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In 1949, guitarist Django Reinhardt and violinist Stephane Grappelli performed together for the first time since the outbreak of World War II put an end to the classic lineup of the Quintet of the Hot Club of France, with the pair reuniting in an Italian recording studio and laying down a number of tunes with a solid local rhythm section. In 1961, 12 songs from those sessions were released in the United States by RCA Victor under the name Djangology (and with Grappelli's name misspelled on the cover).
The remastering for this collection brings out the details without taking the edges out of the sound. Djangology is a lovely set of late-era performances from Django Reinhardt, and if it isn't an ideal collection of his work, it's certainly better (and better presented) than most Reinhardt CD's currently on the market, and stands as further proof of the guitarist's casual genius.
Tracklist
1 I Saw Stars
2 After You've Gone
3 Heavy Artillery (Artillerie Lourde)
4 Beyond The Sea (La Mer)
5 Minor Swing
6 Menilmontant
7 Brick Top
8 Swing Guitars
9 All The Things You Are
10 Daphne
11 (It's Only A) Paper Moon
12 Improvisation On Tchaikovsky's Pathétique (Andante)
13 The World Is Waiting For The Sunrise
14 Djangology
15 Où Es-tu, Mon Amour? (Where Are You, My Love?)
16 Marie
17 I Surrender, Dear
18 Hallelujah
19 Swing 42
20 I'll Never Be The Same
21 Honeysuckle Rose
22 Lover Man (Oh, Where Can You Be?)
23 I Got Rhythm