La muchacha en la azotea

The maid in the roof

© Copyright Oscar Grillo 2014

Música:
Louis Armstrong and the All Stars
Tin roof blues  (1955)
Decca DL8168

Barney Bigard, the clarinet player, always made me think of animator Marc Davis. Oscar

Louis Armstrong and the All Stars: Louis Armstrong (tp) Trummy Young (tb) Barney Bigard (cl) Billy Kyle (p) Arvell Shaw (b) Barrett Deems (d). "Crescendo Club", Los Angeles, January 21, 1955

Jenny la pirata

Jenny the pirate

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Música:
Nina Simone
Pirate Jenny  (1964)
Philips PHM200-135

Nina Simone (vcl,p,arr) Rudy Stevenson (g) Lisle Atkinson (b) Bobby Hamilton (d). Concert, "Carnegie Hall", March 21, 1964

Centauro y León

Centaur and Lion

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Música:
Yusef Lateef and his Orchestra
The Centaur and the Phoenix   (1960)
Riverside RLP12-337

Yusef Lateef and his Orchestra: Clark Terry, Richard Williams (tp) Curtis Fuller (tb) Josea Taylor (bassoon) Yusef Lateef (ts) Tate Houston (bar) Joe Zawinul (p) Ben Tucker (d) Lex Humphries (d). New York, October 4-6, 1960

Cats

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Música: (video)
Duke Ellington and his Orchestra
El gato (1958)

Duke Ellington and his Orchestra: trumpets at front (left to right). Harold "Shorty" Baker, Clark Terry, Cat Anderson, Ray Nance (tp) Quentin Jackson, Britt Woodman, John Sanders (tb) Jimmy Hamilton (ts) Russell Procope (as) Johnny Hodges (as) Paul Gonsalves (ts) Harry Carney (bar) Duke Ellington (cond) Jimmy Woode (b) Sam Woodyard (d) Nelson Williams (tp, presented but not playing this number). Salle Pleyel, Paris (France), November 20, 1958

Hippocentaur

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Música:
Blind Lemon Jefferson
Black horse blues  (1926)
Paramount 12367

Blind Lemon Jefferson (vcl,g).  Chicago, c. April 1926

¡Saludos de Navidad!

Christmas Greetings!

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Música:  (video)
El Editor y su Combo
Baión de Ana  (2013)

El Editor y su Combo: Nicolás "Cuqui" Polichiso (guitarra), Pau Ansaldi (batería) Carlos "Charly" Samamé (bajo) El editor (saxo alto). Rosario, Argentina, 8 de Septiembre de 2013

Ninfa, Centauro y Equidna

Nymph, Centaur and Echidna

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Música:
Phil Woods (from the album "Greek Cooking")
A taste of honey  (1967)
Impulse A9143

Phil Woods (as) William Costa (accor,mar) Stuart Sharf (g) Chet Amsterdam (el-b) Bill La Vorgna (d) Souren Baronian (d,cymb) Seymour Salzberg (perc) Iordanis Tsomidis (bouzukie) George Mgrdichian (oud) John Yalenezian (dumbeg) Norman Gold (arr).New York, January 31, 1967

La hora de la soda

A pause for soda water

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Música:
Thelonious Monk Quartet
Let's cool one  (1958)
Riverside RLP12-279

Thelonious Monk Quartet: Johnny Griffin (ts) Thelonious Monk (p) Ahmed Abdul-Malik (b) Roy Haynes (d). Live, "Five Spot Café", New York, August 7, 1958

Romulus and Remus

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Música:
Romano Mussolini/Tony Scott
Stormy weather   (1973)
TS (It)001/2

Romano Mussolini/Tony Scott: Tony Scott (cl) Romano Mussolini (p) Piero Montanari (el-b) Roberto Spizzichino (d). Rome, March 7, 1973

Domador de rinocerontes

Rhino tamer

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Música:  (video)
Daktari (Serie USA, 1966-1969)
TV Introduction theme
(comp. by Shelly Manne)