Django Reinhardt - The Electric Years (1947-1953) [2007]

Django Reinhardt appears on an AVID Entertainment release for the second time, here featuring his electric guitar period and this time on classic AVID JAZZ label. Focusing on his music after 1947 when he returned from the USA having played with Duke Ellington, we also include a valuable recording made at the RDF radio studios possibly for a film soundtrack and skilfully re-mastered by AVID’s own sound engineers. Django’s music in the 1950’s underwent many changes as witnessed among these tracks. We travel through small group swing to bebop influenced modern harmonic and rhythmically conceptual pieces, urgent, wild and frantic as detected in his amazing guitar playing!

Tracklist:

CD 1:

Django Reinhardt et son Quintette (Paris, 16 April 1947):
01. Peche A la Mouche
Django's Music / Django Reinhardt et son Orchestra du 'Boeuf sur le Toit (Paris, 16 April 1947):
02. Minor Blues
Django Reinhardt et le Quintette du Hot Club de France (Paris, 6 July 1947):
03. For Sentimental Reasons
04. Blues For Barclay
05. Danse Norvegienne
06. Folie A Amphion
07. Vette
08. Anniversary Song
09. Swing 48 (2:46)
Django Reinhardt et le Quintette du Hot Club de France (Paris, 18 July 1947):
10. September Song
11. Brazil
12. I'll Never Smile Again
13. New York City
14. Django's Blues
15. I Love You
16. Love's Mood
Django Reinhardt et le Quintette du Hot Club de France ('Surprise Party' radio broadcasts, RDF Studios, Paris, 7, 15 & 22 September 1947):
17. Vendredi 13
18. Billets Doux
19. Swing Dynamique
20. Lover Man
21. Rhythme Futur
Django Reinhardt et le Quintette du Hot Club de France (Paris, 4 October 1947):
22. Topsy
23. Moppin' The Bride
24. Insensiblement
25. Mano
26. Blues Primitif
27. Gypsy With A Song

CD 2:

Django Reinhardt et ses Rhythmes (Paris, 10 March 1953):
01. Blues For Ike
02. September Song
03. Night And Day
04. Insensiblement
05. Manoir de Mes Reves
06. Nuages
07. Brazil
08. I'm Confessin'
Django Reinhardt et son Quintette (Paris, 11 May 1951):
09. Double Whisky
10. Dream Of You
11. Impromtu
12. Vamp
Django Reinhardt et son Quintette (Paris, 30 January 1952):
13. Keep Cool
14. Fleche D'Or
15. Troublant Bolero
16. Nuits de Saint Germain-des-Pres
Django Reinhardt et son Quintette (Paris, 30 January 1953):
17. Crazy Rhythm
18. Anouman
19. Fine And Dandy
20. D.R. Blues
Souvenirs de Django Reinhardt ('Surprise Party' radio broadcasts, RDF Studios, Paris, 8, 13 November 1947):
21. Symphonie
22. Improvisation Sur La Danse Norvegienne
23. St. Louis Blues
24. Douce Ambiance
25. Melodie Au Crepuscule
26. I Can't Give You Anything But Love

Personnel:

Django Reinhardt: guitar
Joseph Reinhardt, Eugene Vees, Al Craig: guitar
Eddie Bernard, Raymond Fol, Maurice Vander: piano
Jo Boyer, Bernard Hullin: trumpet
Guy Paquinet: trombone
Michel de Villers, Hubert Rostaing, Hubert Fol, Gerard Leveque: clarinet
Jean-Claude Fohrenbach, Hubert Fol: sax (tenor)
Michel de Villers: sax (alto)
Willy Lockwood, Emmanuel Soudieux, Barney Spieler, Pierre Michelot, Ladislas Czabanyck: bass
Andre Jourdan, Pierre Lemarchand, Al Craig, Jean-Louis Viale: drums