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The Essential Collection [Django Reinhardt] [CD Boxset] [2 discs]

Django Reinhardt
2 discs

0. DISC 1:
1. Way Down Upon the Swanee River
2. Blue Drag
3. Swing Guitars
4. Limehouse Blues
5. Oriental Shuffle
6. After You've Gone
7. I Can't Give You Anything but Love
8. Shine
9. Georgia (On My Mind)
10. Exactly Like You
11. Tears
12. Rose Room
13. In a Sentimental Mood
14. Runnin' Wild
15. Solitude
16. Miss Annabelle Lee
17. Liebestraum No 3
18. Sheik of Araby, The
19. When Day Is Done
20. Little Love, A Little Kiss, A
21. Hot Lips
22. Body and Soul
23. I'll See You in My Dreams
24. R-Vingt Six
25. Blue Lou
0. DISC 2:
1. It Don't Mean a Thing (If It Ain't Got That Swing)
2. Moonglow
3. Stompin' at Decca
4. It Had to Be You
5. Them There Eyes
6. If I Had You
7. Billets Doux
8. Souvenirs
9. Swing from Paris
10. Three Little Words
11. Night and Day
12. Appel Direct
13. Tornerai
14. Flat Foot Floogie, The
15. I've Got My Love to Keep Me Warm
16. Louise
17. Twelfth Year
18. Japanese Sandman
19. Don't Worry 'Bout Me
20. H.C.Q. Strut
21. Hungaria
22. My Melancholy Baby
23. Jeepers Creepers
24. Tea for Two
25. Swing '39
26. I Wonder Where My Baby Is Tonight
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Manufacturer Part Number (MPN): 857
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Django Reinhardt and Stephane Grappelli may share one of the most advanced cases of musical telepathy in the history of jazz, a genre known for the synergy of its musicians. Between Reinhardt's blistering solos and rhythmic comping and Grappelli's bird-like flights on violin, the two created some of the most exciting and enduring music of the hot-jazz period. This fine two-disc compilation collects many of those tracks, including classics like "Body and Soul," "Swing from Paris," and "It Don't Mean a Thing (If It Ain't Got That Swing"), adding up to almost 150 minutes of classic, timeless jazz. Despite the truckloads of compilations available, THE ESSENTIAL COLLECTION remains an excellent place to become acquainted with Reinhardt and Grappelli, and it should also satisfy long-time fans and collectors.