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While Swing was becoming the big big thing in the USA in the mid 1930's there was another, perhaps more experimental, brand of jazz that was beginning to take shape on the other side of the pond. The music produced by the Quintette Du Hot Club De Jazz would significantly alter the future of jazz and music in general, especially the direction of the guitar.
The Quintette produced an absolute plethora of recordings during this period but an album like this concisely showcases the main songs that serve as a wonderful introduction to the world of Django Reinhardt and Stephane Grapelli. They are all here. Dinah, Tiger Rag, Djangology, Honeysuckle Rose (with Coleman Hawkins dipping his toes into experimental waters), and Nuages to name but a few.
1. Dinah
2. Oh, Lady Be Good
3. I Saw Stars
4. I'm Confessin' (That I Love You)
5. I've Had My Moments
6. Djangology
7. St. Louis Blues
8. Limehouse Blues
9. I Got Rhythm
10. I've Found a New Baby
11. After You've Gone
12. Nagasaki
13. Swing Guitars
14. Charleston
15. You're Driving Me Crazy
16. Runnin' Wild
17. Improvisation
18. Minor Swing
19. Honeysuckle Rose
20. Sweet Georgia Brown
21. Night and Day
22. Daphné
23. Them There Eyes
24. I'll See You In My Dreams
25.Nuages
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