Django Reinhardt - Rhythm & Swing [7 discs]

7 discs of pure genius. 143 tracks of the finest gypsy jazz, in chronological order, starting from 1934 until 1939.

Tracklist:

Disc 1 - 1934-1935

01. I Saw Stars
02. I'm Confessin'
03. Dinah
04. Tiger Rag
05. Oh Lady, Be Good
06. I Saw Stars
07. Lily Belle May June
08. Sweet Sue, Just You
09. I'm Confessin'
10. The Continental
11. Blue Moon
12. Avalon
13. What a Difference a Day Made
14. Stardust
15. Blue Drag
16. Swanee River
17. The Sunshine of your Smile
18. Ultrafox
19. Avalon
20. Smoke Rings

Disc 2 - 1935

01. Clouds
02. Believe it, Beloved
03. I've Found a new Baby
04. St. Louis Blues
05. Crazy Rhythm
06. The Sheik of Araby
07. Chasing Shadows
08. I've Had my Moments
09. Some of these Days
10. Djangology
11. St. Louis Blues
12. Limehouse Blues
13. I got Rhythm
14. I've Found a New Baby
15. It Was so Beautiful
16. China Boy
17. Moon Glow
18. It Don't Mean a Thing
19. Rosetta
20. Stardust

Disc 3 - 1935-1937

01. The Object of my Affection
02. I'se a Muggin'
03. I can't give you anything but love
04. Oriental Shuffle
05. After You've Gone
06. Are you in the Mood
07. Limehouse Blues
08. Nagasaki
09. Swing Guitars
10. Georgia on my Mind
11. Shine
12. In the Still of the Night
13. Sweet Chorus
14. Exactly Like You
15. Charlestone
16. You're Driving me Crazy
17. Tears
18. Solitude
19. Hot Lips
20. Ain't Misbehavin'

Disc 4 - 1937

01. Rose Room
02. Body & Soul
03. When Day is Done
04. Runnin' Wild
05. Chicago
06. Liebestraum No. 3
07. Miss Annabelle Lee
08. A little Love, A little Kiss
09. Mystery Pacific
10. In a Sentimental Mood
11. The Sheik of Araby
12. Improvisation
13. Parfum
14. Alabamy Bound
15. St. Louis Blues
16. Bouncin' Around
17. I've Found a new Baby
18. Bricktop
19. Speevey
20. Minor Swing

Disc 5 - 1937-1938

01. Viper's Dream
02. Swinging with Django
03. Paramount Stomp
04. Bolero
05. Bolero
06. Mabel
07. Mabel
08. My Serenade
09. You Rascal You
10. Stephen's Blues
11. Sugar
12. Sweet Georgia Brown
13. Tea for Two
14. My Sweet
15. Honeysuckle Rose
16. Sweet Georgia Brown
17. Night & Day
18. My Sweet
19. Souvenirs
20. Daphne

Disc 6 - 1938

01. Black & White
02. Stompin' at Decca
03. Tornerai
04. If I Had You
05. It had to be You
06. Nocturne
07. Billets Doux
08. Swing from Paris
09. Them There Eyes
10. Three Little Words
11. Appel Direct
12. The Flat Floor Floogey
13. The Lambeth Walk
14. Why Shouldn't I
15. I've Got my Love to Keep me Warm
16. Please be Kind
17. I've Got my Love to Keep me Warm
18. Improvisation No. 2
19. Louise
20. Improvisation No. 2

Disc 7 - 1939

01. Hungaria
02. Hungaria
03. Jeepers Creepers
04. Jeepers Creepers
05. Swing '39
06. Japanese Sandman
07. I wonder where my Baby is Tonight
08. I wonder where my Baby is Tonight
09. Tea for Two
10. Tea for Two
11. My Melancholy Baby
12. Time on my Hands
13. Twelth Year
14. Twelth Year
15. My Melancholy Baby
16. Japanese Sandman
17. Tea for Two
18. I wonder where my Baby is Tonight
19. Hungaria
20. Undecided
21. HCQ Strut
22. Don't Worry 'Bout Me
23. The Man I Love

Recording Date: 1934-1939, Release Date: April 29, 2008

Personnel:

Django Reinhardt (guitar); Bill Coleman (vocals, trumpet); Bert Marshall (vocals); Louis Gasté, Joseph Reinhardt, Eugene Vees, Pierre Ferret, Marcel Bianchi, Roger Chaput (guitar); Stéphane Grappelli (violin, piano); Paul Bartel (violin); Andre Ekyan (clarinet, alto saxophone); Frank "Big Boy" Goudie (clarinet, tenor saxophone, trumpet); Alix Combelle (clarinet, tenor saxophone); Coleman Hawkins (tenor saxophone); Alphonse Cox, Gus Deloof, André Cornille, Noel Chiboust, Pierre Allier, Philippe Brun, Arthur Briggs (trumpet); Guy Paquinet, Josse Breyere (trombone); Garnet Clark (piano); Jerry Mengo (drums).