Djangology and More… A Compendium of Jazz Manouche (Aka Gypsy Jazz) – Various Artists

Description

Gypsies – or more correctly, Romany, Romani or Roma people – have always been nomadic, and their music has been influenced by exotic Eastern, European and Arabic idioms.

But gypsy jazz had its roots firmly in France, where it is known as jazz manouche, and its origins can be traced directly to guitarist Django Reinhardt and violinist Stephane Grappelli, who teamed up at the Hotel Claridge in Paris, during the summer of 1934, to form Le Quintette Du Hot Club De France.

Other important Jazz Manouche/Gypsy Jazz musicians included violinist Michel Warlop, accordionists Gus Viseur and Tony Mur?na, guitarists Joseph Reinhardt, Baro, Matelot, Sarane Ferret (the latter trio, of Les Freres Ferret), and Oscar Aleman, all of whom are also featured heavily herein.

The fifty-four sides compiled on this 2-CD set were all recorded between 1934-47, which was very much the “Golden Age” for the genre.
1 Le Quintette Du Hot Club De France – Lady Be Good
2 Le Quintette Du Hot Club De France – Tiger Rag
3 Django Reinhardt & St?phane Grappelli – Limehouse Blues
4 Django Reinhardt & St?phane Grappelli – Djangology
5 Django Reinhardt & St?phane Grappelli – Swing Guitars
6 Michel Warlop Et Son Orchestre – Cloud Castles
7 Michel Warlop Et Son Orchestre – Crazy Strings
8 Le Quintette Du Hot Club De France – Speevy
9 Django Reinhardt & St?phane Grappelli – Minor Swing
10 Le Quintette Du Hot Club De France (Augmented) – Bolero
11 Le Quintette Du Hot Club De France (Augmented) – Mabel
12 Gus Viseur – Winds And Strings
13 Gus Viseur – Automne
14 Django Reinhardt & St?phane Grappelli – Sweet Georgia Brown
15 Django Reinhardt & St?phane Grappelli – Daphne
16 Django Reinhardt & St?phane Grappelli – China Boy
17 Le Quintette Du Hot Club De France – Black And White
18 Le Quintette Du Hot Club De France – Stomping At Decca
19 Albert Ferreri Et Le Trio Ferret – Andalousie
20 Le Trio Ferret – La Valse Des Niglots
21 Le Trio Ferret – Ti-Pi-Tin
22 Oscar Aleman Trio – Jeepers Creepers
23 Oscar Aleman – Nobody’s Sweetheart
24 Gus Viseur – C?ur Vagabond
25 Svenska Hotkvintetten – Hallelujah
26 Svenska Hotkvintetten – Opus 5
1 Le Quintette Du Hot Club De France – Swing ’39
2 Le Quintette Du Hot Club De France – I’ll See You In My Dreams
3 Gus Viseur Et Son Orchestre – Undecided
4 Gus Viseur – Swing Valse
5 Django Reinhardt & St?phane Grappelli – Nuages
6 Le Quintette Du Hot Club De France – Oiseaux Des Iles
7 Tony Mur?na Et Son Ensemble Swing – Nostalgia Gitana
8 Tony Mur?na Et Son Ensemble Swing – Gitan Swing
9 Sarane Ferret Et Le Swing Quintette De Paris – Septembre
10 Sarane Ferret Et Le Swing Quintette De Paris – Swing Star
11 Sarane Ferret Et Le Swing Quintette De Paris – Cocktail Swing
12 Quintette Du Hot Club De Belgique – Rose De Miel
13 Sarane Ferret Et Le Quintette De Paris With Georges Effrose – Hungaria
14 Sarane Ferret Et Le Quintette With Georges Effrosse – Sex-Appeal
15 Sarane Ferret Et Le Quintette De Paris With Georges Effrose – Studio 28
16 Orchestre Swing Jo Reinhardt – Zaozou Zazou
17 Django Reinhardt – Blues En Mineur
18 Gus Viseur Et Son Orchestre – Swing ’42
19 Viseur-Deloof Sextet – Manche De Fouet
20 Frank Ottersen Og Hans Sekstett – Ding, Dong, Dang
21 Frank Ottersen Og Hans Sekstett – Promenade
22 Jean Ferret Et Son Sixtette – La Vipere Du Trottoir
23 Joseph Reinhardt Et Son Ensemble – Un Peu De Reve
24 Joseph Reinhardt Et Son Ensemble – L’oeil Noir
25 Oscar Aleman Y Su Quinteto De Swing – Darktown Strutters Ball
26 Oscar Aleman Y Su Quinteto De Swing – Diga Diga Doo
27 Django Reinhardt & St?phane Grappelli – How High The Moon
28 Django Reinhardt & St?phane Grappelli – Danse Nuptiale