Release Date: 27 November 2012
Label: Essential Jazz Classics
Packaging Type: Jewel Case
No of Units: 1
Barcode: 8436542012331
Description
This release presents the complete studio output of the great Django Reinhardt from 1951 to his very last session (either live or in the studio) on April 8, 1953, which took place nearly one month before the guitarist's sudden death at the age of 43. All dates showcase him in a small group format and include a good number of compositions by Django himself. Among them is the amazing quartet session he made for Norman Granz in March of 1953, one of Django's very rare quartet recordings presenting him as the only soloist plus a rhythm section of piano, bass, and drums. As a bonus, a quartet version of "Yesterdays" from that same year, recorded in the studio but only preserved thanks to a radio broadcast. Django died too early to make any stereo recordings. However, by 1953 studio-recording techniques were far better than when he waxed his first sides, and his very last tracks (especially his session for Norman Granz) have probably the best sound quality of his whole discography.
Tracklisting
Various
Various
Tina Brooks Quintet
Nancy Wilson, Cannonball Aderley & George Shearing
Stan Getz
Steve Lacy
Booker Little
Art Blakey & The Jazz Messengers
Django Reinhardt
Django Reinhardt
Django Reinhardt
Django Reinhardt
Django Reinhardt
Django Reinhardt
Django Reinhardt
Django Reinhardt
