"Gypsy Jazz" Primo Collection - Disk 2

Django Reinhardt and Stephane Grappelli spread the sound of Gypsy Jazz around the world in the 1930s. Their best is presented here along with many lesser-known but inspired musicians conveying the pure joy of this unique form. - PrimoGypsy jazz is a swing-related jazz style, originally played by gypsies. Guitarist Django Reinhardt is usually seen as the founder of gypsy jazz. In the Paris of the 1930s, he developed this style by combining dark chromatic gypsy melodies (from musette ensembles) with the articulation and timing of the swing. Like other gypsy music, Gypsy jazz is usually passed on from generation to generation in an oral tradition. Most gypsy musicians cannot read notes. The most important solo instruments in gypsy jazz are the guitar and violin, but also accordion and clarinet are used. The function of the drum set is almost always taken over by the 'rhythm guitar' that plays in a percussive style known as "la pompe". A double bass provides the harmonic basis. Django Reinhardt’s most famous group was the Quintette du Hot Club de France, with violinist Stephane Grappelli, among others. That is why gypsy jazz is also known as the Hot Club (de France). The term manouche jazz is also used.

trax:

1. Swing - Gus Viseur et son quintette 2. Harlem Swing - Viseur-Delouf Sextet 3. Ding Dong Dang - Frank Otterson og Hans Sekstett 4. Promenade - Frank Otterson og Hans Sekstett 5. I'll see you in my dreams - Django Reinhardt 6. Manor de mes rêves - Django Reinhardt 7. Folies Bergère - Sarane Feret et le Quintette de Paris 8. Studio - Sarane Feret et le Quintette de Paris 9. L'oeil noir - Joseph Reinhardt et son ensemble 10. Un peu de rêve - Joseph Reinhardt et son ensemble 11. Swing Guitars - Jean Ferret et son sixtette 12. Darktown Strutters' Ball - Oscar Aleman y su quinteto de swing 13. Diga Diga Doo - Oscar Aleman y su quinteto de swing 14. Melodie de crepescule - Jean Bonal 15. Nuages - Jean Bonal 16. Flightly Eyes - Frans Poptie en zyn solisten 17. Just blowing - Frans Poptie en zyn solisten 18. Djoungalo - Matelor Ferret et son qunitette 19. Yardbird Suite - Henro Crolla, sa guitare et son ensemble 20. Ay, Ay, Ay - Henro Crolla, sa guitare et son ensemble

This music is dedicated to the tradition of Johnny Diego's Rock 'n' Roll Free Sunday!