The Complete Django Reinhardt & Quintet of the Hot Club of France Swing/HMV Sessions

• Artist: Django Reinhardt
• Rating:
• Release Date: 2000
• Type: Compilation (best of)
• Genre: Jazz

Review

This is the Reinhardt mother lode -- a six-disc collection of the Gypsy legend's oeuvre stretching from just before to just after World War II. Disc one includes several infectious cuts with vocalist Freddy Taylor, beginning with Stuff Smith's "I'se a Muggin'." Disc six closes with one of Reinhardt and Grappelli's last recording sessions together, which included an unusually dark reading of "Oh Lady Be Good" and a revisitation of the obscure "Bricktop" (the first version appears on disc two). In between are well over 100 marvelous tracks, with sound quality up to Mosaic's (and Michael Cuscuna's) impeccable standards. The booklet contains a learned essay and annotation by Mike Peters, as well as an impressive gallery of photographs, concert posters, and news clippings. Extraordinary, and for Reinhardt's most devoted fans, entirely worth the investment. ~ David R. Adler, All Music Guide

Tracks

CD 1

Track Title	Composers	Performers	Time
I'se A-Muggin'	Stuff Smith	Django Reinhardt	(3:07)
I Can't Give You Anything But Love	Jimmy McHugh, Dorothy Fields	Django Reinhardt	(3:22)
Oriental Shuffle	Stéphane Grappelli, Django Reinhardt	Django Reinhardt	(2:39)
After You've Gone	Henry Creamer, Turner Layton	Django Reinhardt	(3:07)
Are You in the Mood?	Stéphane Grappelli, Django Reinhardt	Django Reinhardt	(2:50)
Limehouse Blues	Philip Braham, Douglas Furber	Django Reinhardt	(2:46)
Nagasaki	Harry Warren, Mort Dixon	Django Reinhardt	(2:50)
Swing Guitars	Stéphane Grappelli, Django Reinhardt	Django Reinhardt	(2:25)
Georgia on My Mind	Hoagy Carmichael, Stuart Gorrell	Django Reinhardt	(3:14)
Shine	Lew Brown, Ford Dabney, Cecil Mack	Django Reinhardt	(2:56)
In the Still of the Night	Cole Porter	Django Reinhardt	(3:05)
Sweet Chorus	Stéphane Grappelli, Django Reinhardt	Django Reinhardt	(2:44)
Exactly Like You	Jimmy McHugh, Dorothy Fields	Django Reinhardt	(2:29)
Charleston	James P. Johnson, Cecil Mack	Django Reinhardt	(2:53)
You're Driving Me Crazy	Walter Donaldson	Django Reinhardt	(2:54)
Tears	Stéphane Grappelli, Django Reinhardt	Django Reinhardt	(2:38)
Solitude	Irving Mills, Eddie DeLange, Duke Ellington	Django Reinhardt	(3:09)
Hot Lips	Henry Busse, Benny Davis, Henry Lange	Django Reinhardt	(3:04)
Ain't Misbehavin'	Fats Waller, Andy Razaf, Harry Brooks	Django Reinhardt	(2:53)

CD 2

Track Title	Composers	Performers	Time
Rose Room	Art Hickman, Harry Williams	Django Reinhardt	(2:45)
Body and Soul	Johnny Green, Edward Heyman, Robert Sour, Frank Eyton	Django Reinhardt	(3:26)
When Day Is Done	Buddy DeSylva, Robert Katscher	Django Reinhardt	(3:13)
Runnin' Wild	Arthur Gibbs, Leo Wood, Joe Grey	Django Reinhardt	(2:55)
Chicago	Fred Fisher	Django Reinhardt	(3:26)
Liebestraum No. 3	Franz Liszt	Django Reinhardt	(3:19)
Miss Annabelle Lee	Harry Richman, Sidney Clare, Lew Pollack	Django Reinhardt	(2:49)
A Little Love, a Little Kiss	Adrian Ross, Leo Silesu	Django Reinhardt	(3:19)
Mystery Pacific	Stéphane Grappelli, Django Reinhardt	Django Reinhardt	(2:20)
In a Sentimental Mood	Irving Mills, Duke Ellington, Manny Kurtz	Django Reinhardt	(3:00)
The Sheik of Araby	Harry Beasley Smith, Ted Snyder, Francis Wheeler	Django Reinhardt	(3:05)
I've Found a New Baby	Jack Palmer, Spencer Williams	Django Reinhardt	(2:03)
Alabamy Bound	Buddy DeSylva, Bud Green, Ray Henderson	Django Reinhardt	(2:50)
Improvisation	Django Reinhardt	Django Reinhardt	(2:56)
Parfum	Django Reinhardt	Django Reinhardt	(3:00)
St. Louis Blues	W.C. Handy	Django Reinhardt	(2:42)
Bouncin' Around	Gus Deloof	Django Reinhardt	(2:44)
I've Found a New Baby	Jack Palmer, Spencer Williams	Django Reinhardt	(2:36)
Brick Top	Stéphane Grappelli, Django Reinhardt	Django Reinhardt	(3:04)
Speevey	Stéphane Grappelli, Django Reinhardt	Django Reinhardt	(2:52)

CD 3

Track Title	Composers	Performers	Time
Minor Swing	Stéphane Grappelli, Django Reinhardt	Django Reinhardt	(3:16)
Viper's Dream	Fletcher Allen	Django Reinhardt	(3:15)
Swingin' With Django	Stéphane Grappelli, Django Reinhardt	Django Reinhardt	(2:51)
Paramount Stomp	Stéphane Grappelli, Django Reinhardt, Alain Romans	Django Reinhardt	(2:36)
Bolero	Django Reinhardt	Django Reinhardt	(4:06)
Bolero [Alternate Take]	Django Reinhardt	Django Reinhardt	(3:59)
Mabel [Alternate Take]	Django Reinhardt	Django Reinhardt	(4:03)
Mabel	Django Reinhardt	Django Reinhardt	(4:10)
My Serenade	Django Reinhardt	Django Reinhardt	(3:02)
You Rascal You	Sam Theard	Django Reinhardt	(3:05)
Stephane's Blues	Stéphane Grappelli, Django Reinhardt	Django Reinhardt	(3:16)
Sugar	Maceo Pinkard, Sidney Mitchell, Edna Alexander	Django Reinhardt	(3:03)
Sweet Georgia Brown	Ben Bernie, Maceo Pinkard, Kenneth Casey	Django Reinhardt	(3:16)
Tea for Two	Vincent Youmans, Irving Caesar	Django Reinhardt	(2:50)
Stockholm	Django Reinhardt	Django Reinhardt	(2:47)
The Younger Generation	Noël Coward	Django Reinhardt	(2:25)
I'll See You in My Dreams	Isham Jones, Gus Kahn	Django Reinhardt	(2:31)
Echoes of Spain	Django Reinhardt	Django Reinhardt	(3:07)
Out of Nowhere	Johnny Green, Edward Heyman	Django Reinhardt	(3:16)
I Can't Give You Anything But Love	Jimmy McHugh, Dorothy Fields	Django Reinhardt	(2:38)
Naguine	Django Reinhardt	Django Reinhardt	(2:25)

CD 4

Track Title	Composers	Performers	Time
Nuages	Django Reinhardt	Django Reinhardt	(3:19)
Rhythme Futur	Django Reinhardt	Django Reinhardt	(2:39)
Begin the Beguine	Cole Porter	Django Reinhardt	(2:52)
Blues	Django Reinhardt, Philippe Brun	Django Reinhardt	(3:08)
Coucou	Feline	Django Reinhardt	(2:41)
Indecision (Undecided)	Charlie Shavers, Sydney Robin	Django Reinhardt	(3:03)
Swing 41	Django Reinhardt	Django Reinhardt	(3:08)
Nuages	Django Reinhardt	Django Reinhardt	(3:16)
Pour Vous (Exactly Like You)	Jimmy McHugh, Dorothy Fields	Django Reinhardt	(3:07)
Fantaisie Sur une Danse Norvégienne	Edvard Grieg	Django Reinhardt	(2:33)
Vendredi 13	Django Reinhardt	Django Reinhardt	(3:03)
Liebesfreud	Fritz Kreisler	Django Reinhardt	(2:39)
Mabel	Django Reinhardt	Django Reinhardt	(3:18)
Petits Mensonges (Little White Lies)	Walter Donaldson	Django Reinhardt	(3:16)
Les Yeux Noirs (Dark Eyes)	Traditional	Django Reinhardt	(2:14)
Sweet Sue, Just You	Will J. Harris, Victor Young	Django Reinhardt	(2:50)
Swing de Paris	Django Reinhardt	Django Reinhardt	(3:01)
Oiseaux des Iles	Django Reinhardt	Django Reinhardt	(2:50)
All of Me	Seymour Simons, Gerald Marks	Django Reinhardt	(2:45)

CD 5

Track Title	Composers	Performers	Time
Festival Swing	Alix Combelle	Django Reinhardt	(4:11)
Dinette	Django Reinhardt	Django Reinhardt	(2:50)
Crépuscule	Django Reinhardt, Francis Blanche	Django Reinhardt	(3:01)
Swing 42	Django Reinhardt	Django Reinhardt	(2:47)
Festival Swing	Alix Combelle	Django Reinhardt	(3:40)
Belleville	Django Reinhardt	Django Reinhardt	(2:31)
Lentement, Mademoiselle	Django Reinhardt	Django Reinhardt	(3:17)
Douce Ambiance	Django Reinhardt	Django Reinhardt	(2:19)
Manoir de Mes Rêves	Django Reinhardt	Django Reinhardt	(3:19)
Oui	Alix Combelle, Louis Gasté	Django Reinhardt	(2:09)
Cavalerie	Django Reinhardt	Django Reinhardt	(2:34)
Fleur d'Ennui	Django Reinhardt, Francis Blanche	Django Reinhardt	(2:32)
Blues Clair	Django Reinhardt	Django Reinhardt	(3:02)
Improvisation No. 3, Pt. 1	Django Reinhardt	Django Reinhardt	(3:02)
Improvisation No. 3, Pt. 2	Django Reinhardt	Django Reinhardt	(2:46)
Coquette	Johnny Green, Gus Kahn, Carmen Lombardo	Django Reinhardt	(3:02)
Django's Tiger	Stéphane Grappelli, Django Reinhardt	Django Reinhardt	(2:38)
Embraceable You	George Gershwin, Ira Gershwin	Django Reinhardt	(3:08)
Echoes of France	Traditional	Django Reinhardt	(2:45)

CD 6

Track Title	Composers	Performers	Time
Swingtime in Springtime	Django Reinhardt	Django Reinhardt	(2:53)
Yours and Mine	Nacio Herb Brown, Arthur Freed	Django Reinhardt	(2:56)
On the Sunny Side of the Street	Jimmy McHugh, Dorothy Fields	Django Reinhardt	(2:48)
I Won't Dance	Jimmy McHugh, Jerome Kern, Dorothy Fields, Oscar Hammerstein II, Otto Harbach	Django Reinhardt	(2:52)
R-Vingt-Six	Stéphane Grappelli, Django Reinhardt	Django Reinhardt	(2:29)
How High the Moon	Nancy Hamilton, Morgan Lewis	Django Reinhardt	(2:32)
Lover Man	Roger "Ram" Ramirez, Jimmy Sherman, Jimmy Davis	Django Reinhardt	(3:14)
Blue Lou	Irving Mills, Edgar Sampson	Django Reinhardt	(2:19)
Blues	Django Reinhardt, Philippe Brun	Django Reinhardt	(2:37)
What Is This Thing Called Love?	Cole Porter	Django Reinhardt	(2:12)
Ol' Man River	Jerome Kern, Oscar Hammerstein II	Django Reinhardt	(2:43)
Si Tu Savais	Andre Michel Salvet, Georges Ulmer	Django Reinhardt	(2:48)
Eveline	Stéphane Grappelli	Django Reinhardt	(2:17)
Diminushing	Django Reinhardt	Django Reinhardt	(3:20)
Mike	Django Reinhardt	Django Reinhardt	(2:49)
Oh, Lady Be Good	George Gershwin, Ira Gershwin	Django Reinhardt	(2:57)
Festival 48	Django Reinhardt	Django Reinhardt	(2:39)
Fantaisie	Stéphane Grappelli, Django Reinhardt	Django Reinhardt	(2:54)
Brick Top	Stéphane Grappelli, Django Reinhardt	Django Reinhardt	(3:05)
Just for Fun	Stéphane Grappelli, Django Reinhardt	Django Reinhardt	(3:07)
To Each His Own Symphony	Jack Lawrence, Alex Alstone	Django Reinhardt	(3:04)

Credits

Michel Warlop (Violin), Alix Combelle (Sax (Tenor)), Andre Cornille (Trumpet), Guy Paquinet (Tuba), Maurice Cizeron (Flute), Malcolm Addey (Transfers), Mike Peters (Research), Tony Rovira (Bass), André Jourdan (Drums), Allan Hodgkiss (Guitar), Marcel Bianchi (Guitar), Jacques Diéval (Piano), Coleridge Goode (Bass), Joseph Reinhardt (Guitar), Jean Storne (Bass), Fred Ermelin (Bass), Gerard Leveque (Clarinet), Lucien Simoens (Bass), Pierre Fouad (Drums), Gus Deloof (Trumpet), Emmanuel Soudieux (Bass), Christian Bellest (Trumpet), Cynthia Sesso (Photo Research), Dany Kane (Harmonica), Malcolm Addey (Mastering), Michael Cuscuna (Release Production), Josef Swetschin (Violin), Francis Luca (Bass), Stéphane Grappelli (Violin), Hubert Rostaing (Clarinet), Armand Molinetti (Drums), Philippe Brun (Trumpet), Charles Delaunay (Original Session Producer), Django Reinhardt (Guitar), Pierre Ferret (Guitar), Maurice Gladieu (Tuba), Charles Delaunay (Announcer), Eugene Vees (Guitar), Aimé Barelli (Trumpet), P Bartel (Violin), Arthur Motta (Drums), Alex Caturegli (Trumpet), Christian Wagner (Clarinet), Freddy Taylor (Vocals), Gaston Leonard (Drums), Louis Gasté (Guitar), Charles Hary (Sax (Tenor)), Josse Breyere (Tuba), Richard Mantel (Design Direction), Eugene d'Hellemmes (Bass), Louis Vola (Bass), Pierre Allier (Trumpet), Andre Lluis (Clarinet)