September 27, 2023

78 RPMs 10: Artie Shaw ~ Nightmare

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Artie Shaw ~ Nightmare
78 RPM, side 1 label
photo by Styrous®


On September 27, 1938, Artie Shaw recorded Nightmare, a song totally unlike anything he'd ever recorded before. It is a slow, sinister sounding jazz piece that evokes stealth, spies, criminals and other assorted miscreants.        

In 1953, Shaw and other prominent figures in the music industry were targeted, including Leonard Bernstein, Aaron Copland, Lena Horne and Pete Seeger, all of whom were named publicly as suspected Communist sympathizers, in the infamous publication Red Channels: The Report of Communist Influence in Radio. Some of them were already being denied employment because of their political beliefs, history, or association with suspected subversives. Red Channels effectively placed the rest on a blacklist
 
Indeed, it was a nightmare!!!!!               
 
Martin Scorsese used Nightmare in his 2004 film, The Aviator which stared Leonardo DiCaprio as Howard Hughes, Cate Blanchett as Katharine Hepburn, and Kate Beckinsale as Ava Gardner.     
 
The video for Nightmare (link below) has a stripper performing a very slow and very sensual fan dance that is PERFECT for the languid tempo of the tune as Shaw oozes and slinks along with his clarinet.   
 
 
 
 
 
 
Non-Stop Flight
 
The "B" side of the record is a typical Shaw jazz tune; Non-Stop Flight is a bouncy, happy tune that makes you want to get up and jitterbug your ass off. Shaw wails away nicely with his clarinet and the backup band,        
          
         
Artie ShawNon-Stop Flight
78 RPM, side 2 label
photo by Styrous®


My copy of the record is a repressing on the Bluebird label. Both Nightmare and Non-Stop Flight songs were written by Artie Shaw.               

    
   
   
Tracklist:

Side 1:

A - Nightmare

Side 2:

B - Non-Stop Flight

Credits:

    Record Company – Radio Corporation Of America
    Written By Artie Shaw

Notes:

Different label from Artie Shaw And His Orchestra - Nightmare / Non-Stop Flight - missing patent information.

Barcode and Other Identifiers

    Matrix / Runout (Side A): B7875A T J5
    Matrix / Runout (Side B): B-7875B |) 3 c

Artie Shaw And His Orchestra – Nightmare / Non-Stop Flight
Label:    Bluebird (3) – B-7875
Format:    Shellac, 10", 78 RPM, Repress
Country: US
Released:   
Genre: Jazz
Style: Big Band








Viewfinder links:       
        
Kate Beckinsale         
Leonard Bernstein          
Cate Blanchett              
Aaron Copland        
Leonardo DiCaprio              
Ava Gardner          
Katharine Hepburn           
Lena Horne          
Howard Hughes    
Jazz        
Michelle L'amour                    
Martin Scorsese        
Pete Seeger       
Artie Shaw       
        
Net links:       
        
DAHR ~ Nightmare personel & info        
Jazz Standards ~ Artie Shaw       
National Endowment for the Arts ~ Artie Shaw       
Artie Shaw                   
        
        
       
YouTube links:       
        
Nightmare       
Non-Stop Flight       
        
        
        
        
"In the world we live in, compulsive perfectionists finish last"  
                        ~ Artie Shaw
        
        
        
        
        
        
Styrous® ~ Wednesday, September 27, 2023       
       
 
 
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