Can just see & hear this one spinning on Dad's Garrard turntable back in the day.
The Flaming Ember - Hot Wax 7003 (1969)
I know it's not a 78 but when I came across and played it, just had to share.
Can just see & hear this one spinning on Dad's Garrard turntable back in the day.
Can just see & hear this one spinning on Dad's Garrard turntable back in the day.
Machito Y Sus Afro Cubans Canta: Graciela - Seeco 7297
From wikipedia...
Graciela (August 23, 1915 – April 7, 2010) was a
Cuban-American singer of Latin Jazz, known as The First Lady of Latin Jazz.
Graciela Pérez-Gutiérrez was born in Havana, Cuba and raised
in the Afro-Cuban Jesús María neighborhood. A pioneer in music, as a black
Cuban woman, in a so-called man's world, she opened doors for all those who
followed her. She performed around the world, recording and sharing the stage
with her adoptive older brother, Frank "Machito" Grillo who
encouraged her to sing. They played along Mario Bauza (originator of the genre
Afro-Cuban Jazz) in the world renowned orchestra Machito and the Afro-Cubans.
Graciela was primarily known for her tremendous voice, risque and sassy stage
presence and sexy double entendre lyrics. She could sing a jazzy guaracha as
easily as handling the most romantic boleros. Though her last name was
Perez-Gutierrez, she was only known by her first name, "Graciela",
long before doing so became widely fashionable among musicians.
She was summoned to New York City in 1943 by Mario Bauza,
when Machito was drafted into the army. She joined the orchestra as lead singer
until Machito returned in 1944 and from then on the three shared the stage
together until their untimely split in 1975. For 32 years they were on top of
the charts and were the orchestra not only to beat, but to emulate. Not only
did they travel the USA and the rest of the world, but they were leaders and
reigned supreme during the heyday of the Palladium (where blacks, whites, Jews,
Italians and Latinos, and celebrities would converge to dance), from 1946 until
its closing. Besides the Palladium, they would perform at the Royal Roost,
Birdland, the Park Palace, the Corso and the Apollo Theater on a yearly
week-long gig—and many other clubs and theatres in New York. Graciela and the
orchestra also performed on a yearly basis in Hollywood—specifically at the Crescendo
nightclub. Graciela and the band were also a favorite of the famous dee-jay
Symphony Sid who had them on his weekly program several times a year, and was
broadcast coast to coast in the 1940s and '50s. They were also the summer
headliners in the Concord Resort Hotel, in Catskills Mountains, for more than
20 years.
They recorded sorts of albums in which her best-known songs
include "Esta es Graciela", "Intimo y Sentimental" and
"Esa Soy Yo, Yo Soy As ".
The Halfway House Dance Orchestra - Columbia 476 (1925)
Slowly but surely adding to the collection of early New Orleans recordings.
This particular example has the same label for each side.
Albert Brunies c, dir / Charlie Cordella as, cl, ts / Bill Whitmore p / Bill Eastwood bj / Leo Adde d.
Recorded in New Orleans on September 25, 1925.
This particular example has the same label for each side.
Albert Brunies c, dir / Charlie Cordella as, cl, ts / Bill Whitmore p / Bill Eastwood bj / Leo Adde d.
Recorded in New Orleans on September 25, 1925.
Maple Leaf Rag - 140998
New Orleans Owls - Columbia 823 (1926)
Benjie White cl, as, dir / Bill Padron c / Frank Netto tb /
Pinky Vidacovich cl, as / Lester Smith ts / Sigfre Christensen p / Rene Gelpi
bj, g / Dan LeBlanc bb / Earl Crumb d.
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