Django Reinhardt Compilation?

Telecaster · October 2014

Hi Jim, you mentioned in your Sonic Tele video that Django Reinhardt was one of your influences. Is there a good record or compilation of his music you could recommend? There are too many out there and a lot of them in very poor sound quality. I recently discovered Django after I found out that he is also one of Willie Nelson's favorite guitar players and Willie Nelson mentioned in a video that you had described his playing as "Django with one finger"!

Thanks.

weelie · October 2014

This one by Ted Kendall is cheap and good: http://www.amazon.com/Classic-Early-Recordings-Chronogical-Order/dp/B00004S5WA

but not chronological!

IgnatzMouse · October 2014

There is a second volume box set of the set that weelie mentioned that is also quite good and includes my favourite guitar performance of all time: Django's take on I'll See You in My Dreams. Amazing.

Telecaster · October 2014

Thanks guys. I have decided to buy this compilation: Retrospective 1934-53. It does not have as many tracks as your box sets but it also contains some of his recordings with electric guitar. But I fear I will have to get the larger sets someday, too. His playing is great and I think that one of my next lessons will be Jim's Nuages lesson.

JimCampilongo · October 2014

Telecaster- So good to read this. Django's playing is always a great source of inspiration for all of us. And he's one of those players that sounds better and better the older I get.

If you are interested, I thought this was a great book on Django ...

http://www.amazon.com/Django-Life-Music-Gypsy-Legend/dp/0195304489/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1413981930&sr=8-1&keywords=django+bio+book

Telecaster · October 2014

Hey Jim,
Thanks for your recommendation. What are your favorite recordings or eras of Django? Some time ago I only knew his name but then I saw Willie Nelson playing some of Django's tunes in concert in Deadwood, SD and I knew I had to find out more about him. And almost every player I like seems to have been influenced by him: Chet Atkins, Jimmy Bryant, Jimmy Wyble, Les Paul, Whit Smith and you, too. Some years ago I even bought a double bass from a Mr Reinhardt whose house was full of pictures of Django because he had been a distant relative of Django and now I can enjoy his great music.

JimCampilongo · October 2014

Anything with the Hot Club, and I love his electric playing with his short-lived gig with Duke Ellington. There's a low-quality recording available. I'll dig through my LP collection to be more specific - but honestly, I've never heard anything by Django I didn't like.

Telecaster · October 2014

Wow, I did not know that any recordings with Duke Ellington existed! I will look for these recordings. And you are right: I am listening to my Django Reinhardt compilation while I am writing this and everything I hear is great.

JasonO · November 2014

Telecaster,

I'm not an expert on Django by any means, but I recommend this album:

http://www.amazon.com/Jazz-In-Paris-Django-Reinhardt/dp/B000S56AD8

It's his electric stuff and the sound quality is pretty darn good. I really love his version of Brazil on this.

- Jason

Telecaster · December 2014

Jason - Thanks for your recommendation. I also found a great electric Django compilation that includes most of the titles of your compilation: http://www.amazon.com/Electric-Years-Django-Reinhardt/dp/B000VEA29Y/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1417788821&sr=8-1&keywords=electric+django

JasonO · December 2014

Nice! This is another one people recommend, and it is on Spotify as well:

http://www.amazon.com/Peche-Mouche-Django-Reinhardt/dp/B00AAWI1OU/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1417790226&sr=8-1&keywords=Peche+à+la+Mouche

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