Óscar Alemán: Istambul (Not Constantinople) 1955

Divertido "Estambul" a cargo del guitarrista argentino Óscar Alemán, al que le dedican el máximo homenaje entre los comentarios, "el Maradona del Jazz". El tema es una composición de Nat Simon, con título "Istambul (Not Constantinople)" y letra de Jimmy Kennedy que hicieron popular , disco de oro, The Four Lads en 1953. La canción era una broma sobre el renombrado turco de la ciudad de Constantinopla cambiándolo a Estambul.
Al bajo estaba  Aldo "Néne" Nicolini, Mario Félix al clarinete, José ragusa en la batería, guitarra rítmica Alberto Ramos,  al piano Alberto A. Barbera
y los violines de Carlin Traversa, Julio Grana y Raul Casanova. Se grabó en Buenos Aires el 11 de abril de 1955. Disfrútalo!!

"Istambul (Not Constantinople)"
(J. Kennedy - N. Simon)

Istanbul was Constantinople
Now it's Istanbul, not Constantinople
Been a long time gone, Oh Constantinople
Now it's Turkish delight on a moonlit night

Every gal in Constantinople
Lives in Istanbul, not Constantinople
So if you've a date in Constantinople
She'll be waiting in Istanbul

Even old New York was once New Amsterdam
Why they changed it I can't say
People just liked it better that way

So, Take me back to Constantinople
No, you can't go back to Constantinople
Been a long time gone, Oh Constantinople
Why did Constantinople get the works?
That's nobody's business but the Turks

Istanbul
Istanbul

Istanbul
Istanbul

Even old New York was once New Amsterdam
Why they changed it I can't say
People just liked it better that way

Istanbul was Constantinople
Now it's Istanbul, not Constantinople
Been a long time gone, Oh Constantinople
Why did Constantinople get the works?
That's nobody's business but the Turks

So, Take me back to Constantinople
No, you can't go back to Constantinople
Been a long time gone, Oh Constantinople
Why did Constantinople get the works?
That's nobody's business but the Turks

Istanbul