Guitars Speak: la chitarra swing di Oscar Aleman

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Oscar Marcelo Alemán è stato un chitarrista jazz argentino. Amico, rivale e collega del grande Django Reinhardt, conquistò Parigi negli anni '30 come chitarrista e leader della band di Josephin Baker. Caratterizzato da una tecnica personale e da uno swing irresistibile Aleman è stato uno dei grandi chitarristi dell'epoca d'oro dello swing a Parigi. Fuggito dalla Francia dopo l'invasione tedesca del 1940 tornò in Argentina, dove continuò la sua carriera, lontano però dall'attenzione internazionale.

Oscar Marcelo Alemán was an Argentine jazz guitarist, singer, dancer and entertainer. began playing guitar as a teenager in Argentina and in the late '20s, he moved to Europe, Spain at first. By 1931, he was living in Paris and during 1933-1935, he was a regular member of Freddy Taylor's Swing Men From Harlem. Alemán appeared on records with trumpeter Bill Coleman and clarinetist Danny Polo and was the leader on eight selections from 1938-1939. He moved back to Argentina in 1941 and, although he recorded as late as 1974, few outside of his native country have ever heard of him.

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