Remastered to emphasise Gaillard's blistering electric guitar work and driving boogie piano,

Scat, Swing & Surrealism: Slim & Slam 1938-52 celebrates the remarkable career of Slim Gaillard, one of jazz's most inventive and unconventional performers. A gifted multi-instrumentalist, Gaillard combined guitar, piano, saxophone, and irrepressible humor with his self-created 'Vout' language to forge a musical identity unlike any other. Alongside bassist Slam Stewart, he transformed swing into an unpredictable blend of virtuosity, comedy, and rhythmic innovation that captivated audiences throughout the 1930s, 1940s, and early 1950s.

This sixteen-track retrospective traces Gaillard's evolution from the legendary Slim & Slam partnership through his groundbreaking postwar recordings. Classics including 'Flat Foot Floogie (with a Floy Floy),' 'Laughing in Rhythm,' 'Cement Mixer (Put-Ti Put-Ti),' and 'Atomic Cocktail' showcase his boundless creativity, while the inclusion of 'Yep-Roc-Heresy,' featuring Charlie Parker and Dizzy Gillespie, highlights his remarkable connections to the emerging bebop movement. Newly remastered audio emphasizes his dynamic guitar playing, boogie piano, and infectious rhythmic drive.

Pressed on vinyl, Scat, Swing & Surrealism stands as an essential tribute to one of jazz's most original personalities, preserving fifteen years of recordings that remain as inventive, entertaining, and musically adventurous today as when they were first released.

Track Listing

• Flat Foot Floogie (with a Floy Floy)
• Tutti Frutti
• Jump Session
• Laughing in Rhythm
• Vol Vistu Gaily Star
• Chicken Rhythm
• Slim Slam Boogie
• Scotchin' With Soda
• Cement Mixer (Put-Ti Put-Ti)
• Atomic Cocktail
• Yep-Roc-Heresy
• Jumpin' At The Record Shop
• The Flat Foot Floogie
• Down By the Station
• Serenade to a Poodle
• Potato Chips

Additional Details

Label: Acrobat

Genre: Jazz

Language: English

Run Time: 37 mins

Region: 0

Release Date: 09/04/26

UPC: 824046171520