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DJ Chrisbe’s Song of the Week #38: Vol Vist Du Gaily Star

22.11.2010 by Chris

This week's song is Vol Vist Du Gaily Star by Slim Gaillard & Slam Stewart.

A groovy tune with strange lyrics! What kind of language is it? Is it Yiddish or Spanish?

According to the article “Who's Yehoodi? – Scat, Jive, and Yiddish, 1938-1953” by Jonathan Z.S. Pollack (link is unfortunately not available anymore), much of the song is in fake Spanish (“maña, maña, lambelo”).

At the end of the song, Slim Gaillard and Slam Stewart have a brief exchange as the song is fading out:

Slim: Hey! Boy!
Slam: What’s the matter, man?
Slim: What’s that “Vol Vist du Gaily Star” mean?
Slam: Man, I don’t know. What does it mean, man?
Slim: Don’t mean a thing, don’t mean a thing.
Slam: Well, all right, man.
Slim: It’s a little jive talk, in the Floogie language, that’s all.

Slim Gaillard & Slam Stewart Vol Vist Du Gaily Star

Title: Vol Vist Du Gaily Star
Artist: Slim & Slam
Recorded: 1938
Tempo: 180 bpm
Dance: Lindy Hop

Click the link to download the song from: Amazon

You can find the songs of the series also on my Spotify playlist. Official hashtag of the series: #djcsotw

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Filed Under: Music, Song of the Week Tagged With: DJ Chrisbe, Jazz, Lindy Hop, Slam Stewart, Slim and Slam, Slim Gaillard, Swing

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