Slim Gaillard, Babs Gonzales - Shuckin' & Jivin'

Bitrate: MP3@320K/s
Time: 56:30
Size: 129.4 MB
Styles: R&B/Jazz/Blues
Year: 1975/1997
Art: Front

[3:02] 1. Vout Orenee
[2:29] 2. Please Wait For Me
[2:51] 3. Sighing Boogie
[2:52] 4. Queen's Boogie
[2:51] 5. Voot Boogie
[2:48] 6. Nightmare Boogie
[2:43] 7. Slim Gaillard's Boogie
[2:40] 8. Harlem Hunch
[2:44] 9. Tutti Frutti
[3:01] 10. Travelin' Blues
[2:45] 11. Sightseeing Boogie
[2:41] 12. Central Avenue Boogie
[2:52] 13. Boogie
[2:40] 14. Slim's Cement Boogie
[2:11] 15. Still Wailin'
[2:26] 16. Shuckin' And Jivin'
[2:57] 17. House Rent Party
[2:57] 18. She's Just Right For Me
[3:19] 19. Be Bop Santa Claus
[3:31] 20. Watch Them Resolutions

This set brings together the work of two artists who delighted in turning language into humorous jive-talk. Gaillard's 14 tracks are all from the mid-'40s and feature three different ensembles: his 10-piece orchestra, a trio under his name, and another trio dubbed the Boogiereeners. His seemingly off-the-cuff riffing belies a dazzling set of skills. Wordplay and invented phrases roll through everything with infectious exuberance. Gaillard was not only an excellent singer, but also an inventive pianist and guitarist. The six numbers that close the set offer a fine contrast in vocalizing as Babs Gonzales carves out his own corner of the scat-singing world. He worked in the '50s, and was a contemporary of Lambert, Hendricks & Ross. However, where they created lyrics to popular instrumental jazz numbers, Gonzales created his own songs, which drew heavily from the pre-beatnik era of jazz talk. ~AMG

Shuckin' & Jivin' mc
Shuckin' & Jivin' zippy

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Slim Gaillard - Sabros! Here's Smorgasbord!

Styles: Jazz, Vocal
Year: 1991
File: MP3@320K/s
Time: 76:50
Size: 177,6 MB
Art: Front

(4:53)1.Opera in Vout (Groove Juice Symphony)Part 1-2
(3:09) 2. Opera in Vout (Groove Juice Symphony)Part 3
(3:48) 3. Opera in Vout (Groove Juice Symphony)Part 4
(2:40) 4. Momma's in the Kitchen But We've Get 'Pop' on Ice
(2:21)  5. Down by the Station
(2:31)  6. Communications
(2:19)  7. Serenade to a Poodle
(2:55)  8. Laughin' in Rhythm
(2:08)  9. Soony-Rroony
(2:28) 10. Oh, Lady Be Good
(2:29) 11. Sabroso
(3:33) 12. Babalu
(2:33) 13. Yo Yo Yo
(2:54) 14. For You
(2:32) 15. Vip Roc Heresy
(2:44) 16. The Hip Cowboy
(2:29) 17. Chicken Rhythm
(2:20) 18. St. Louis Blues
(2:34) 19. I Know What to Do
(2:28) 20. Taxpayers Blues
(2:30) 21. Eatin' with Boogie
(2:35) 22. I Only Have Eyes for You
(2:29) 23. As You Are
(2:39) 24. I Can't Give You Anything But Love
(3:06) 25. Potato Chips
(2:38) 26. I'm in the Mood for Love
(2:22) 27. Mishugana Mambo
(2:31) 28. Gomen-Nasai (Forgive Me)

One of the most eccentric vocalists ever to hit the jazz scene, Slim Gaillard became a legendary cult figure thanks to his own privately invented jive dialect "vout," a variation on hipster slang composed of imaginary nonsense words ("oreenie" and "oroonie" being two other examples). Gaillard's comic performances, laid-back cool, and supremely silly songs made him a popular entertainer from the late '30s to the early '50s, especially on the West Coast, and several of his compositions became genuine hits, including "Flat Foot Floogie" and "Cement Mixer." Versatility was not Gaillard's stock-in-trade, but he was highly effective at what he did, and his musical ability as a singer, Charlie Christian-style guitarist, and boogie-woogie pianist was perhaps a bit overlooked in comparison to the novelty value of his music. Slim was born Bulee Gaillard, most likely on January 4, 1916 in Detroit, MI; some sources list his birth date as January 1, and Gaillard sometimes claimed to have been born in Santa Clara, Cuba, instead of Detroit. His father worked as a steward on a cruise liner, and sometimes brought young Slim along, once accidentally leaving him behind on the island of Crete. 

Gaillard was mostly raised in Detroit, though, where he tried his hand at professional boxing, worked as a mortician, and ran bootleg rum for the Purple Gang during the '30s. He also developed an act in which he played guitar and tap danced simultaneously, and eventually moved to New York to work the vaudeville circuit. In 1936, he teamed up with bassist Slam Stewart as Slim & Slam, and two years later they scored a substantial hit with "Flat Foot Floogie," which was quickly covered by the likes of Benny Goodman and Fats Waller in the wake of the original recording's success. Gaillard and Stewart kept cutting songs in a similar vein, including "Tutti Frutti" and "Laughin' in Rhythm," and eventually took their act to Hollywood, where they appeared in the 1941 film Hellzapoppin. Their partnership continued on through 1942, when World War II interrupted; both served in the military, Gaillard in the Air Force.  Upon exiting the service in 1944, Gaillard settled in Los Angeles and took up residency at Billy Berg's Hollywood Boulevard club, a hot spot for stars of the era. Now in tandem with bassist Bam Brown, Gaillard became a top draw and a hip name to drop; his 1945 hit "Cement Mixer" returned him to national prominence, and he recorded frequently that year, often with a quartet featuring Brown, pianist Dodo Marmarosa, and drummer Zutty Singleton. He also cut a session with bop greats Charlie Parker and Dizzy Gillespie in late 1945, the most notable result of which was "Slim's Jam." The latter half of the '40s saw Gaillard's popularity at its peak; he appeared in several films and recorded for Verve up through 1951. He had further hits with 1948's "Down by the Station," which became a popular children's nursery rhyme, and 1951's "Yep Roc Heresay," a recitation of the menu from a Middle Eastern restaurant that one radio station banned for its "suggestiveness." 

He performed in New York frequently from 1951-1953, and also participated in Norman Granz's Jazz at the Philharmonic in 1953; a few years later, he was name-checked in Jack Kerouac's On the Road. By the mid-'50s, Gaillard's popularity was on the wane. He spent much of the latter part of the decade on the road with Stan Kenton, and recorded for Dot in 1958. He took a hiatus from music in the '60s; he managed a motel in San Diego for a time, and bought an orchard near Tacoma, WA. He also played clubs and spent time in Los Angeles, where he drifted into acting toward the end of the decade, appearing on TV shows like Marcus Welby, M.D., Charlie's Angels, Mission Impossible, Medical Center, and Along Came Bronson. He reunited with Slam Stewart at the 1970 Monterey Jazz Festival, and in 1979 he appeared in the miniseries Roots: The Next Generation. In 1982, Dizzy Gillespie talked Gaillard into returning to music. He traveled to the U.K. and made his first recordings since 1958 for Hep, which issued them as the album Anytime, Anyplace, Anywhere; he also hit the festival circuit and toured Europe extensively, making London his new home base in 1983. He appeared in the cult film Absolute Beginners in 1986, and was the subject of a multipart BBC special called The World of Slim Gaillard in 1989. Gaillard passed away on February 26, 1991, after a bout with cancer. ~ Steve Huey https://www.allmusic.com/artist/slim-gaillard-mn0000750203/biography

Sabros! Here's Smorgasbord!

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Slim Gaillard - Laughing in Rhythm Disc 1, Disc 2, Disc 3 And Disc 4

The Proper label's irresistible trawl through the cumulative vaults of American jazz, country, and rhythm & blues arrived at the discography of Slim Gaillard with an easy task at hand: improve upon what was previously available of the jive king's recorded work. The four-disc box Laughing in Rhythm accomplishes that mission by a large margin, including over 100 performances from his 15-year heyday ranging from his recorded debut with the Slim & Slam duo in 1937, to his final sides for the Verve-associated labels in 1952. That debut, the syncopated silliness of "The Flat Foot Floogie," earned the group their first hit, and will always be the number most associated with Gaillard. Not a single one of his career landmarks is missing, whether they're early hits ("Tutti Frutti," "Laughin' in Rhythm") or later pieces ("Down by the Station," "Yep Roc Heresay"). As happens nearly every time an R&B pioneer is anthologized, however, this lengthy collection does prove that Gaillard recorded many soundalikes and only rarely departed from his trademark jive/vocalese workouts. Still, a parade of talented musicians Gaillard and Slam Stewart obviously, but also Ben Webster, Dizzy Gillespie, Charlie Parker, and Teddy Edwards  makes the proceedings relatively easy to wade through without exhaustion, and the cheap price for any Proper box set makes it comfortable to splurge. ~ John Bush http://www.allmusic.com/album/laughing-in-rhythm-mw0000315521

Album: Laughing in Rhythm - The Flat Foot Floogie Disc 1

Styles: Vocal
Year: 2003
File: MP3@320K/s
Time: 74:57
Size: 172,5 MB
Art: Front

(2:57)  1. There's No Two Ways About It
(2:43)  2. 'Cause My Baby Says It's So
(2:52)  3. The Flat Foot Floogie
(2:39)  4. Chinatown, My Chinatown
(2:42)  5. 8, 9 and 10
(2:55)  6. Ferdinand The Bull
(2:39)  7. Tutti Frutti
(2:16)  8. Look-A-There
(2:36)  9. Jump Session
(2:38) 10. Laughin' in Rhythm
(2:45) 11. Vol Vist du Gaily Star
(2:05) 12. Dopey Joe
(2:12) 13. Sweet Safronia
(2:32) 14. It's Gettin' Kinda Chilly
(2:39) 15. Buck Dance Rhythm
(3:00) 16. That's a Bringer
(3:04) 17. A-Well-A-Take-Em Joe (Crapshooter's Jive)
(2:53) 18. Chicken Rhythm
(2:51) 19. Swingin' in the Key of C
(3:30) 20. Boot-Ta-La-Za
(3:14) 21. It's You, Only You
(3:05) 22. Beatin' the Board
(2:53) 23. Look Out
(2:38) 24. Matzoh Balls
(2:37) 25. Early in the Morning
(2:54) 26. Chittlin' Switch Blues
(2:54) 27. Huh! Uh-Huh!

Laughing in Rhythm - The Flat Foot Floogie Disc 1

Album: Laughing in Rhythm - Groove Juice Special Disc 2

Year: 2003
File: MP3@320K/s
Time: 76:57
Size: 177,0 MB

(2:46)  1. Windy City Hop
(2:54)  2. Baby Be Mine
(2:35)  3. Sploghm
(2:53)  4. Fitzwater Street
(3:02)  5. Don't Let Us Say Goodbye
(2:51)  6. Rhythm Mad
(3:01)  7. Bongo
(2:54)  8. Broadway Jump
(2:58)  9. Put Your Arms Around Me, Baby
(3:03) 10. Lookin' for a Place to Park
(2:41) 11. Hit That Mess
(2:40) 12. Hey! Chef
(3:00) 13. Ah Now
(3:09) 14. A Tip on the Numbers
(2:34) 15. Slim Slam Boogie
(2:44) 16. Bassology
(2:54) 17. Bingie-Bingie-Scootie
(3:04) 18. B-19
(2:38) 19. African Jive
(2:39) 20. Palm Springs Jump
(2:39) 21. Ra-Da-Da-Da
(2:43) 22. Groove Juice Special
(3:05) 23. Vout Oreenee
(2:32) 24. Please Wait for Me
(2:54) 25. Sighing Boogie
(2:56) 26. Queen's Boogie
(2:55) 27. Vout Boogie

Laughing in Rhythm - Groove Juice Special Disc 2

Album: Laughing in Rhythm - Cement Mixer (Put-Ti, Put-Ti) Disc 3

Year: 2003
File: MP3@320K/s
Time: 75:34
Size: 173,8 MB

(2:47)  1. Slim Gaillard's Boogie
(2:44)  2. Harlem Hunch
(2:48)  3. Tutti-Frutti
(3:04)  4. Travelin' Blues
(2:48)  5. Sightseeing Boogie
(2:45)  6. Central Avenue Boogie
(2:43)  7. Slim's Cement Boogie
(2:44)  8. Laguna
(2:49)  9. Dunkin' Bagel
(2:52) 10. Boogin' at Berg's
(3:16) 11. Cement Mixer
(2:57) 12. Novachord Boogie
(2:49) 13. Tee Say Malee
(2:41) 14. Atomic Cocktail
(3:05) 15. Yep-Roc-Heresay
(3:09) 16. Jumpin' at the Record Shop
(2:41) 17. Drei Six Cent
(3:03) 18. Dizzy Boogie
(2:42) 19. Flat Foot Floogie
(2:52) 20. Popity Pop
(3:09) 21. Slim's Jam
(2:55) 22. Early Mornin' Boogie
(2:53) 23. Riff City
(2:54) 24. Mean Mama Blues
(3:07) 25. Chicken Rhythm
(3:05) 26. Santa Monica Jump

Laughing in Rhythm - Cement Mixer (Put-Ti, Put-Ti) Disc 3

Album: Laughing in Rhythm - Opera in Vout Disc 4

Year: 2003
File: MP3@320K/s
Time: 70:09
Size: 161,3 MB

( 3:04)  1. Mean Pretty Mama
( 2:59)  2. School Kid's Hop
(11:54)  3. Opera in Vout Parts 1-4
( 2:52)  4. Boip! Boip!
( 2:52)  5. The Bartender's Just Like a Mother
( 2:49)  6. Arabian Boogie
( 2:53)  7. Tip Light
( 2:40)  8. Momma's in the Kitchen
( 3:05)  9. A Ghost of a Chance
( 2:57) 10. Little Red Riding Woods
( 2:40) 11. Puerto Vootie
( 2:18) 12. Serenade to a Poodle
( 2:23) 13. Down by the Station
( 2:52) 14. When Banana Skins Are Falling
( 2:46) 15. Bongo City
( 2:33) 16. Sabroso
( 2:30) 17. Taxpayers Blues
( 2:31) 18. Eatin' with the Boogie
( 2:53) 19. Make It Do
( 2:47) 20. You Goofed
( 2:35) 21. Gomen Nasai (Forgive Me)
( 3:07) 22. Potatoe Chips

Laughing in Rhythm - Opera in Vout Disc 4

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Slim Gaillard - Slim Gaillard Remastered Collection

Size: 134,3 MB
Time: 57:02
File: MP3 @ 320K/s
Released: 2015
Styles: Jazz Vocals
Art: Front

01. That's A Bringer - That's A Hanger - That's A Drag (Remastered 2015) (2:56)
02. A-Well-A-Take-'em-A-Joe (Crap Shooter's Jive) (Remastered 2015) (2:59)
03. Chicken Rhythm (Remastered 2015) (2:52)
04. Swingin' In The Key Of C (Remastered 2015) (2:41)
05. Boot-Ta-La-Za (Remastered 2015) (3:22)
06. (My Darling) It's You, Only You (Remastered 2015) (3:09)
07. Beatin' The Board (Remastered 2015) (2:57)
08. Look Out (Remastered 2015) (2:51)
09. Matzoh Balls (Remastered 2015) (2:33)
10. Early In The Morning (Remastered 2015) (2:34)
11. Chittlin' Switch Blues (Remastered 2015) (2:48)
12. Huh ! Uh-Huh! (Remastered 2015) (2:49)
13. Windy City Hop (Remastered 2015) (2:41)
14. Baby Be Mine (Remastered 2015) (2:55)
15. Sploghm (Remastered 2015) (2:32)
16. Fitzwater Street (Located In Philadelphia) (Remastered 2015) (2:48)
17. Don't Let Us Say Good-Bye (Remastered 2015) (2:57)
18. Rhythm Mad (Remastered 2015) (2:45)
19. Bongo (Remastered 2015) (2:56)
20. Broadway Jump (Remastered 2015) (2:48)

A cult hero, Slim Gaillard was a frequently hilarious personality whose comedy (inventing his own jive language with a liberal use of the words "vout" and "oreenee") generally overshadowed his music. In the mid-'30s he had a solo act during which he played guitar while tap dancing! In 1936 Gaillard began teaming with bassist Slam Stewart as Slim and Slam. Their very first recording became his biggest hit, "Flat Foot Floogie." Slim and Slam were a popular attraction up to 1942 with such other songs as "Tutti Frutti" and "Laughin' in Rhythm." By 1945 Gaillard had a new bassist, Bam Brown (whose frantic vocals matched well with Slim's cool if nonsensical voice), and "Cement Mixer" and "Poppity Pop" caught on. Gaillard, who played electric guitar influenced by Charlie Christian, fairly basic boogie-woogie piano and vibes, led an unusual date with guests Charlie Parker and Dizzy Gillespie (1945) that was highlighted by "Slim's Jam." Throughout the 1940s in Los Angeles, Gaillard had a strong following, using such sidemen as Zutty Singleton and Dodo Marmarosa, but the popularity of jive singers (which included Harry "The Hipster" Gibson and Leo Watson) ran its course and after 1953 Gaillard only led two other record sessions (in 1958 and 1982). In the 1960s he was largely outside of music, running a motel in San Diego, but by the late '70s Slim Gaillard was back on a part-time basis, still singing "Flat Foot Floogie" and making one wonder why this comic whiz was neglected for nearly three decades. ~Scott Yanow

Slim Gaillard Remastered Collection

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Slim Gaillard - Slim Gaillard Rides Again!

Styles: Vocal, Swing
Year: 1959
File: MP3@320K/s
Time: 40:37
Size: 93,6 MB
Art: Front

(2:25)  1. Oh, Lady Be Good
(2:24)  2. I Don't Stand a Ghost of a Cha
(4:36)  3. How High the Moon
(2:38)  4. Slim's Cee
(3:43)  5. One Minute of Flamenco for Thr
(2:16)  6. Chicken Rhythm
(2:52)  7. I Love You
(4:00)  8. Tall and Slim
(2:27)  9. My Blue Heaven
(2:11) 10. Thunderbird
(4:35) 11. Walking and Cooking Blues
(2:14) 12. Sukiyaki Cha Cha
(4:10) 13. Don't Blame Me

Slim Gaillard's career had stalled a bit by the time of this 1958 studio session for Dot, as his blend of comic jive vocals and jazz had likely worn a little thin. Unlike his earlier recording with bassist Slam Stewart (and later Bam Brown), Gaillard seems to pretty much abandon the mysterious hip language he referred to as "McVouty," though the emphasis is on his humorous vocals in most of the tracks with an unidentified bassist and drummer. One of the best songs is an instrumental, a blues called "Slim's Cee" featuring the leader on piano. 

Unfortunately, his routines aren't particularly amusing and haven't survived the test of time very well on either the several standards (including "Oh, Lady Be Good!" and "How High the Moon") or originals, which make up the rest of the disc; while he is adequate on piano and guitar, there's nothing included on this CD that would make this an essential purchase for anyone except the most ardent Slim Gaillard fan. It's not surprising to learn that Gaillard's opportunities to record were almost nonexistent for over a dozen years after this record was released. Like other titles in Verve's limited-edition reissue series, this title will be available only until September 2005. ~ Ken Dryden  http://www.allmusic.com/album/slim-gaillard-rides-again-mw0000226214

Personnel: Slim Gaillard (vocals, guitar, piano).

Slim Gaillard Rides Again!

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Slim Gaillard - Laughing In Rhythm - The Best of Slim Gaillard

Styles: Vocal
Year: 1994
File: MP3@320K/s
Time: 64:00
Size: 147,9 MB
Art: Front

(12:03)  1. Medley: Opera In Vout (Groove Juice Symphony)
( 2:49)  2. Tip Light
( 2:45)  3. Arabian Boogie
( 2:47)  4. Boip Boip
( 2:47)  5. The Bartender's Just Like A Mother
( 2:15)  6. Serenade To A Poodle
( 2:02)  7. Soony Roony (Song Of Yxabat)
( 2:52)  8. Laughing In Rhythm
( 2:49)  9. Genius (Aka Ride Slim Ride)
( 3:31) 10. Babalu (Orooney)
( 2:26) 11. Oh Lady Be Good
( 2:41) 12. Yo Yo Yo
( 3:42) 13. Federation Blues
( 2:32) 14. Chicken Rhythm
( 2:28) 15. Yip Roc Heresy
( 2:49) 16. Make It Do
( 2:42) 17. You Goofed
( 2:28) 18. Gomen Nasai
( 3:03) 19. Potato Chips
( 2:19) 20. Mishugana Mambo

This CD has highlights from Slim Gaillard's 1946-1947 and 1951-1954 recordings for the Verve label. A fine Charlie Christian-inspired guitarist, an adequate pianist, and a unique jive singer, Gaillard was always in his own category. Some of the selections on this CD are hilarious, and highlights include the four-part "Opera in Vout," "Serenade to a Poodle" (which of course has plenty of barking), "Laughing in Rhythm," "Chicken Rhythm," "Potato Chips," and the previously unreleased (and modestly titled) "Genius," which features Gaillard overdubbing himself on trumpet, trombone, tenor, vibes, piano, organ, bass, drums, and tap dancing. Although Gaillard's heyday was really the mid-'40s, this CD is quite memorable. ~ Scott Yanow  http://www.allmusic.com/album/the-best-of-slim-gaillard-laughin-in-rhythm-mw0000113010

Personnel: Slim Gaillard (vocals, tenor saxophone, trumpet, trombone, vibraphone, piano, organ, guitar, bass, drums); Tiny "Bam" Brown (vocals, piano, bass); Ernie Sheppard (vocals, bass); Buddy Tate, Ben Webster (tenor saxophone); Taft Jordan (trumpet); Bennie Green (trombone); Dick Hyman, Maceo Williams, Cyril Haynes, Dodo Marmarosa (piano); Pepe Benque (banjo); Clyde Lombardi, Ray Brown (bass); Herbie Lovelle, Charlie Smith, Milt Jackson (drums).

Laughing In Rhythm - The Best of Slim Gaillard

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