Slim Gaillard
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Biography
[Edit]One of the most eccentric vocalists ever to hit the jazz scene, Slim Gaillard became a legendary cult figure thanks to his own privately invented jive dialect "vout," a variation on hipster slang composed of imaginary nonsense words ("oreenie" and "oroonie" being two other examples). Gaillard's comic performances, laid-back cool, and supremely silly songs made him a popular entertainer from the late '30s to the early '50s, especially on the West Coast, and several of his compositions became genuine hits, including "Flat Foot Floogie" and "Cement Mixer." Versatility was not Gaillard's stock-in-trade, but he was highly effective at what he did, and his musical ability as a singer, Charlie Christian-style guitarist, and boogie-woogie pianist was perhaps a bit overlooked in comparison to the novelty value of his music.
Slim was born Bulee Gaillard, most likely on January 4, 1916 in Detroit, MI; some sources list his birth date as January 1, and Gaillard sometimes claimed to have been born in Santa Clara, Cuba, instead of Detroit. His father worked as a steward on a cruise liner, and sometimes brought young Slim along, once accidentally leaving him behind on the island of Crete. Gaillard was mostly raised in Detroit, though, where he tried his hand at professional boxing, worked as a mortician, and ran bootleg rum for the Purple Gang during the '30s. He also developed an act in which he played guitar and tap danced simultaneously, and eventually moved to New York to work the vaudeville circuit. In 1936, he teamed up with bassist Slam Stewart as Slim & Slam, and two years later they scored a substantial hit with "Flat Foot Floogie," which was quickly covered by the likes of Benny Goodman and Fats Waller in the wake of the original recording's success. Gaillard and Stewart kept cutting songs in a similar vein, including "Tutti Frutti" and "Laughin' in Rhythm," and eventually took their act to Hollywood, where they appeared in the 1941 film Hellzapoppin. Their partnership continued on through 1942, when World War II interrupted; both served in the military, Gaillard in the Air Force.
Upon exiting the service in 1944, Gaillard settled in Los Angeles and took up residency at Billy Berg's Hollywood Boulevard club, a hot spot for stars of the era. Now in tandem with bassist Bam Brown, Gaillard became a top draw and a hip name to drop; his 1945 hit "Cement Mixer" returned him to national prominence, and he recorded frequently that year, often with a quartet featuring Brown, pianist Dodo Marmarosa, and drummer Zutty Singleton. He also cut a session with bop greats Charlie Parker and Dizzy Gillespie in late 1945, the most notable result of which was "Slim's Jam." The latter half of the '40s saw Gaillard's popularity at its peak; he appeared in several films and recorded for Verve up through 1951. He had further hits with 1948's "Down by the Station," which became a popular children's nursery rhyme, and 1951's "Yep Roc Heresay," a recitation of the menu from a Middle Eastern restaurant that one radio station banned for its "suggestiveness." He performed in New York frequently from 1951-1953, and also participated in Norman Granz's Jazz at the Philharmonic in 1953; a few years later, he was name-checked in Jack Kerouac's On the Road.
By the mid-'50s, Gaillard's popularity was on the wane. He spent much of the latter part of the decade on the road with Stan Kenton, and recorded for Dot in 1958. He took a hiatus from music in the '60s; he managed a motel in San Diego for a time, and bought an orchard near Tacoma, WA. He also played clubs and spent time in Los Angeles, where he drifted into acting toward the end of the decade, appearing on TV shows like Marcus Welby, M.D., Charlie's Angels, Mission Impossible, Medical Center, and Along Came Bronson. He reunited with Slam Stewart at the 1970 Monterey Jazz Festival, and in 1979 he appeared in the miniseries Roots: The Next Generation. In 1982, Dizzy Gillespie talked Gaillard into returning to music. He traveled to the U.K. and made his first recordings since 1958 for Hep, which issued them as the album Anytime, Anyplace, Anywhere; he also hit the festival circuit and toured Europe extensively, making London his new home base in 1983. He appeared in the cult film Absolute Beginners in 1986, and was the subject of a multipart BBC special called The World of Slim Gaillard in 1989. Gaillard passed away on February 26, 1991, after a bout with cancer.
Title: Complete Columbia Master Takes (Bonus Track Version)
Artist: Slam Stewart, Slim Gaillard
Genre: Jazz
Title: Cool Cat Lounge - Slim Gaillard's Swinging Sounds Of The Night
Artist: Slim Gaillard
Genre: Jazz
Title: Slim Gaillard: Laughing in Rhythm - The Best of the Verve Years
Artist: Slim Gaillard
Genre: Jazz, Vocal Jazz, Humor
Title: The Flat Foot Floogee - Single
Artist: Slam Stewart, Slim Gaillard
Genre: Jazz, Vocal Jazz, Pop, Humor
Title: Slim Gaillard: 1939-1940 (Live)
Artist: Slim Gaillard, His Flat-Foot-Floogee-Boys
Genre: Jazz
Title: Anytime, Anyplace, Anywhere!
Artist: Jay McShann, Slim Gaillard, Buddy Tate
Genre: Jazz, Vocal Jazz
Collections
Title: Vintage Mother's Day
Genre: Pop
Title: Verve: The Sound of America: The Singles Collection
Genre: Jazz
Title: Tease! The Beat of Burlesque
Genre: Jazz
Title: The Song Before the Song
Genre: Blues
Title: Original Sound Deluxe - Singin' Gentlemen
Genre: Jazz
Title: Jazz for Kids - Sing, Clap, Wiggle and Shake
Genre: Jazz
Title: Marijuana Reefer Songs
Genre: Blues
Title: That Devilin' Tune: A Jazz History (1895-1950)
Genre: Jazz
Title: Klezmorim & Yiddish Traditional Music
Genre: World Music
Title: Rare Records Revisited
Genre: Pop
Title: Rhythm & Blues 1945-1951 - Music Sampler Vol. 1
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Soul, Blues
Title: Blues 'n Boogie
Genre: Blues
Title: Kwanzaa
Genre:
Title: Singing About Mary Jane
Genre: Blues
Title: Roots Of Jazz Scat Vocals (Digitally Remastered)
Genre: Jazz
Title: V-Disc Jazz Essentials
Genre: Jazz
Title: The Greatest American Swing Jazz
Genre: Jazz
Title: Crime Songs
Genre: Blues
Title: W W II Era Classics, Vol. 1
Genre: Jazz
Title: Big Hits & Highlights of 1942, Vol. 8
Genre: Pop
Title: Original Hits: Jazz Golden Times, Vol. 1
Genre: Jazz
Title: The Legends of Savoy, Vol. 2
Title: Greatest Classics: Forever Jazz
Genre: Jazz
Title: Stars of the Apollo (Live)
Title: Burlesque In Jazz
Genre: Jazz
Title: Jazz Guitar Legends
Genre: Jazz
Title: Drivin' Cool, Vol. 2 (Great Music for the Road)
Genre: Jazz
Title: All That Jive
Genre: Jazz
Title: Jazz and Rhythm & Blues from the 40's
Genre: Jazz
Title: All Time Greatest Jazz Singers
Genre: Jazz
Title: The Finest Vintage Melodies & Retro Tunes Vol. 12
Genre: Pop
Title: Cool Daddy-O - '60s Beatnik Songs
Genre: Rock, Rock & Roll
Title: Rhythm & Booze: Vintage Drinking Songs, Vol. 1
Genre: Blues
Title: 100 Cash Poor Blues
Genre: Blues
Title: Jazz and Rhythm & Blues from the 40's
Genre: Jazz
Title: Laughing in Rhythm
Genre: Jazz
Title: Songs Before Other Acts Made Them Famous
Genre: Pop
Title: 100 Jazz Guitar Favorites
Genre: Jazz
Title: The 20 Best Collection: Jazz Golden Times, Vol. 1
Genre: Jazz
Title: Original Hits: Jazz Golden Times, Vol. 2
Genre: Jazz
Title: Invaluable Memories: Forever Jazz
Genre: Jazz
Title: Jazz Platinum Series: Forever Jazz Greatest Hits, Vol. 2
Genre: Jazz
Title: Timeless Boogie Vol. 4
Title: Greatest Blues Singers
Genre: Jazz
Title: Chronic Tracks
Genre: Blues
Title: California
Genre: Pop
Title: ABC Of The Blues CD 12
Genre: Jazz
Title: Blues Masters CD19
Genre: Blues
Title: Absolute Chill Out Tunes Vol. 3 CD2
Genre: Trip Hop, Electronica, Hip Hop/R&B, Drum & Bass, Dancefloor, World Music
Title: Party Jazz
Genre: Blues
Title: Rare 45's Vol. 4 (CD3)
Title: It Don't Mean A Thing If It Ain't Got That Swing
Genre: Rock, Club/Dance
Title: City Lounge The Best Of (CD1)
Genre: Downtempo, Trip Hop, Electronica, Hip Hop/R&B, Soul, Jazz, Funk
Title: Let's Dance Jazz
Genre: Jazz
Title: Gershwin Jazz
Genre: Jazz, Theatre/Soundtrack
Title: Saga Jazz: Tap Dancing (Harlem - Broadway - Hollywood)
Genre: Jazz, Vocal Jazz
Title: The Best Of Bob Dylan's Theme Time Radio Hour
Genre: Blues, Rock, Country, Rockabilly
Featuring albums
Title: DJ Yoda's How to Cut and Paste: The Thirties Edition
Artist: DJ Yoda
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Rap, Jazz, Rock, New Wave, Dancefloor, Pop, Dance Pop, Alternative
Title: Forever Jazz: Greatest Hits, Vol. 2 (The Best Collection)
Artist: VĂ¡rios Artistas / Varios Artistas
Genre: Jazz
Title: From Avenue A To The Great White Way: Yiddish & American Popular Songs 1914-1950
Artist: Various
Genre: Pop
Title: How To Cut and Paste- The Thirties Edition
Artist: DJ Yoda
Genre: Electronica, Hip Hop/R&B, Rap, Dancefloor
Title: The Jubilee Shows No. 96 & No. 171
Artist: Count Basie, Slim Gaillard Nat King Cole
Genre: Jazz
Title: French Touch Electronic Music Made In France Vol. 1 (CD2)
Artist: French Touch
Genre: Club/Dance
Title: Saga Jazz: Jazz & Humour (Une Petite Laitue. Avec De La Mayonnaise)
Artist: The Jazz
Genre: Jazz, Vocal Jazz
Title: Jazz From America On Disques Vogue (CD12 - Wynonie Mr Blues Harris)
Artist: Alto Sax, Earl Bostic
Genre: Jazz
Title: Want to Boogie Some More: The Very Best of boogie Woogie 1920's - 1940's
Artist: Various Artists
Genre: Blues
Title: Want to Boogie Some More (The Very Best of Boogie Woogie)
Artist: Various Artists
Genre: Blues
Title: Son House & the American Blues Heroes
Artist: Various Artists
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Soul, Blues
Title: Return of the Red Eye: Classics from the Days of Prohibition
Artist: Various Artists
Genre: Jazz, Alternative
Title: The Complete Jazz at The Philharmonic on Verve, 1944-1949
Artist: Various Artists
Genre: Jazz
Title: Stompin' At The Savoy: The Original Indie Label, 1944-1961
Artist: Various Artists
Genre: Jazz