THE COMPLETE DJANGO REINHARDT AND QUINTET OF THE HOT CLUB OF FRANCE SWING/HMV SESSIONS 1936-1948.
Mosaic MD6-190



Complete Mosaic Set : 6 cds, with Artwork (details - place, date, credits). Biterate : .FLAC
The Complete Django Reinhardt And Quintet Of The Hot Club Of France Swing/HMV Sessions 1936-1948 [Mosaic Box]

With this rich collection of sides by Django Reinhardt from the vaults of HMV and Swing, you can instantly transport yourself to a small French cafe in the mid ‘30s, very near the beginning of his recording career, where dedicated fans discovered what made this extraordinary musician - the first real European jazz star—a raging sensation on both sides of the Atlantic.
Musically, he was gifted in a way that seldom has been seen before or since these classic recordings were made. His ability to riff with abandon, without compromising expressiveness, was what appealed to audiences at the time, and he could count among his admirers Duke Ellington, Benny Carter, Coleman Hawkins and Eddie South.

His group, co-led by violinist Stephane Grappelli, was the celebrated Quintette du Hot Club de France, named for and initially sponsored by the society of French record collectors who made Hot Music a passionate and scholarly pursuit. This ensemble, as well as Reinhardt’s own playing, exhibited a keen sense of swing while blending the sound of a small Parisian cafe band.

But this was Hot Music that later incorporated some extremely modern elements. Django, on first hearing Charlie Parker on record, is said to have dropped his head into his hands and moaned out of admiration and humility. He immediately began incorporating bop idioms and harmonies into his music. In turn, many bop musicians credit Django as an important influence.

The recordings—118 in all - span Django’s most productive years (and Europe’s most painful and chaotic), from 1936 to 1948, and feature him performing solo guitar and in duet with Grappelli as well as with the quintet.

The quintet, which included Joseph Reinhardt, Roger Chaput and later Pierre Ferret on guitar and Louis Vola on bass, became internationally known for these exact recordings now available from Mosaic. They reveal Django’s power, his melodic abilities, and his skill at achieving, simultaneously, technical precision and deeply meaningful tonal nuances.

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THE COMPLETE DJANGO REINHARDT AND QUINTET OF THE HOT CLUB OF FRANCE SWING/HMV SESSIONS 1936-1948.
Mosaic MD6-190

DISC ONE
1. I’se A Muggin’ (A) 3:04
(Stuff Smith)
2. I Can’t Give You Anything But Love (A) 3:20
(J. McHugh-D. Fields)
3. Oriental Shuffle (A) 2:37
(D. Reinhardt-S. Grappelli)
4. After You’ve Gone (A) 3:04
(H. Creamer-T. Layton)
5. Are You In The Mood? (A) 2:47
(D. Reinhardt-S. Grappelli)
6. Limehouse Blues (A) 2:44
(P. Braham-D. Furber)
7. Nagasaki (B) 2:47
(H. Warren-M. Dixon)
8. Swing Guitars (B) 2:23
(D. Reinhardt-S. Grappelli)
9. Georgia On My Mind (B) 3:11
(H. Carmichael-S. Gorrell)
10. Shine (B) 2:53
(Dabney-Mack-Brown)
11. In The Still Of The Night (B) 3:02
(H. Carmichael-J. Trent)
12. Sweet Chorus (B) 2:42
(D. Reinhardt-S. Grappelli)
13. Exactly Like You (C) 2:27
(J. McHugh-D. Fields)
14. Charleston (C) 2:50
(C. Mack-J. Johnson)
15. You’re Driving Me Crazy (C) 2:52
(Walter Donaldson)
16. Tears (C) 2:35
(D. Reinhardt-S. Grappelli)
17. Solitude (C) 3:07
(Ellington-DeLange-Mills)
18. Hot Lips (D) 3:02
(Busse-Lange-Davis)
19. Ain’t Misbehavin’ (D) 2:51
(Razaf-Waller-Brooks)

DISC TWO
1. Rose Room (D) 2:42
(Hickman-H. Williams)
2. Body And Soul (D) 3:24
(Green-Hayman-Sour-Eyton)
3. When Day Is Done (D) 3:10
(Katscher-De Sylva-Ballentine)
4. Runnin’ Wild (E) 2:52
(Wood-Gibbs-Grey)
5. Chicago (E) 3:23
(Fred Fisher)
6. Liebestraum No.3 (E) 3:18
(Franz Liszt)
7. Miss Annabelle Lee (E) 2:46
(Clarke-Richman-Pollack)
8. A Little Love, A Little Kiss (E) 3:16
(Ropes-Silesu-Fysher)
9. Mystery Pacific (E) 2:17
(D. Reinhardt-S. Grappelli)
10. In A Sentimental Mood (E) 2:58
(Ellington-Kurtz-Mills)
11. The Sheik Of Araby (F) 3:03
(Smith-Wheeler-Snyder)
12. I’ve Found A New Baby (F) 2:00
(J. Palmer-S. Williams)
13. Alabamy Bound (F) 2:47
(DeSylva-Brown-Henderson-Green)
14. Improvisation (F) 2:54
(Django Reinhardt)
15. Parfum (F) 2:58
(Django Reinhardt)
16. St. Louis Blues (G) 2:40
(W.C. Handy)
17. Bouncin’ Around (G) 2:42
(Gus Deloof)
18. I’ve Found A New Baby (H) 2:33
(J. Palmer-S. Williams)
19. Brick Top (I) 3:01
(D. Reinhardt-S. Grappelli)
20. Speevy (I) 2:50
(D. Reinhardt-S. Grappelli)

DISC THREE
1. Minor Swing (I) 3:13
(D. Reinhardt-S. Grappelli)
2. Viper’s Dream (I) 3:13
(F. Allen)
3. Swingin’ With Django (J) 2:48
(D. Reinhardt-S. Grappelli)
4. Paramount Stomp (J) 2:34
(Reinhardt-Grappelli-Romans)
5. Bolero (K) 4:01
(Django Reinhardt)
6. Bolero (alternate take) (K) 3:56
(Django Reinhardt)
7. Mabel (alternate take) (K) 4:01
(D. Reinhardt-S. Grappelli)
8. Mabel (K) 4:08
(D. Reinhardt-S. Grappelli)
9. My Serenade (K) 2:59
(Django Reinhardt)
10. You Rascal You (L) 3:03
(Sam Theard)
11. Stephen’s Blues (L) 3:14
(D. Reinhardt-S. Grappelli)
12. Sugar (L) 3:01
(Pinkard-Mitchell-Alexander)
13. Sweet Georgia Brown (L) 3:14
(Bernie-Pinkard-Casey)
14. Tea For Two (L) 2:47
(I. Caesar-V. Youmans)
15. Stockholm (M) 2:45
(Django Reinhardt)
16. Younger Generation (M) 2:22
(Noel Coward)
17. I’ll See You In My Dreams (M) 2:29
(I. Jones-G. Kahn)
18. Echoes Of Spain (M) 3:05
(Django Reinhardt)
19. Out Of Nowhere (M) 3:13
(J. Green-E. Heyman)
20. Baby (M) 2:35
(J. McHugh-D. Fields)
21. Naguine (M) 2:25
(Django Reinhardt)

DISC FOUR
1. Nuages (N) 3:16
(Django Reinhardt)
2. Rhythm Futur (N) 2:37
(Django Reinhardt)
3. Begin The Beguine (N) 2:50
(Cole Porter)
4. Blues (N) 3:06
(Django Reinhardt)
5. Coucou (N) 2:39
(A. Mathas-Feline)
6. Indecision (Undecided) (N) 3:01
(Charlie Shavers)
7. Swing 41 (O) 3:05
(Django Reinhardt)
8. Nuages (O) 3:15
(Django Reinhardt)
9. Pour Vous (Exactly Like You) (O) 3:05
(Django Reinhardt)
10. Fantaisie Sur Une Danse Norvegienne (O) 2:30
(Edvard Grieg)
11. Vendredi 13 (O) 3:01
(Django Reinhardt)
12. Liebesfreud (O) 2:37
(Fritz Kreisler)
13. Mabel (O) 3:16
(D. Reinhardt-S. Grappelli)
14. Petits Mensonges (Little White Lies) (O) 3:14
(Walter Donaldson)
15. Les Yeux Noirs (Dark Eyes) (O) 2:12
(trad.)
16. Sweet Sue, Just You (O) 2:48
(V. Young-W. Harris)
17. Swing De Paris (P) 3:00
(Django Reinhardt)
18. Oiseaux Des Iles (P) 2:48
(Django Reinhardt)
19. All Of Me (P) 2:46
(G. Marks-S. Simons)

DISC FIVE
1. Festival Swing (Q) 4:07
(A. Combelle-F. Combelle)
2. Dinette (R) 2:48
(Django Reinhardt)
3. Crepuscule (R) 2:58
(D. Reinhardt-F. Blanche)
4. Swing 42 (R) 2:45
(D. Reinhardt-Riesner)
5. Festival Swing 1942, Part Two (S) 3:38
(Hubert Rostaing)
6. Belleville (T) 2:29
(Django Reinhardt)
7. Lentement Mademoiselle (T) 3:15
(Django Reinhardt)
8. Douce Ambiance (U) 2:17
(D. Reinhardt-S. Grappelli)
9. Manoir De Mes Reves (U) 3:17
(Django Reinhardt)
10. Oui (U) 2:06
(A. Combelle-L. Gaste)
11. Cavalerie (U) 2:33
(Django Reinhardt)
12. Fleur D’Ennui (V) 2:30
(D. Reinhardt-F. Blanche)
13. Blues Clair (V) 3:00
(Django Reinhardt)
14. Improvisation No. 3-Part 1 (V) 2:59
(Django Reinhardt)
15. Improvisation No. 3-Part 2 (V) 2:44
(Django Reinhardt)
16. Coquette (W) 3:00
(Lombardo-Green-Kahn)
17. Django’s Tiger (W) 2:35
(D. Reinhardt-S. Grappelli)
18. Embraceable You (W) 3:06
(G. & I. Gershwin)
19. Echoes Of France (W) 2:44
(Rouget de I’lsle)

DISC SIX
1. Swingtime In Springtime (X) 2:50
(Django Reinhardt)
2. Yours And Mine (X) 2:54
(A. Freed-N. Brown)
3. On The Sunny Side Of The Street (X) 2:46
(D. Fields-J. McHugh)
4. I Won’t Dance (X) 2:50
(Kern-Fields-McHugh-Harbach-Hammerstein)
5. R-Vingt-Six (Y) 2:27
(D. Reinhardt-S. Grappelli)
6. How High The Moon (Y) 2:29
(N. Hamilton-M. Lewis)
7. Lover Man (Y) 3:12
(Davis-Ramirez-Sherman)
8. Blue Lou (Y) 2:16
(E. Sampson-I. Mills)
9. Blues (Y) 2:35
(Django Reinhardt)
10. What Is This Thing Called Love? (Z) 2:10
(Cole Porter)
11. Ol’ Man River (Z) 2:40
(J. Kern-O. Hammerstein)
12. Si Tu Savais (Z) 2:45
(Ulmer-Antoni-Salvet)
13. Eveline (Z) 2:15
(Stephane Grappelli)
14. Diminushing (Z) 3:18
(Django Reinhardt)
15. Mike (AA) 2:47
(Django Reinhardt)
16. Oh, Lady Be Good (AA) 2:56
(G. & I. Gershwin)
17. Festival 48 (AA) 2:36
(Django Reinhardt)
18. Fantaisie (AA) 2:51
(D. Reinhardt-S. Grappelli)
19. Brick Top (AA) 3:03
(D. Reinhardt-S. Grappelli)
20. Just For Fun (AA) 3:05
(D. Reinhardt-S. Grappelli)
21. To Each His Own/Symphonie (AA) 3:02
(R. Evans-J. Livingston/A. Alstone-J. Lawrence)