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Slim GaillardDetroit's Slim Gaillard was a charismatic, jive-talking carnival of a man who was the quintessential bebop-era hipster in the 1930s and 1940s. Gaillard's frequent use of his own invented "hip" language was at once dizzyingly funny and warmly inviting. Gaillard crossed musical paths at one time or another with countless bop heavies, from Ben Webster to Charlie Parker. In his compositions, he utilized humor not for cheap laughs, but rather for surprising and often surreal juxtapositions of sounds. Far from being slight, the results are richly humane, and have inspired everyone from the '50s Beat authors to '90s neo-swing bands. Definitive Albums
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Recent PostsJournal Title SongMy Life in Song Outside me lovey Baila Me me near empty hourglass Lullabye (Goodnight, My Angel) me buckeye Flightless Bird, American Mouth What does it do Get Krunk 2008 The Worst and the Best year Here Comes The Sun Has the best rappers in this song 3:54 We Takin' Over - (with Lil' Wayne/Fat Joe/Rick Ross/BirdMan/T.I./Akon/DJ Khaled) I'm not falling for any more of these tricks... California Moi You Won't Be Mine / (untitled) - (hidden track) Um fim de tarde em Belo Horizonte Have You Ever Seen The Rain? |
