マーク・アンソニー 「エル・カンタンテ」 marc singing el cantante
7月中旬よりシネスイッチ銀座にて公開の『エルカンタンテ』から、主演マーク・アンソニーがエル・カンタンテを熱唱！！
Django Reinhardt - Japanese Sandman - Paris, 07.07.1937
Dicky Wells and his Orchestra Bill Coleman (tp); Dicky Wells (tb,arr,ldr); Django Reinhardt (g); Richard Dick Fullbright (b); Bill Beason (dm) 1937 July 7 - Swing, Paris Even before the Quintette of the Hot Club of France started recording, Django Reinhardt was a first-call player whenever American artists recorded in Paris. Owing that Django could barely read and write his own name, let alone music scores, it was amazing that he achieved such a status. But his ear was precise and he could translate what he heard to the guitar with stunning accuracy, and that is a major part of his legendary reputation. Trumpeter Bill Coleman and trombonist Dickie Wells were touring Paris as part of the Teddy Hill Orchestra when they recorded this session for Swing (Dizzy Gillespie was also with the band, and ironically, he was the only trumpeter from the band not invited to play at the session!) This delightful version of "Japanese Sandman" was the last song cut that day and it features remarkable solos by all three principals. Wells is up first, barely touching the melody before moving into his own invention. Yet he never loses sight of the opening motive and many of his ideas are related to that motive, either rhythmically or melodically. Coleman follows with his sunny, open tone. His first half-chorus features a set of perfectly-balanced phrases. Then the last phrase spills into the bridge and his phrasing shifts three beats off the form. Coleman keeps things that way until he ties it ...
