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SLIM GAILLARD

THE LEGENDARY McVOUTY
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Slim Gaillard tickled many a funny bone with his jive vocals and invented a language which he called McVouty. These transcriptions, which were made for broadcast to the U.S. Armed Forces generally complete with stage chatter between numbers were made between 1941 1946 with various lineups. Gaillard never achieved the same level of chemistry with bassist Bam Brown that he did with his original partner, Slam Stewart, who was both a far better player and more listenable singer than Brown. Several of Gaillard's memorable novelty hits are included: "Cement Mixer," "Tutti Frutti," and the hilarious "Avocado Seed Soup Symphony." But vocal features for drummer Leo Watson "Operatic Aria," though it's actually a blues and pianist Harry "The Hipster" Gibson "Hey, Stop That Dancing Up There" fall flat. The performances give the impression that the listener is missing out by not being able to see the group's antics on stage. Slim Gaillard is best heard in small doses of three to four songs before the novelty wears off, but this well recorded collection is representative of his typical fare during the 1940s.
Songs: Personnel Details:
 Voutoreene
 Operatic Aria
 Hey Stop That Dancing Up There
 Sonny Boy
 Cement Mixer
 Chicken Rhythm
 Fried Chicken O Routie
 African Jive
 Ya Ha Ha
 Tutti Frutti
 Avocado Seed Soup Symphony, Part 1
 Avocado Seed Soup Symphony, Part 2
 Yep Rock Heresi
 Gaillard Special
 Matzoh Balls		 Personnel: Bam Brown, Vic Dickenson, Chico Hamilton, Tom Fulford, Harry 'The Hipster' Gibson, Leo Watson, Babe Russin, Bobby Hackett, Emmett Berry, more
Label: HEP
Number: 6
Item Code: 1227
Format: CD
Genre:
Dates: (1941, 1946)
Price: $15.00  
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