Tread cautiously when the title of an album starts off with the phrase "the best of." It's not that the music on the album will be lacking, but that [more]
"Django was a genius, always ahead of his time. Guitarists were terrified of him, and there were some who were not sorry to see him gone." —Stephane Grappelli
Guitarist Django Reinhardt and violinist Stephane Grappelli were not only arguably the first important European jazz musicians, but they were among [more]
Django Reinhardt was one of the greatest jazz guitarists of all-time. His story is remarkable, for not only was he an illiterate gypsy from [more]
Postwar Recordings 1944-1953 contains 106 tracks, spread out over five CDs, tracing the complete postwar recordings of Gypsy guitarist Django Reinhardt. These sides [more]
There is something carefree and joyful about the music of Django Reinhardt; something that comes bubbling to the surface every time he begins a wild run of notes on his acoustic [more]
The 17th and final installment in the Classics Django Reinhardt chronology contains the Gypsy guitarist's very last recordings. Its 22 tracks consist of Decca and Blue Star records [more]
The Hot Club of San Francisco has made its mark by interpreting the music of Django Reinhardt, though they don't limit their [more]
Now here's an interesting experiment: take classic melodies by Django Reinhardt, the king of Gypsy jazz ("Nuages," "Minor Swing," {"Manoir de Mes Rêves,"} etc.) and recast them as [more]