NIGHTMARE ~ Artie Shaw & his Orchestra ~1938~ Blue Bird Records ~Theme song.
Pictures of 1920's & 30's gangsters, mobsters, police, & detectives backed by Artie Shaw's haunting NIGHTMARE. A brief description is given on old photographs. This song was used in THE AVIATOR starring: Leonardo DeCaprio.
amazing music. great slideshow too. many thanks for putting this together.
webspaceinvader 13 hours ago
Thanks for the photos This of course is what the song is about Artie Shaw grew up in a mob-run town, New Haven, CT. The influence of gangs went throughout the nightclubs and Hollywood and this imho Artie Shaw tried to get away from it.
algrenesque 4 months ago