Complete, Vol. 18: 1949-50 I'll Never Be the Same by Django Reinhardt

Tracks:
Just a Gigolo
Manisero, El (Peanuts Vendor)
Troublant Bol‚ro
Rosetta
Blue Skies
It Might as Well Be Spring
Blue Lou
I'll Never Be the Same
Brazil
What a Diff'rence a Day Made
Pigalle
Annonce de D‚but/Night and Day/D‚sannonce de Fin
Nuages
Black Night (Ex-Diminishing)
Danse Norv‚gienne No. 2
Micro (Mike)
Dream of You
Place de BrouckŠre
Manoir de Mes Rˆves
C Jam Blues
Anniversary Song
Stormy Weather
Deux M‚lodies Russes
Jerzey Bounce
Dinette (Dinah)
Sophisticated Lady
Micro (Mike)
Dream of You
Nuages
Darktown Strutters' Ball, The
Danse Norv‚gienne No. 2
A-Tisket, A-Tasket
Manoir de Mes Rˆves
Place de BrouckŠre
September Song
Royal Garden Blues
St. Louis Blues
Sweet Georgia Brown
Minor Swing
Double Scotch (Double Whiskey) Performer Notes
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Adapter: Laure Wright.

Personnel: Django Reinhardt (guitar, electric guitar); Maurice Chevalier (vocals); St‚phane Grappelli (violin); Andre Ekyan (clarinet, bass clarinet, alto saxophone); Ralph Schecroun, Francois Vermeile, Gianni Safred (piano); Aurelio de Carolis, Gaston Leonard (drums).

Recording information: Paris, France (01/1949-05/1950); RAI Studios, Rome, Italy (01/1949-05/1950); Rome, Italy (01/1949-05/1950); RSR Studios, Geneva, Switzerland (01/1949-05/1950).

Author: Django Reinhardt.

Director: Paul Baron.

Arrangers: Django Reinhardt; Paul Baron.

The 18th volume in this excellent Django Reinhardt review series collects many of his late sides with not only his final editions of the Hot Club of France, but also some radio show takes -- the solo medley of "Dissonance" and "Night and Day" from Maurice Chevalier's radio program on Radio France from 1949, and another radio session, a full program, with the Son Quintette from the same year. The rest of the disc is divided up between two different Rome sessions in 1949 and 1950. The material sounds as good as it can given the circumstances, and the performances are fiery; Reinhardt was using an electric guitar by then and was quite inspired. ~ Thom Jurek

Format
: CD (1 Disc); Stereo Country
: USA Studio/Live
: Studio Release Date
: 12 August, 2003 Label
: Fr‚meaux & Associ‚s

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