[Dixielandjazz] Oscar Aleman ( 1909 - 1980 )

[Hans en Corrie Koert]

On October 14th, Oscar Aleman, the great Argentine jazz guitarist, died 26
years ago. In Argentina several concerts will be organized today in
commemoration of this event.

This great guitar player was a mythical figure for years. In the 1930s he
was one of the best guitar players in Europe and could match even Django. A
lot of people even found him play better then Django. Django admired him and
they became friends. After 1940 Oscar moved to South America and but few
people followed his career. He became one of the greatest Argentine stars in
the 1950s.
Now, in 2006, his musical heritage is described in an extensive discography
( also in book form) and research is done by an enthusiast group of Dutch -
Danish - Argentine admirers (The Alemaniacs) in what is called the El
redescubrimiento de Oscar Aleman project
(http://www.people.zeelandnet.nl/koerthchkz/aleman.htm )

A special web log is dedicated to Oscar Aleman (
http://oscar-aleman.blogspot.com ). In its menu you'll find links to other
interesting sites.

Hans Koert
Oscar Aleman Discography

Keep swinging

Hans Koert
http://www.keepswinging.opweb.nl