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| 1. Limehouse Blues |
| 2. When Day Is Done |
| 3. St Louis Blues |
| 4. Minor Swing |
| 5. My Serenade |
| 6. You Rascal You |
| 7. Montmartre |
| 8. I'll See You In My Dreams |
| 9. Naguine |
| 10. Nuages |
| 11. Blues Clair |
| 12. Place De Brouckere |
| 13. Django's Tiger |
| 14. Ol' Man River |
| 15. Diminushing |
| 16. Lady Be Good |
| 17. To Each His Own (Symphonie) |
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Django Reinhardt was both the first great jazz-guitar soloist and the first European jazz musician to have a significant influence on American musicians. Just as Earl Hines had found a way to transfer Louis Armstrong's assertive solo style to the piano, Reinhardt did it with the acoustic guitar, mixing inventive melodic improvisation with a decorative gypsy-guitar idiom and vigorous rhythm. He did it most often with the Hot Club of France, a quintet including violinist Stephane Grappelli, two rhythm guitarists, and a bassist that created its own distinctive style, a lightly propulsive mix that was an ideal setting for Django's mix of drive, invention, and charm. The recordings here range from 1936 to 1948 and showcase Reinhardt with the Hot Club, clarinetist Hubert Rostaing, and trumpeter Rex Stewart. Included is a brilliant solo performance of his "Naguine." It's an excellent introduction to one of the most original voices in jazz of the period, to a fine composer as well as a unique guitarist. --Stuart Broomer
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This new compilation from Blue Note culls 18 classic tracks from the gypsy jazz guitarist's seminal 1936-1948 period! Includes Nuages; Montmartre; St. Louis Blues; Limehouse Blues; Django's Tiger; Lady Be Good , and more.
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By F. Ferreira
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I was disappointed with the recording sound quality. Sounded like tape. I'm not an expert on the music, just trying it out. It was ok.
By Vic
Format:Audio CD
Yes! My search was over that day, the day i bought this compilation, melody, rythm, swing, romanticism - what a package! I always have had some nonchalance towards jazz compilations, for no other reason but some kind of cheated feeling of getting the artists best of from a particular label. And evidently one can see the classic jazz giants have a sprawled career spread over some 10-20 labels. So if you get a "Best of" Charlie Parker on Verve it wont have anything much in common with "best of" on say EMI or Sony.
Anways, sometimes we do come across some superb compilations of artists that have songs from a particular period of their recording career, which might have been the most fertile one yet. Thats what this compilation spells all over. WC Handy has been done justice to on this "St. Loius Blues" rendition. And we have Grappelli doing the rounds in some tracks with Reinhardt that makes some essential classic stuff that you might find readily on Various Artists Jazz compilations through the years.
"I'll see you in my dreams" stands out for me a definitive though maybe not reinhardt's signatgure tunes.
Well, to cut a long story short dont miss buying this album; even if you havent heard much of swing before.
Anways, sometimes we do come across some superb compilations of artists that have songs from a particular period of their recording career, which might have been the most fertile one yet. Thats what this compilation spells all over. WC Handy has been done justice to on this "St. Loius Blues" rendition. And we have Grappelli doing the rounds in some tracks with Reinhardt that makes some essential classic stuff that you might find readily on Various Artists Jazz compilations through the years.
"I'll see you in my dreams" stands out for me a definitive though maybe not reinhardt's signatgure tunes.
Well, to cut a long story short dont miss buying this album; even if you havent heard much of swing before.
By A Customer
Format:Audio CD
This "best of" compilation provides a good sampling of Django Reinhardt's recordings over the course of his career, which makes it a good place to start for someone who's not yet familiar with this amazing guitarist (and his equally great partner on violin, Stephane Grappelli). In addition to some great prewar Hot Club of France selections, it also includes some representative recordings made during the war years, while Grappelli was stranded in England while Reinhardt was in France. Still, in the case of Django Reinhardt, any "best of" collection has to leave out vastly more than it includes, and the tunes that are left out include much of the best acoustic guitar playing ever recorded, along with brilliant back-and-forth improvising between Reinhardt and Grappelli. Personally I think it might be worth it to just go ahead and get the wonderful 5-CD set, "The Classic Early Recordings in Chronological Order," but if you'd rather start with just a single CD, just consider it a sampling and don't hesitate to check out some of Django's other recordings later. In any case, when it comes to Django Reinhardt CDs, you can hardly go wrong no matter which ones you choose.
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gypsy jazz
It's easy to hear the gypsy influence in Reinhardt's quirky rhythmns and unconventional chord progressions. Read more
Published on Aug 16 2001 by Mrs Prairie Bear
5.0 out of 5 stars
Masterful Fun
If I could change one piece of the general perception of Django Reinhardt, it would be the "Jazz Master" label, which implies to too many people that this is stuffy... Read more
Published on Jan 8 2001 by David Bradley
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Thanks to Woody
After seeing Woody Allen's *Sweet and Lowdown* I went in search of Django Reinhardt (I didn't really believe a name like that could exist)and received this wonderful surprise. Read more
Published on Jan 27 2000 by Patricia Cordes
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Blue Jazz
There isn't a single note wasted. Not a collection, however, for those whose tastes in jazz and blues lean toward the 'pop' styles. Reinhardt's talent defies description. Read more
Published on Dec 11 1999 by Jolene M. Kladouris
5.0 out of 5 stars
An excellent introduction to a true genius
This CD is probably the best way to discover the music of Django Reinhardt. Though the recordings are from the '30s, they are cleaned up nicely by Blue Note's superb remastering. Read more
Published on July 20 1999
5.0 out of 5 stars
Flying cobras could not drag me away
Django Reinhardt was the best Gypsy to ever pick--with his good fingers--stringed instrument. He is so much better than that Sophie Mutter, who plays The Large Violin.
Published on Feb 10 1999
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