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Blue Moon |
Michel Warlop et son Orchestre |
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Coleman Hawkins (ts); Arthur Briggs, Nöel Chiboust, Pierre Allier (tp); Guy Paquinet (tb);
André Ekyan, Charles Lisée, Alix Combelle (s); Stéphane Grappelli (p);
Django Reinhardt (g);
Eugène d’Hellemmes (b); Maurice Chaillou (dm)
1935 March 2 - Paris |
| Blue Skies |
Philippe Brun and his Jam Band |
|
Philippe Brun (tp); Guy Paquinet (tb); Alix Combelle (cl); Charlie Lewis (p); Django Reinhardt (g);
Marceau Sarbib (b); H.P. Chadel (dm)
1940 February 22 - Swing, Paris |
| Blues |
Philippe Brun (tp solo) |
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acc. by Stephnane Grappelli (cel); Django Reinhardt (g)
One of the finest French jazz trumpeters of his day, Philippe Brun is nearly forgotten now and except for
his collaborations with Django Reinhardt and Alix Combelle, few of his recordings have been reissued.
Inspired by Bix Beiderbecke, Brun's lovely tone came through even when, as on "Blues", he played in a
cup mute.
I don't know just how the musicians decided on the unusual instrumentation for this
recording, but it created a delightful and delicate sort of chamber jazz, and it was a precursor to Edmond Hall's famous Celeste Quartet session of 1941.
(Was it an inspiration? Who knows if any member of
Hall's pickup group ever heard this recording?)
Brun takes the first solo, and although he's the featured
player for the side, he never tries to impress with flashy displays of technique. Instead, he plays a
simple, soulful statement that cuts right to the core.
Grappelli (who was also an excellent pianist) enjoys
playing around on the celeste, but Django's solo is quite serious and studied. There's no guitar effects,
just a passionate single-string solo made up of perfectly-sculpted phrases, with a surprising turn to the
low register as Brun returns.
If Brun had a weakness, it was his sense of rhythm. He was clearly behind
Grappelli and Reinhardt when it came to swinging eighth notes. But close to the end, Django picks up on
Brun's shuffle rhythm and by using it--slightly adapted--in his accompaniment, is able to bring Brun a
little closer to authentic swing style.
1937 December 27 - Swing, Paris |
| Blues |
Django Reinhardt et le Quintette du Hot Club de France |
|
Hubert Rostaing (cl); Django Reinhardt (g solo); Joseph Reinhardt (g); Francis Luca (b); Pierre Fouad (dm);
Josette Daydé (vo)
1940 October 1 - Swing, Paris |
| Blues |
Django Reinhardt et le Quintette du Hot Club de France, avec Stéphane Grappelli |
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Stéphane Grappelli (v); Django Reinhardt (g solo); Joseph Reinhardt, Jean “Matelot” Férret (g);
Emmanuel Soudieux (b)
1947 March 26 - Swing, Paris |
| Blues |
Django Reinhardt (g solo) - acc. by Aimé Barelli et son Orchestre: |
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Aimé Barelli, Alex Caturégli, Jean Mauclaire, Georges Gay, Marcel Simino (tp); Benny Vasseur, Nat Peck (tb);
Jean Aldegon, Paul Jean-Jean (as); Jean Fourmanoir, Louis Soen (ts); Armand Miggiani (bs); Pierre Foucault (p);
Léo Petit (g); Antoine Giaccardo (b); André Jourdan (dm); José Bartel (conga)
1952 November - "Jazz Variétés”, ORTF broadcast, Paris |
| Blues |
Django Reinhardt avec Tony Proteau et son Orchestre |
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Django Reinhardt (g solo); Bernard Hulin, Jean Liesse, Roger Guérin, Fernan Verstraete (tp); Nat Peck, Guy Paquinet, André Paquinet (tb); Jack Ary, Robert Cuinet (as); Daniel Dallolmo, André Ross (ts); Henri Aspar (bs); André Persiany (p); Charlie Blareau (b); Gérard Pochonnet (dm)
1953 Feb 1 - "Jazz Variétés”, ORTF broadcast, Paris |
| Blues Clair |
Django Reinhardt (g solo)
|
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acc. by Eugène Vées (g); Jean Storne (b); Gaston Léonard (dm)
1943 February 26 - Paris |
| Blues Clair |
Souvenirs de Django Reinhardt |
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Maurice Meunier (cl); Django Reinardt (g solo); Eddie Bernard (p); Eugène Vées (g); Emmanuel Soudieux (b); Jacques Martinon (dm)
1947 August 25 - Radiodiffusion-TV Française, Paris |
| Blues d’Autrefois |
Django Reinhardt et son Orchestre |
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Alex Renard, Alex Caturégli, Maurice Moufflard (tp); Maurice Gladieu, Pierre Rémy (tb); Max Blanc, Robert Merchez, Robert Mavounzy (as); André Lluis, Charles Hary (ts); Django Reinhardt (g solo); Eugène Vees (g); Jean Storne (b); Pierre Fouad (dm); Michel Warlop, Paulette Izoard, Sylvio Schmidt, Raymond Goutard (v); Nelly Kay (vo)
Django’s 1943 July 7 - Swing, Paris |
| Blues en Mineur |
Django Reinhardt (g, v) - acc. by Ivon de Bie (p) - |
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1942 April 16 - Rythme, Brussels |
