Reinhardt,Django 40 Breath Taking Recordings CD

(2-CD Set) This 40-track collection traces the genius of Django Reinhardt, the opening four numbers from 1934 reveal the Hot Club's effortless mastery of familiar repertoire, followed by "Ultra Fox." CD1 closes with the quintet enthusiastically running through two more Reinhardt/Grappelli compositions "Minor Swing" & "My Serenade". Django plays a delicate duet with Grappelli on a reprise of "Manoir de Mes Reves" and finally the guitarist performs a pensive unaccompanied reading of his masterpiece "Nuages". The first half of CD2 takes us up to the wartime breakup of the Hot Club, opening with Grappelli accompanying Django at the piano on "Sweet Georgia Brown", followed by a fine guitar solo on "Tea For Two".

1. I Saw Stars 2. Dinah 3. Tiger Rag 4. Oh Lady Be Good 5. Ultra Fox 6. The Sunshine of Your Smile 7. Avalon 8. Djangology 9. After You've Gone 10. Limehouse Blues 11. Nagasaki 12. Charleston 13. You're Driving Me Crazy 14. In a Sentimental Mood 15. Parfum 16. Honeysuckle Rose 17. St. Louis Blues 18. Bill Coleman Blues 19. Minor Swing 20. My Serenade 21. Sweet Georgia Brown 22. Tea for Two 23. Night and Day 24. I'm Coming Virginia 25. Them There Eyes 26. Why Shouldn't I? 27. Jeepers Creepers 28. Finesse 29. I'll See You in My Dreams 30. The Man I Love 31. Nuages 32. Django Rag 33. Manoir de Mes Reves 34. Blues Clair 35. Lover Man 36. Brazil 37. I'll Never Smile Again 38. For Sentimental Reasons 39. Manoir de Mes Reves (Duet with Stephane Grappelli) 40. Nuages (Solo)