Ibn Battuta

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Abu Abdullah Muhammad Ibn Battuta

Música:
Eddie Condon & his Orchestra
The sheik of Araby (1944)
Decca 23718

Eddie Condon & his Orchestra: Bobby Hackett, Billy Butterfield, Max Kaminsky (tp) Jack Teagarden (tb,vcl) Pee Wee Russell (cl) Ernie Caceres (bar) Gene Schroeder (p) Eddie Condon (g,vcl) Bob Haggart (b) George Wettling (d) Lee Wiley (d). New York, December 1, 1944

Dibujo

Drawing

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Música:
Sleepy John Estes
Time is drawing near (1940)
Decca 7789

Sleepy John Estes (vcl) acc. by Robert Lee McCoy (g). Chicago, Ill., June 4, 1940

Ceferino

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Ceferino ceba mate.
Native Argentinean boy Ceferino (Namuncurá) offers "mate" to the Pope.

Música:
Nat King Cole
Nature boy (1947)

Capitol 15054

En Paita

In Paita

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En el puerto de Paita, Perú, el joven Herman Melville le cuenta la historia de una misteriosa y diabólica ballena blanca a la cigarrera y escritora de cartas de amor para marineros analfabetos, Manuela Saenz, antigua amante de Simón Bolívar.

In the port of Paita, Northern Perú, young Herman Melville tells the story of a mysterious and demonic white whale to the cigar vendor and writer of love letters for analphabetic sailors, Manuela Saenz, ex lover of Simon Bolivar.

Música:
Dick Haymes
Love letters (1945)
(Victor Young)
Decca 18699B

Dick Haymes (vcl) with unknown acc. Los Angeles, March 2, 1945. Victor Young created stunning arrangements for two Decca recordings of his Oscar-nominated theme song (lyrics by Edward Heyman): the first in 1945 with a full orchestra for Dick Haymes, and the second in 1954 with a simple guitar-combo backing for Peggy Lee.

Marchegiano VS Pacelli

Marciano

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Rocco Francis Marchegiano vs.Eugenio Maria Giuseppe Pacelli. Marchegiano fue descalificado en el séptimo round por pegarle a su santidad abajo del cinturón. La única derrota que Marchegiano conoció en su brillante carrera pugilística. Lamentablemente no se conocen películas de este encuentro.

Rocco Francis Marchegiano vs. Eugenio Maria Giuseppe Pacelli. Marchegiano was disqualified in the seventh round for hitting his holiness below the belt. The only bout he lost in his otherwise brilliant career. Unfortunately films of this fight cannot be found anywhere.

Música:
Louis Armstrong and his Orchestra
Kickin' the gong around (1932)
Okeh 41550

Louis Armstrong and his Orchestra: Louis Armstrong (tp,vcl) Zilmer Randolph (tp) Preston Jackson (tb)Lester Boone (cl,as) George James (as) Al Washington (ts) Charlie Alexander (p) Mike McKendrick(bj,g) John Lindsay (b) Tubby Hall (d). Chicago, January 25, 1932

Galento VS Louis

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Podés ver dos espectaculares rounds de esa pelea pulsando aquí
¡¡¡Una vez Tony Galento luchó contra un pulpo!!!

You can see two spectacular rounds of that fight clicking here
Once Tony Galento wrestled with an octopus!!!

Música:
Bill Coleman Et Son Orchestre

Joe Louis Stomp (1936)
Gramophone 7705 (France)

Bill Coleman et son Orchestre: Bill Coleman (tp) Edgar ‘Spider’ Courance (cl,ts) John Ferrie (p) Oscar Aleman (g) Eugene D’Hellemmes (b) William Diemer (dr). Paris, January 31, 1936

Carnera y San Martín

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El famoso encuentro entre Carnera y San Martín. Tony Galento observa.
The famous encounter between Carnera & San Martín. Tony Galento watches.

Música:
Blind Lemon Jefferson
Match box blues (1927)
Paramount 12474

Blind Lemon Jefferson (vcl,g). Chicago, c. April 1927

Viudas del Champagne

Champagne widows

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La viuda Clicquot y la viuda Pommery se encuentran en la iglesia.
Widow Clicquot and widow Pommery meet in church.

Música:
Fats Waller and his Rhythm
Serenade for a wealthy widow (1934)
Victor 24742

Fats Waller and his Rhythm: Herman Autrey (tp) Floyd O'Brien (tb) Mezz Mezzrow (cl,as) Fats Waller (p,comments) Al Casey (g) Billy Taylor (b) Harry Dial (d,vib), New York, September 28, 1934

De a caballo

Horse soldier

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Música:
Fletcher Henderson and his Club Alabam' Orchestra
War horse mama (1924)
Brunswick 2592

Fletcher Henderson and his Club Alabam' Orchestra: Elmer Chambers, Howard Scott (cnt) Teddy Nixon (tb) Don Redman (cl,as) Coleman Hawkins (cl,ts) Allie Ross (vln) Fletcher Henderson (p) Charlie Dixon (bj) Ralph Escudero (tu) Kaiser Marshall (d). New York, March 11, 1924

Raid

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Música:
Erskine Hawkins and his Orchestra
Raid the joint (1939)
Bluebird B10224

Erskine Hawkins and his Orchestra: Erskine Hawkins, Wilbur Bascomb, Marcellus Green (tp) Sam Lowe (tp,arr) Edward Sims, Robert Range (tb) William Johnson (as,arr) Jimmy Mitchelle (as) Julian Dash (ts) Haywood Henry (bar) Avery Parrish (p) William McLemore (g) Leemie Stanfield (b) James Morrison (d). New York, April 8, 1939