Oscar Alem?n - Swing Guitar Masterpieces 1938-1957
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Artist: Oscar Alem?nEdition: Music CD
CD Release Date: 1998-02-17
Music Label: Acoustic Disc
Soundtracks:
Music CD 1
- Sweet Sue
- Limehouse Blues
- Nobody's Sweetheart
- Whispering
- Russian Lullaby
- Just A Little Swing
- Dear Old Southland
- Jeepers Creepers
- Sweet Georgia Brown
- In The Mood
- Hombre Mio (Man Of Mine)
- I've Got Rhythm
- Begin the Beguine
- Bye Bye Blues
- Negra De Cabello Duro
- Besame Mucho
- Tico Tico No Fuba
- Temptations
- I Never Knew
- Caminos Cruzados (Malaguena)
- Limehouse Blues
- Scartunas
- You Made Me Love You
- Cherokee
- Stardust
- Honeysuckle Rose
- Lady Be Good
- Doin' The New Lowdown
- Improvisaciones Sobre Boogie Woogie
- Swingin' On A Star
- Melancolla
- Sentimental of Journey
- Como Te Llamas
- Bugle Call Rag
- Darktown Strutter's Ball
- I'm Beginning To See The Light
- Blue Skies
- Twelfth Street Rag
- Diga Diga Do
- Swanee River
- Vieni Sul Mar
- Delicado
- Scartunas
- Mia Casita Pequenita
- Crazy Rhythm
- Daphne
- Dolores
- April In Portugal
- You Belong To Me
- Who's Sorry Now?
- Tiger Rag
- Tea For Two
Free Music Notes for Swing Guitar Masterpieces 1938-1957
Free Music Review: A TRUE MASTER OF THE GUITAR
Hit: 5 Stars
OSCAR ALEMAN IS NOT WELL KNOWN IN THIS COUNTRY BECAUSE HE RECORDED ALL OF HIS MUSIC IN EITHER FRANCE OR SOUTH AMERICA. BUT HE WAS A FANTASTIC GUITAR PLAYER, AND WAS A CONTEMPORARY OF DJANGO REINHARDT IN PARIS BEFORE WWII. THEY BOTH PLAYED "HOT JAZZ", BUT OSCAR'S STYLE OF PLAYING SWINGS JUST A LITTLE BIT MORE, AND THE MUSIC HAS MORE OF A LATIN FLAVOR. THEY COVERED A LOT OF THE SAME SONGS, THOUGH, AND IT IS INTERESTING TO COMPARE THEIR VERSIONS OF BASICALLY THE SAME MATERIAL. HOWEVER, DJANGO HAD STEPHANE GRAPPELLI TO WORK WITH, AND OSCAR'S ACCOMPANIMENT FALLS SHORT IN THAT AREA, IN FACT, PALES IN COMPARISON. BUT HIS PHENOMENAL GUITAR PLAYING WILL BE ENJOYED BY ALL MUSIC LOVERS, AND THIS CD COVERS A WIDE PERIOD OF TIME IN HIS RECORDING CAREER.
Swing Guitar Masterpieces 1938-1957 Poster
Lingering in the shadows of prebebop guitar legends such as Django Reinhardt, Oscar Alem?n has been rendered to barely a blip in jazz history. First reason is his non-American, non-European status, as precious few jazzers from outside these regions ever garnered acclaim. Second reason is his sound, which upon first hearing smacks very strongly of Django. These two generous CDs point out, however, that Alem?n was in fact very much a genius unto himself. He did the swing circuit, as an ensemble member mostly, but few of these tunes were ever his in any real sense. The set is in every way a wonderful piece of work, from the great "Improvisaciones Sobre Boogie Woogie" to Alem?n's colorful commentary on "Darktown Strutter's Ball." --Andrew BartlettLatin Music Music CDs
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