Django!

On January 23 I marked Django's birthday with an impromptu, off-the-cuff selection of his recordings, and I posted it on Twitter. His guitar was one my early hooks in jazz, and his recordings remain special.

So, without further ado, I give you my Django!. Recordings date from the mid-30s to 1953; if you hear a violin, it's Stéphane Grappelli. If there's a clarinet that'll probably be Hubert Rostaing, same goes for Alix Combelle and his tenor sax (on "Finesse" Rex Stewart is on cornet and Barney Bigard on clarinet). Depending on the date, Django's instrument maybe an acoustic guitar, an electrified acoustic, or a electric guitar proper.

Enjoy the music on YouTube or Qobuz!

* LES YEUX NOIRS





* IMPROVISATION SUR UNE DANSE NORVEGIENNE




* SWING 42




* ALL OF ME




* DINETTE




* TIGER RAG




* MANOIR DE MES REVES




* DJANGOLOGY




* WHEN DAY IS DONE




* YOU'RE DRIVING ME CRAZY




* CHARLESTON




* FINESSE




* MANOIR DE MES REVES ('53)




* ROSE ROOM




* NUAGES