Grillo 2013

Música:
Enzo Jannaci
Ho visto un re  [I've seen a king] (1968)
ARC

miércoles, junio 26, 2013

El Rey Canuto

King Cnut (Knútr inn ríki, or Knut the great, or Canute)
© Copyright Oscar Grillo 2013

Música: (video)
Nat "King" Cole
Tea for two  (1957)

Nat "King" Cole (p) Nelson Riddle and his Orchestra. The Nat King Cole Show, Season 1, Show # 15, aired February 11,1957. 

Bonus track:
orchestrated  by Dmitri Shostakovich.

martes, junio 25, 2013

Rey aullante

Screaming King
© Copyright Oscar Grillo 2013

Música:
King Oliver
New Orleans shout  (1929)
Victor 23388

King Oliver (tp) prob Dave Nelson (tp) Jimmy Archey (tb) Glyn Paque (as) prob Charles H. Frazier (tb) Don Frye (p) prob Arthur Taylor (bj) unknown (g)  prob Clinton Walker (tu) prob Edmund Jones (d). New York, December 30, 1929

lunes, junio 24, 2013

A la luz de las estrellas

By starlight
© Copyright Oscar Grillo 2013

Música:
Miles Davis Quintet
Stella by starlight  (1964)
Columbia CL2306

Miles Davis Quintet: Miles Davis (tp) George Coleman (ts) Herbie Hancock (p) Ron Carter (b) Tony Williams (d). Live, "Philarmonic Hall", New York, February 12, 1964

domingo, junio 23, 2013

El día del juicio

Day of reckoning
© Copyright Oscar Grillo 2013

Música:
Gavin Barras Quintet
Day of reckoning  (2012)
ASC Records

Gavin Barras Quintet: Ed Jones (ts), Corey Mwamba (vib) Steve Plews (p) Gavin Barras (b) Dave Walsh (d). London (UK) January 2012.