- Audio CD (1 April 1996)
- Number of Discs: 1
- Label: Blue Note
- ASIN: B000005H2Y
- Other Editions: MP3 Download
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 142,493 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)
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Track Listings
| 1. Limehouse Blues |
| 2. When Day Is Done |
| 3. St Louis Blues |
| 4. Minor Swing |
| 5. My Serenade |
| 6. You Rascal You |
| 7. Montmartre |
| 8. I'll See You In My Dreams |
| 9. Naguine |
| 10. Nuages |
| 11. Blues Clair |
| 12. Place De Brouckere |
| 13. Django's Tiger |
| 14. Ol' Man River |
| 15. Diminushing |
| 16. Lady Be Good |
| 17. To Each His Own (Symphonie) |
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4.6 out of 5 stars (36 customer reviews)
125 of 127 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
An excellent introduction to a true genius, 20 July 1999
By A Customer - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: The Best of Django Reinhardt (Audio CD)
This CD is probably the best way to discover the music of Django Reinhardt. Though the recordings are from the '30s, they are cleaned up nicely by Blue Note's superb remastering. Most of the tunes were written or co-written by Django, and they showcase the brilliant playing of both Django and violinist Stephane Grappelli. Django was not only an amazing soloist, but an incredible rhythm player. Listen to his comping around Grappelli and the horns. He had so much energy his acoustic guitar cut through the rest of the band. Like most musical geniuses, he made it sound natural and effortless. I will repeat what I have stated elsewhere: Django is to '30s jazz guitar what Jimi Hendrix is to '60s rock guitar, a diamond-in-the-rough genius in a class all by himself. There have been none like him, before or since. This CD is an essential part of any jazz collection.
38 of 38 people found the following review helpful:
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A fine sampling, but just scratching the surface, 7 Dec 2002
By A Customer - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: The Best of Django Reinhardt (Audio CD)
This "best of" compilation provides a good sampling of Django Reinhardt's recordings over the course of his career, which makes it a good place to start for someone who's not yet familiar with this amazing guitarist (and his equally great partner on violin, Stephane Grappelli). In addition to some great prewar Hot Club of France selections, it also includes some representative recordings made during the war years, while Grappelli was stranded in England while Reinhardt was in France. Still, in the case of Django Reinhardt, any "best of" collection has to leave out vastly more than it includes, and the tunes that are left out include much of the best acoustic guitar playing ever recorded, along with brilliant back-and-forth improvising between Reinhardt and Grappelli. Personally I think it might be worth it to just go ahead and get the wonderful 5-CD set, "The Classic Early Recordings in Chronological Order," but if you'd rather start with just a single CD, just consider it a sampling and don't hesitate to check out some of Django's other recordings later. In any case, when it comes to Django Reinhardt CDs, you can hardly go wrong no matter which ones you choose.
59 of 63 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
Masterful Fun, 8 Jan 2001
By David Bradley "David Bradley" - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: The Best of Django Reinhardt (Audio CD)
If I could change one piece of the general perception of Django Reinhardt, it would be the "Jazz Master" label, which implies to too many people that this is stuffy concert hall music.Reinhardt was thE jazz guitar master, but his records are damn good fun. Like all the best jazz, it's overflowing with emotion but, more often than not, that emotion is witty, boisterous excitement.
Don't limit yourself to just this Reinhardt CD. Considering the point in history when he was at his artistic peak, his music was generally well recorded, and several producers/engineers/labels have made great efforts to clean up the sound. If nothing else, check out the 5-CD "box set" (not really a box, but 5 great CDs shrinkwrapped together). While my Reinhardt collection is hardly complete, I have yet to come across a less-than-excellent recording of this wonderful music.
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