Name: The Classic Early Recordings
Brand: Django Reinhardt

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Limited edition

Release date

2007-08-01

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Django Reinhardt

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Jazz

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Django Reinhardt was a Romani-French jazz guitarist and composer. Born on January 23, 1910 in Liberchies, Belgium, he became known for his incredible talent as a musician. Reinhardt's artistic abilities extended beyond music; he was also an accomplished painter and enjoyed activities such as fly fishing and billiards. He had a notable career and left a lasting impact on the jazz genre.

Reinhardt sadly passed away on May 16, 1953 in Fontainebleau, Seine-et-Marne, France due to cerebral hemorrhage. His legacy lives on through his family, including his brother Joseph Reinhardt and his son Henri "Lousson" Baumgartner-Reinhardt. He is also remembered as the grandfather of David Reinhardt.

Throughout his life, Django Reinhardt collaborated with various artists who shared his passion for music. Some similar artists include Stéphane Grappelli, Charlie Christian, The Rosenberg Trio, Angelo DeBarre, Sidney Bechet, Dorado Schmitt, Fats Waller,Biréli Lagrène,Joscho Stephan,Yorgui Loeffler,Benny Goodman Sextet,Wes Montgomery,and many more.

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this wonderful five-disc box is an indispensable collection of prewar, prebop jazz that belongs in the company of your finest louis armstrong, duke ellington, count basie, and benny goodman sets. technically, this isn't a true box set - it merely collects five single-disc compilations under one slipcase - but it is infinitely rewarding nonetheless. disheartened by what he thought were sonically subpar reinhardt collections, ted kendall undertook an ambitious mission to find the best original sources for this classic material and then meticulously remastered them. he wisely opted to leave in some of the surface noise to maintain the clarity and integrity of the music. and what glorious, jubilant music it is! dating to the very first quintet of the hot club of france sessions in september 1934 (before they'd even established that moniker), the collection includes all the landmark recordings reinhardt made for ultraphone, decca (its english and french labels), and hmv up through the quintet's 1939 breakup on the eve of world war ii. reinhardt's guitar work is spirited and adventurous throughout—lightning-quick runs, insistent rhythm work, and hybrid "riffs" that seem to split the difference. nearly all the cuts feature the elegant but vivacious violin work of his most famous foil, stephane grappelli, who certainly deserves co-billing on the set. the way the two feed off each other's energy is magical. despite their well-documented personality clashes, the twosome remains perhaps the most synergistic in jazz history, constantly engaging in their incredible cat-and-mouse games. often overlooked are the songwriting talents of the two musicians, who contributed several standards to the jazz canon. though mostly focused on the quintet recordings, the set detours for such oddities as a pair of solo reinhardt cuts from 1937 and collaborations with coleman hawkins. simply delightful from beginning to end.

The Classic Early Recordings

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