2012, JSP Records
With this collection, our survey of Django Reinhardt's enormous output is practically complete. The period covered here includes much of his work with American musicians and the early years of the war, a time during which Django was more popular in France and Belgium than at any other time in his life. Parted from Stephane Grappely by the outbreak of war, he played with the leading French bands of the day and became a leader himself, if only for recording purposes. The Rythme sides, recorded under great difficulties in the occupied Brussels, show us a Django at the peak of his renown and reveling in his incomparable technique – the double-time chorus in "Django Rag" is almost incredible in its speed and delicacy. The end of the war would bring new challenges – an American tour, the decline in the popularity of jazz, the advance of bop – and it would take him some time to comprehend the new developments taking place in 52nd Street. But here he is in his pomp, playing as though his life depended on it – which at times it did.
Tracklisting
Disc 1
Disc 2
Disc 3
Disc 4
Disc 5
| 1 | Pennies From Heaven |
| 2 | Tiger Rag |
| 3 | Whoa Babe |
| 4 | Pb Flat Blues |
| 5 | Eddie's Blues |
| 6 | Sweet Georgia Brown |
| 7 | Lady Be Good |
| 8 | Dinah |
| 9 | Daphne |
| 10 | You Took Advantage of Me |
| 11 | I Ain't Got Nobody |
| 12 | Baby Won't You Please Come Home |
| 13 | Big Boy Blues |
| 14 | Swing Guitars |
| 15 | Bill Coleman Blues |
| 16 | Somebody Loves Me |
| 17 | I Can't Believe That You're In Love With Me |
| 18 | Interpretation Swing Du Premier Mouvement Du Concerto En RT Mineur De J |
| 19 | Fiddle's Blues |
| 20 | Interpretation Sur Le Premier Mouvement Du Concerto En RT Mineur De Js |
| 21 | Serenade For a Wealthy Widow |
| 22 | Taj Mahal |
| 23 | Organ Grinder's Swing |
| 24 | Tea For Two |
| 25 | Christmas Swing |
| 26 | Blues |
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