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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 Shaw ~ Non-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:
Side 1:
A - Nightmare
Side 2:
B - Non-Stop Flight
Credits:
Record Company – Radio Corporation Of America
Written By Artie Shaw
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
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
Label: Bluebird (3) – B-7875
Format: Shellac, 10", 78 RPM, Repress
Country: US
Released:
Genre: Jazz
Style: Big Band
Viewfinder links:
Net links:
Jazz Standards ~ Artie Shaw
National Endowment for the Arts ~ Artie Shaw
YouTube links:
"In the world we live in, compulsive perfectionists finish last"
~ Artie Shaw
Styrous® ~ Wednesday, September 27, 2023
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