Django Reinhardt

• 4 BIT DIGITALLY REMASTERED

• 2 ORIGINAL ALBUMS ON 1 CD

• INCLUDES 1 BONUS TRACK

This release presents the complete studio output of the great Django Reinhardt from 1951 to his very last session (either live or in the studio) on April 8, 1953, which took place nearly one month before the guitarist’s sudden death at the age of 43. All dates showcase him in a small group format and include a good number of compositions by Django himself. Among them is the amazing quartet session he made for Norman Granz in March of 1953, one of Django’s very rare quartet recordings presenting him as the only soloist plus a rhythm section of piano, bass, and drums. As a bonus, a quartet version of “Yesterdays” from that same year, recorded in the studio but only preserved thanks to a radio broadcast. Django died too early to make any stereo recordings. However, by 1953 studio-recording techniques were far better than when he waxed his first sides, and his very last tracks (especially his session for Norman Granz) have probably the best sound quality of his whole discography.

PERSONNEL:

• DJANGO REINHARDT, electric guitar on all tracks, plus:

• [1-4] Django Reinhardt et son Quintette: Bernard Hulin (tp), Hubert Fol (as), Raymond Fol (p), Pierre Michelot (b), Pierre Lemarchand (d). Paris, France, May 11, 1951. Decca session.

• [5-8] Django Reinhardt et son Quintette: Roger Guérin (tp), Hubert Fol (as), Raymond Fol (p), Pierre Michelot (b), Barney Spieler (d). Paris, France, January 30, 1952. Decca session.

• [9-12] Django Reinhardt et son Quintette: Roger Guérin (tp, out on 12), Hubert Fol (as, out on 12), Maurice Vander (p), Pierre Michelot (b), Pierre Lemarchand (d). Paris, France, January 30, 1953. Decca session.

• [13-20] Django Reinhardt et ses Rythmes: Maurice Vander (p), Pierre Michelot (b), Jean-Louis Viale (d). Paris, France, March 10-11, 1953. Clef session.

• [21-24] Django Reinhardt Quintette: Fats Sadi (vibes), Martial Solal (p), Pierre Michelot (b), Pierre Lemarchand (d). Paris, France, April 8, 1953. Decca session.

• (*) BONUS TRACK: [25]
• Maurice Vander or Art Simmons (p), Pierre Michelot (b), prob. Roger Paraboschi (d). Paris, France, January 15, 1953. Radio broadcast.

TRACKS:

• 01) Double Whisky
• 02) Dream Of You
• 03) Impromptu
• 04) Vamp
• 05) Keep Cool
• 06) Flèche D’or
• 07) Troublant Boléro
• 08) Nuits De Saint-Germain-Després
• 09) Crazy Rhythm
• 10) Anouman
• 11) Fine And Dandy
• 12) D.R. Blues
• 13) Blues For Ike
• 14) September Song
• 15) Night And Day
• 16) Insensiblement
• 17) Manoir De Mes Rêves
• 18) Nuages
• 19) Brazil
• 20) Confessin’
• 21) Le Soir
• 22) Chez Moi
• 23) I Cover The Waterfront
• 24) Deccaphonie
• 25) Yesterdays*

• TOTAL TIME: 76:19