Django Reinhardt - Django With His American Friends [Box]

Artist:

Reinhardt, Django

UPC:

021471849325

See Also:

Johnson, Lonnie Henderson, Fletcher

Description:

Personnel includes: Django Reinhardt (guitar); Freddy Taylor (vocals); Benny Carter (alto saxophone, trumpet); Frank "Big Boy" Goudie (tenor saxophone, trumpet, clarinet); Coleman Hawkins (tenor saxophone); Bill Coleman, Arthur Briggs (trumpet); Dicky Wells (trombone); Rex Stewart, Barney Bigard (clarinet); Larry Adler (harmonica); Stephane Grappelli (violin, piano); Eddie South (violin); Garnet Clark (piano).
All tracks originally produced by Hugues Panassie and Charles Delaunay.
Digitally remastered by Alan Silverman at ARF Productions, New York, New York
utililizing Weiss 32-bit floating point digital filtering and dynamic processing.
The brilliant gypsy swing guitarist Django Reinhardt is most famous for his work with the Quintet of the Hot Club of France, an all-string group also including violinist Stephane Grappelli, two rhythm guitarists, and a bassist. However, through the years he also had opportunities to record with American stars. In some cases, they were added to a Quintet date, and in others, he was part of an all-star group. This three-CD set, released in 1998, has 57 performances; all but the final four numbers are from 1935-1940, with quite a few cut in 1937. The value of this wonderful set to collectors depends on how much Django Reinhardt they already have in their collections, as every performance has been reissued in the past. For those listeners who do not own many of these sessions, the selections are essential, since Reinhardt and his guests are consistently inspired by each other`s presence. Among the American stars who are featured along with Reinhardt (and frequently Grappelli) are Coleman Hawkins, Frank "Big Boy" Goudie, Bill Coleman, Freddy Taylor, Benny Carter, Dicky Wells, Eddie South, Larry Adler, Rex Stewart, Barney Bigard, and Arthur Briggs. The selections are fortunately in chronological order, and each of the 17 recording sessions is reissued in complete form. An extremely well done reissue. ~ Scott Yanow

Track Listing:

DISC 1:

1. Avalon
2. Blue Moon
3. What a Difference a Day Made
4. Stardust
5. St. Louis Blues
6. Rosetta
7. Stardust
8. Object of My Affection, The
9. After You`ve Gone
10. I`se a Muggin`
11. Georgia on My Mind
12. Honeysuckle Rose
13. Crazy Rhythm
14. Out of Nowhere
15. Sweet Georgia Brown
16. Bugle Call Rag
17. Between the Devil and the Deep Blue Sea
18. I Got Rhythm
19. Sweet Sue-Just You

DISC 2:

1. Hangin` Around Boudon
2. Japanese Sandman
3. Eddie`s Blues
4. Sweet Georgia Brown
5. Lady Be Good
6. Dinah
7. Daphne
8. I Ain`t Got Nobody
9. Baby Won`t You Please Come Home
10. Baby Won`t You Please Come Home - (alternate take)
11. Big Boy Blues
12. Bill Coleman Blues
13. Swing Guitars
14. Somebody Loves Me
15. I Can`t Believe That You`re in Love With Me
16. Swing Interpretation of the 1st Movement of Concerto For 2 Violins in D Minor
17. Fiddle Blues
18. Improvisations on the 1st Movement of Concerto For 2 Violins in D Minor

DISC 3:

1. I`m Coming, Virginia
2. Farewell Blues
3. Blue Light Blues
4. Body and Soul
5. Lover Come Back to Me
6. My Melancholy Baby
7. I Got Rhythm
8. Montmartre (Django`s Jump)
9. Low Cotton
10. Finesse
11. Sheik of Araby, The
12. I Know That You Know Me
13. Solid Old Man
14. My Melancholy Baby
15. Scatterbrain
16. Sometime`s I`m Happy - (previously unreleased)
17. Djangology
18. Swing Guitars
19. Manoir de Mes Reves
20. Are You in the Mood

Album Information

Release Date:

07/21/1998

Type:

Boxed Set

Genre:

Jazz Instrument

Subgenre:

Guitar

Label:

DRG (USA)

Catalog Number:

DRGCD 8493

Original Release Year:

1998

# of Discs:

3

Studio/Live:

Studio

Mono/Stereo:

Mono

Runtime:

167 : 30

Guest Artist:

Coleman Hawkins; Bill Coleman; Dicky Wells; Eddie South; Benny Carter; Larry Adler; Rex Stewart; Arthur Briggs

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