Name: Swing Guitar Masterpieces 1937-1957
Brand: Acoustic Disc
SKU: 762147
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Swing Guitar Masterpieces 1937-1957

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Album: Swing Guitar Masterpieces 1937-1957
#	Song Title	Time
1)	Sweet Sue
2)	Limehouse Blues
3)	Nobody's Sweetheart
4)	Whispering
5)	Russian Lullaby
6)	Just a Little Swing
7)	Dear Old Southland
8)	Jeepers Creepers
9)	Sweet Georgia Brown
10)	In the Mood
11)	Hombre Mio :: Man Of Mine
12)	I've Got Rhythm
13)	Begin the Beguine
14)	Bye Bye Blues
15)	Negra de Cabello Duro
16)	Besame Mucho
17)	Tico Tico No Fuba
18)	Temptation
19)	I Never Knew
20)	Caminos Cruzados (Malaguena)
21)	Limehouse Blues
22)	Scartunas
23)	You Made Me Love You
24)	Cherokee
25)	Stardust
26)	Honeysuckle Rose
1)	Lady Be Good
2)	Doin' the New Lowdown
3)	Improvisaciones Sobre Boogie Woogie
4)	Swingin' on a Star
5)	Melancolia
6)	Sentimental Journey
7)	Como Te Llamas
8)	Bugle Call Rag
9)	Darktown Strutters' Ball
10)	I'm Beginning to See the Light
11)	Blue Skies
12)	Twelfth Street Rag
13)	Diga Diga Doo
14)	Swanee River
15)	Vieni Sul Mar
16)	Delicado
17)	Scartunas
18)	Mia Casita Pequenita
19)	Crazy Rhythm
20)	Daphne
21)	Dolores
22)	April in Portugal
23)	You Belong to Me
24)	Who's Sorry Now?
25)	Tiger Rag
26)	Tea For Two

Album: Swing Guitar Masterpieces 1937-1957
#	Song Title	Time
1)	Sweet Sue
2)	Limehouse Blues
3)	Nobody's Sweetheart
4)	Whispering
5)	Russian Lullaby
6)	Just a Little Swing
7)	Dear Old Southland
8)	Jeepers Creepers
9)	Sweet Georgia Brown
10)	In the Mood
11)	Hombre Mio :: Man Of Mine
12)	I've Got Rhythm
13)	Begin the Beguine
14)	Bye Bye Blues
15)	Negra de Cabello Duro
16)	Besame Mucho
17)	Tico Tico No Fuba
18)	Temptation
19)	I Never Knew
20)	Caminos Cruzados (Malaguena)
21)	Limehouse Blues
22)	Scartunas
23)	You Made Me Love You
24)	Cherokee
25)	Stardust
26)	Honeysuckle Rose
1)	Lady Be Good
2)	Doin' the New Lowdown
3)	Improvisaciones Sobre Boogie Woogie
4)	Swingin' on a Star
5)	Melancolia
6)	Sentimental Journey
7)	Como Te Llamas
8)	Bugle Call Rag
9)	Darktown Strutters' Ball
10)	I'm Beginning to See the Light
11)	Blue Skies
12)	Twelfth Street Rag
13)	Diga Diga Doo
14)	Swanee River
15)	Vieni Sul Mar
16)	Delicado
17)	Scartunas
18)	Mia Casita Pequenita
19)	Crazy Rhythm
20)	Daphne
21)	Dolores
22)	April in Portugal
23)	You Belong to Me
24)	Who's Sorry Now?
25)	Tiger Rag
26)	Tea For Two

Performer Notes

All tracks have been digitally mastered using HDCD technology.
Personnel: Oscar Alem n (vocals, guitar); Wilson Myers (vocals); Helge Jacobsen, Alberto Ramos, John Mitchell (guitar); A. Traversa, Julio Gra¤a, Svend Asmussen (violin); Mario Felix (clarinet); Charles Wilson, Walter Noseda, Alberto A. Barbera, Caferino Alburquerque (piano); Bibi Miranda (drums).
Liner Note Authors: David Grisman; Enrique Coria; Dexter Johnson.
Recording information: 1937-1957.
Unknown Contributor Role: Oscar Alem n Y Su Orquestra de Swing.
Oscar Alem n is one of the great unknown talents in jazz history. A brilliant guitarist who sounded very close to Django Reinhardt at times, Alem n was overshadowed in Europe by Reinhardt in the 1930s and spent much of the rest of his career in his native Argentina, remaining well known only in that country. This 1998 double CD from Dave Grisman's Acoustic Disc label has highlights from Alem n's career, including the eight selections he recorded during his three European sessions of 1938-1939, plus music from 1941-1947 and 1951-1954. Although the settings varied (including a sextet with violinist Svend Asmussen, a nonet, and two unaccompanied guitar solos), Alem n's basic swing style stayed the same, retaining its enthusiasm and creativity and remaining unaffected by bop. Sticking throughout to acoustic guitar and taking an occasional good-time vocal, Alem n is heard in peak form. He deserves to be much better known. A definitive two-fer from a major talent. ~ Scott Yanow