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Tango & panache

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“Tangos y Tangos” Gran Orquestra Popular de Las Americas Vol. 2.

(16 votes, average: 3.75 out of 5)

It’s night time in the big city, a woman smokes in the shadows…

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“Une Soiree Au Carroll’s” From the late fifties. This looks a lot like a film noir movie poster.

(21 votes, average: 4.14 out of 5)

Lighting up a bud

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Los Melodicos “La Cachimba de San Juan”

(18 votes, average: 3.22 out of 5)

The other basement tapes

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“Basie’s Basement”   (See Andy Warhol’s illustrated cover taken from this one)

(29 votes, average: 4.72 out of 5)

King Pleasure Sings

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Prestige Lp 208 From 1954.

(24 votes, average: 3.50 out of 5)

Bachelor #1

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(29 votes, average: 3.97 out of 5)

Roman holiday

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“Ferias” NA ITALIA.   Vox records.   So good.   Check her out.   And the smoke trail from his pipe.   You don’t see illustration much these days.   Certainly not like this.

(22 votes, average: 3.86 out of 5)

“IT TAKES 2 T…

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…O TANGO”     Na Voz De Nelson Goncalves. RCA Victor

(16 votes, average: 3.94 out of 5)

She used to be my girl

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The One and Only Daniel Santos in “Delirium” Featuring Encanto Quartet. Encanto Records.

(28 votes, average: 4.11 out of 5)

Gender bender

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Hector Nicol “Queen of the Road”

(26 votes, average: 3.19 out of 5)