Slim Gaillard Laughing In Rhythm - The Best Of The Verve Years (CD)

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(1994/PolyGram) 20 Tracks - Original Verve and MGM recordings, 1946-1954! Including a previously... more

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Slim Gaillard: Laughing In Rhythm - The Best Of The Verve Years (CD)

(1994/PolyGram) 20 Tracks - Original Verve and MGM recordings, 1946-1954! Including a previously unissued track and the 'Groove Juice Symphony' recorded live! 12-page booklet contains a funny Slim Gaillard comic strip!

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Interpret: Slim Gaillard
Album titlle: Laughing In Rhythm - The Best Of The Verve Years (CD)
Label POLYGRAM
Genre Jazz
Artikelart CD
EAN: 0731452165121
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Gaillard, Slim - Laughing In Rhythm - The Best Of The Verve Years (CD) CD 1
01	Opera In Vout (Groove Juice Symphony)	Slim Gaillard
02	Tip Light	Slim Gaillard
03	Arabian Boogie	Slim Gaillard
04	Boip! Boip!	Slim Gaillard
05	The Bartender's Just Like A Mother	Slim Gaillard
06	Serenade To A Poodle	Slim Gaillard
07	Soony Roony (Song Of Yxabat)	Slim Gaillard
08	Laughing In Rhythm	Slim Gaillard
09	Genius (aka 'Ride Slim Ride')	Slim Gaillard
10	Babalu (Orooney)	Slim Gaillard
11	Oh, Lady Be Good!	Slim Gaillard
12	Yo Yo Yo	Slim Gaillard
13	Federation Blues	Slim Gaillard
14	Chicken Rhythm	Slim Gaillard
15	Yip Roc Heresy	Slim Gaillard
16	Make It Do	Slim Gaillard
17	You Goofed	Slim Gaillard
18	Gomen Nasai	Slim Gaillard
19	Potato Chips	Slim Gaillard
20	Mishugana Mambo	Slim Gaillard

Slim Gaillard The jazz world produced more than its fair share of individuals, and Slim... more

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"Slim Gaillard"

Slim Gaillard

The jazz world produced more than its fair share of individuals, and Slim Gaillard succeeded in becoming the most individual of individuals. Ever since "Flat Foot Floogie" hit the top of the Slim's life reads like a Hollywood script. He was born Bulee Gaillard in Detroit on January 4th, 1916, or if you prefer the other version in Santa Clara in Cuba on New Year's Day 1916. Slim led an adventurous childhood, by the age of 12, during his school holiday, he travelled Hit Parade in 1938, Slim Gaillard has been the number one (and perhaps only) jazz surrealist.

The lyrics of "Floogie" were incomprehensible and from there on Slim went on to develop his private jive talk language, which Slim called Vout. By the mid-forties most of the hip catch phrases were derived from Slim's surrealistic jargon and were immortalised in 20th century literature in Jack Kerouac's key novel "On The Road" from which we quote the following extract. "Now Dean (Moriarity) approached him, he approached his God: he thought Slim (Gaillard) was God: he shuffled and bowed in front of him and asked him to join us. "Right-oroonie" says Slim; he'll join anybody but wasn't guaranteed to be there with you in spirit. Dean got a table, brought drinks, and sat stiffly in front of Slim. Slim dreamed over his head...

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