En la vieja Praga

In old Prague

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Música:
Miff Mole's Molers
A hot time in the old town tonight  (1927)
Okeh 40848

Miff Mole's Molers: Red Nichols (cnt) Jimmy Dorsey (cl,as) Miff Mole (tb) Arthur Schutt (p) Dick McDonough (bj,g)   Joe Tarto (tu, speech intro) Ray Bauduc (d). New York, March 7, 1927

Rabbi Kaduri y su arpa dorada

Rabbi Kaduri and his golden harp

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Música
Dave Brubeck Quartet
Golden horn  (1958)
Columbia CL125

Dave Brubeck Quartet: Paul Desmond (as) Dave Brubeck (p) Joe Benjamin (b) Joe Morello (d). Warsaw, August 23, 1958

Naturaleza muerta

Still life

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Música:
Bud Powell Trio
My heart stood still  (1953) 
Fantasy LP6006

Bud Powell Trio: Bud Powell (p) George Duvivier (b) Art Taylor (d). New York, September 1953

Y aprovechando que hoy es Domingo también va esto:
And just because today is Sunday:

Judy Garland
The trolley song (1944)
Decca 23361

Allegro giocoso (Segunda parte)

Allegro giocoso (Part 2)

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Música: Peerless Quartet
Cows may come, cows may go, but the bull goes on forever (1915)
Columbia A-169

Peerless Quartet: no recording details. Info on the vocal quartet click here.

Manga clavada

Nailed sleeve

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Música:
Jimmie Lunceford and his Orchestra
I'm laughing up my sleeve (1938)
Decca 1659

Jimmie Lunceford and his Orchestra: Sy Oliver (tp,vcl,arr) Eddie Tompkins (tp) Paul Webster (tp) Elmer Crumbley, Russell Bowles (tb) Trummy Young (tb) Willie Smith (cl,as) Dan Grissom (cl,as) Jimmie Lunceford (as) Ted Buckner (as) Earl Carruthers (cl,as,bar) Edwin Wilcox (p) Al Norris (g) Moses Allen (b) Jimmy Crawford (d). New York, January 6, 1938

Allegro giocoso

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Música:
Jelly Roll Morton
Mister Joe  (1939)
Commodore 590

Jelly Roll Morton (p). New York, December 14, 1939

Compartiendo el chorizo

Sharing the chorizo

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Música:
Ben Bernie and his Orchestra
Sharing (1930)
Brunswick 4837

Pis

Pee

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Música:
Art Tatum/Buddy DeFranco Quartet
Makin' whoopee  (1956)
Verve MGV8229

(Incluso para los altos standards de Tatum, ¡aquí toca de manera insuperable!)

(Tatum's playing in this piece is amazing, even for his standards!)

Art Tatum/Buddy DeFranco Quartet: Buddy DeFranco (cl) Art Tatum (p) Red Callender (b) Bill Douglass (d). Los Angeles, Ca., February 6, 1956

Paisaje marino

Seascape

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Música:
Fred Hall and his Sugar Babies
On the night we did the boom-boom by the sea (1928)
Okeh 41112

Fred Hall and his Sugar Babies: Jack Mollick (tp) Eddie Grosso (cl,as) Philip d'Arcy (hca,vln,p) Fred Hall (p) Albert Russo (bj) A1 Morse (tu) Joseph Mayo (d) Arthur Fields (vcl). New York, July 2, 1928

Sirius

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Sirius (Un babuino que ha muerto / A now dead baboon)

Música:
Birmingham Serenaders
You're bound to look like a monkey when you get old (1935)
Decca 7060

Birmingham Serenaders: Ed Allen or Charlie Gaines (tp) Cecil Scott (cl,ts) Clarence Williams or Willie "The Lion" Smith (p) Floyd Casey (d,wbd) unknown tb, 2 saxes, tu and vcl. New York, February 1, 1935. This is a Clarence Williams unit and the listed musicians may be heard on this side, however other sources say this could be anything except a Clarence Williams outfit so the discussions are still open.