1935-1936

• Artist: Django Reinhardt
• Rating:
• Release Date: November 19, 1996
• Total Time: 66:25
• Type: Compilation (best of)
• Genre: Jazz

Review

Moving on from its initial Ultraphone sides, the Quintette du Hot Club de France hit a sort of early zenith with two 1936 sessions cut for the HMV label. This volume of Classics' Chronological series features 12 sides from those May and October HMV dates, including such perennial Reinhardt and Grappelli performances as "Shine," "After You've Gone," and "Georgia on My Mind" -- Freddy Taylor, the fine Armstrong-inspired vocalist, only adds to the charm of these and a few other numbers here. The disc also finds the guitar and violin duo on two dates headed up respectively by pianist Garnet Clark and bandleader Michel Warlop (the handful of Warlop numbers also feature the great French clarinetist Alix Combelle). Topped off with some nice trumpet work by American ex-pat Bill Coleman, this Reinhardt disc qualifies as one of a handful of top-notch retrospectives of the guitarist's prime '30s output. ~ Stephen Cook, All Music Guide

Tracks

Track Title	Composers	Performers	Time
Some of These Days	Shelton Brooks	Django Reinhardt, Quintet of the Hot Club of France	(2:21)
Djangology	Stéphane Grappelli, Django Reinhardt	Django Reinhardt & the Quintet of the Hot Club of France	(2:54)
Rosetta	Earl Hines, Henri Woode	Django Reinhardt, Garnet Clark & His Hot Club's 4	(2:37)
Stardust	Hoagy Carmichael, Mitchell Parish	Django Reinhardt, Garnet Clark & His Hot Club's 4	(2:30)
The Object of My Affection	Jimmie Grier, Jimmy Grier & His Orchestra, Pinky Tomlin, Coy Poe	Django Reinhardt, Garnet Clark	(2:46)
Cloud Castles	Michel Warlop	Django Reinhardt, Michel Warlop	(2:57)
Magic Strings	Michel Warlop	Django Reinhardt, Michel Warlop	(3:08)
Sweet Serenade	Michel Warlop	Django Reinhardt, Michel Warlop	(3:07)
Crazy Strings	Michel Warlop	Django Reinhardt, Michel Warlop	(3:20)
Novel Pets	Michel Warlop	Django Reinhardt, Michel Warlop	(3:27)
Budding Dancers	Michel Warlop	Django Reinhardt, Michel Warlop	(2:38)
I'se A-Muggin'	Stuff Smith	Stéphane Grappelli, Django Reinhardt, Quintet of the Hot Club of France	(3:04)
I Can't Give You Anything But Love	Jimmy McHugh, Dorothy Fields	Stéphane Grappelli, Django Reinhardt, Quintet of the Hot Club of France	(3:21)
Oriental Shuffle	Stéphane Grappelli, Django Reinhardt	Stéphane Grappelli, Django Reinhardt, Quintet of the Hot Club of France	(2:38)
After You've Gone	Henry Creamer, Turner Layton	Stéphane Grappelli, Django Reinhardt, Quintet of the Hot Club of France	(3:03)
Are You in the Mood?	Stéphane Grappelli, Django Reinhardt	Stéphane Grappelli, Django Reinhardt, Quintet of the Hot Club of France	(2:48)
Limehouse Blues	Philip Braham, Douglas Furber	Stéphane Grappelli, Django Reinhardt, Quintet of the Hot Club of France	(2:43)
Nagasaki	Harry Warren, Mort Dixon	Stéphane Grappelli, Django Reinhardt, Quintet of the Hot Club of France	(2:47)
Swing Guitars	Stéphane Grappelli, Django Reinhardt	Stéphane Grappelli, Django Reinhardt, Quintet of the Hot Club of France	(2:22)
Georgia on My Mind	Hoagy Carmichael, Stuart Gorrell	Stéphane Grappelli, Django Reinhardt, Quintet of the Hot Club of France	(3:13)
Shine	Lew Brown, Ford Dabney, Cecil Mack	Stéphane Grappelli, Django Reinhardt, Quintet of the Hot Club of France	(2:55)
In the Still of the Night	Cole Porter, F. Parris	Stéphane Grappelli, Django Reinhardt, Quintet of the Hot Club of France	(3:03)
Sweet Chorus	Stéphane Grappelli, Django Reinhardt	Stéphane Grappelli, Django Reinhardt, Quintet of the Hot Club of France	(2:43)

Credits

Stéphane Grappelli (Performer), Bill Coleman (Vocals), Stéphane Grappelli (Violin), Garnet Clark (Piano), Michel Warlop (Performer), Pierre Ferret (Guitar), Lucien Simoens (Sax (Baritone)), Django Reinhardt (Guitar), Emil Stern (Piano), Maurice Cizeron (Sax (Alto)), Bill Coleman (Trumpet), George Johnson (Clarinet), George Johnson (Sax (Alto)), June Cole (Sax (Baritone)), Joseph Reinhardt (Guitar), Alex Renard (Trumpet), Louis Vola (Sax (Baritone)), Maurice Cizeron (Fiddle), Anatol Schenker (Liner Notes), Alix Combelle (Sax (Tenor))