Orquesta Demon's Jazz
Orquesta Demon's Jazz (also Demon's Jazz Orchestra ) was a Spanish orchestra that was active in Barcelona in the 1920s and 1930s .
The Orquesta Demon's Jazz performed mainly in Barcelona and recorded a number of titles for the Spanish branch of His Master's Voice , such as Dale de Betún / El Gallinero , Las Leandras ¡Fem L'Arros! / Ball de Rams , and Nicolas / ¡ Sereno ...! . Stylistically, the orchestra moved between syncopated music , brass music , folk , Latin American and European classical music, dance and entertainment music , with popular adaptations of opera melodies, such as from Carmen . The orchestra was led by the pianist Lorenzo Torres Nin, who also contributed compositions. The musicians of the Demon's Jazz Orchestra included Pierre Clarel, Charito Leonís, José Baviera, Alejandro Navarro, Rosita Lacasa, Manuel París, Maria Severini, Pedro Barreto. Torres Now also took part in film scores with his orchestra . A compilation of their recordings ( Jazz in Barcelona 1920-1965 ) was released in 2006 by Fresh Sound Records .
Web links
- Orquesta Demon's Jazz at Allmusic (English)
- Demon's Jazz Orchestra at Discogs (English)
Individual evidence
- ↑ Jordi Pujol Baulenas: Jazz en Barcelona: 1920-1965 . 2005, p. 532.
- ↑ Disco "Gramófono" - AE 3852
- ↑ Disco "Gramófono" - AE 3832
- ↑ La Voz De Su Amo - GY 656
- ↑ Disco "Gramófono" - AE 3316
- ^ Juan Giner, Joan Sardà, Enric Vázquez: Guía universal del jazz moderno . 2006, p. 391
- ^ Catalog of Copyright Entries: Third series 1963, page 1959
- ↑ Àngel Comas: Diccionari de llargmetratges: el cinema a Catalunya durant la Segona República, Guerra Civil I el Franquisme (1930–1975) . 2005, page 269
- ↑ Luis Gasca Planeta Un siglo de cine español . 1998