Slim Gaillard Opera In Vout (CD)

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Slim Gaillard: Opera In Vout (CD)

(Proper Records) 22 tracks

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Interpret: Slim Gaillard
Album titlle: Opera In Vout (CD)
Genre R&B, Soul
Artikelart CD
Label Proper Records
EAN: 0805520013482
weight in Kg 0.1

Gaillard, Slim - Opera In Vout (CD) CD 1
01	Mean Pretty Mama	Slim Gaillard
02	Schoolkids Hop	Slim Gaillard
03	Opera In Vout	Slim Gaillard
04	Boip! Boip!	Slim Gaillard
05	The Bartender's Just Like A Mother	Slim Gaillard
06	Arabian Boogie	Slim Gaillard
07	Tip Light	Slim Gaillard
08	Momma's In The Kitchen	Slim Gaillard
09	A Ghost Of A Chance	Slim Gaillard
10	Little Red Riding Woods	Slim Gaillard
11	Puerto Vootie	Slim Gaillard
12	Serenade To A Poodle	Slim Gaillard
13	Down By The Station	Slim Gaillard
14	When Banana Skins Are Falling	Slim Gaillard
15	Bongo City	Slim Gaillard
16	Sabroso	Slim Gaillard
17	Taxpayers Blues	Slim Gaillard
18	Eatin' With The Boogie	Slim Gaillard
19	Make It Do	Slim Gaillard
20	You Goofed	Slim Gaillard
21	Gomen Nasai (Forgive Me)	Slim Gaillard
22	Potato Chips	Slim Gaillard

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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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