( En Espanol)
I love to share with you a fragment of the tune Melancolia, recorded by Oscar Aleman y su Quinteto de Swing, on which Sara Gavinovich shares some photos of her uncle: Manuel Gavinovich, violin player and her father bass player Luis Gavinovich; both members of the Quinteto de Swing, Oscar's quintet during some years in the 1940s. Enjoy the photos and the music fragments. Sara posted some additional information besides her fragment (in Spanish) I love to share with you below. Thanks Sara for joining these great photos from your father's heritage. OSCAR ALEMAN y su Quinteto de Swing: Charles Wilson p, Oscar Alemán g, Oscar Guillermo Barbieri g, Luis Gavinovich b, Ramón M. Caravaca dm, ?3perc
( Manuel Gavinovich is not playing on this title,although the text on the photo-series suggest he does.)
Recorded Buenos Aires 1 or 10 Sep. 1945
MELANCOLIA Samba (Vicente Catton) [g-p-b-3 perc] - 14904
Originally released as Odeon 22304
Espanol ( To the English translation )
El quinteto de Oscar Alemán estaba formado por Manuel Gavinovich- violín; Guillermo Barbieri- guitarra; Luis Gavinovich-contrabajo; Ramón M.Caravaca- batería. En el piano se sucedieron Rogelio Robledo, Caferino Albuquerque (que aparece en las fotos de Oscar con el quinteto) , Charles Wilson , en la versión de Melancolía presentada aquí. La historia del gran artista Oscar Alemán es por suerte larga y ha actuado en, o dirigido distintas formaciones junto a intérpretes, entre otros como Josephine Baker o el violinista chileno Hernán Oliva. Todo esto está documentado. En particular en la película Vida con Swing de Hernan Gaffet, en los blogs especializados de Hans Koert ( El redescubrimiento de Oscar Alemán) y en una cantidad de sitios en la red.
Lamento no poder dar algunos nombres de las personas que aparecen en las fotos porque me faltan datos. Agradecería si alguien pudiera ayudarme a completar esta información. Grabado en Buenos Aires el 4 de diciembre de 1945
Sara Gavinovich
Keep swinging
Hans Koert
keepswinging@live.nl
This weblog will give you information about the "El Redescubrimiento de Oscar Aleman" project, the "Rediscovering of Oscar Aleman" project.
Oscar Aleman ( 1909 - 1980 )was an Argentinean jazz guitar player, entertainer and showman, born in Argentina, lived in Europe (1930s)and returned to Argentina ( 1940 - 1980 ).
He was one of the best jazz guitar players of his time.
The tango 'Guitarra Que Llora', composed by Gastón Bueno Lobo and recorded with Oscar Alemán as the Les Loups duo in May 1928 for the Victor label in Buenos Aires, was added lyrics by Enrique Cadícamo and the music was printed, also in 1928, by Editorial Musical Alfredo Perrotti, Buenos Aires, Argentina.
Here's a page of the printed music shown below
