Django Reinhardt - Djangology: Solo And Duet Recordings - COMPACT DISCS [CD]

2019 BRAND NEW Best Of COLLECTION - 38 TRACKS (30 previously unreleased in North America) INCLUDING THE BEST OF HIS SOLO AND DUET RECORDINGS. In 1949, Django Reinhardt and Stephane Grappelli reunited for a brief tour of Italy. While they were there they recorded about 50 tunes with an Italian rhythm section, and although they didn't know it at the time, these sessions marked the last time the Gypsy guitarist and the French violinist recorded together. This edition collects the best tracks from those final sessions, including versions of Hot Club standards like InchMinor Swing,Inch InchBricktop,Inch and InchSwing 42.Inch Reinhardt and Grappelli don't try to recreate the raucous swing of their earlier collaborations, opting instead for an intriguing blend of romantic, almost classical melodic soloing and bebop-tinged harmonies and rhythms. The attempt doesn't always succeed, primarily because the three musicians on drums, bass, and piano are clearly out of their depth. But when the two masters click, as they do on InchI Got Rhythm,Inch they demonstrate an eagerness to explore the new musical possibilities offered by postwar jazz. Sadly Reinhardt died not long after he returned from Italy, so he and Grappelli were never able to continue their musical exploration, leaving the music on Djangology as a final farewell to one of the great partnerships in jazz. Album Tracks 1. Improvisation No. 1 2. Perfum 3. Tea for Two 4. Improvisation No. 2 (Master) 5. Improvisation No. 2 (Alternate Take) 6. Echoes of Spain 7. Naguine 8. Improvisation No. 3 Part 1 9. Improvisation No. 3 Part 2 10. Improvisation No. 6 11. Improvisation No. 7 (Take No. 2) 12. Improvistaion 47 (Improvisation No.5) 13. Improvisation No. 4 14. Belleville 15. Nuages 16. Two Improvised Guitar Choruses 17. Melodie Au Crepuscule / Manoir de Mes Reves 18. Manoir de Mes Reves (V