Django Reinhardt – 100 Essentials of Django Reinhardt (Mono Version) (2014) [Official Digital Download 24bit/96kHz]

Django Reinhardt was the first hugely influential jazz figure to emerge from Europe and he remains the most influential European to this day, with possible competition from Joe Zawinul, George Shearing, John McLaughlin, his old cohort Stephane Grappelli and a bare handful of others. A free-spirited gypsy, Reinhardt wasn’t the most reliable person in the world, frequently wandering off into the countryside on a whim. Yet Reinhardt came up with a unique way of propelling the humble acoustic guitar into the front line of a jazz combo in the days before amplification became widespread. He would spin joyous, arcing, marvelously inflected solos above the thrumming base of two rhythm guitars and a bass, with Grappelli’s elegantly gliding violin serving as the perfect foil. His harmonic concepts were startling for their time making a direct impression upon Charlie Christian and Les Paul, among others and he was an energizing rhythm guitarist behind Grappelli, pushing their groups into a higher gear. Not only did Reinhardt put his stamp upon jazz, his string band music also had an impact upon the parallel development of Western swing, which eventually fed into the wellspring of what is now called country music. Although he could not read music, with Grappelli and on his own, Reinhardt composed several winsome, highly original tunes like “Daphne,” “Nuages” and “Manoir de Mes Reves,” as well as mad swingers like “Minor Swing” and the ode to his record label of the ’30s, “Stomping at Decca.” As the late Ralph Gleason said about Django’s recordings, “They were European and they were French and they were still jazz.”

Tracklist:
1. Django Reinhardt – Minor Swing (03:12)
2. Django Reinhardt – Nuages (03:17)
3. Django Reinhardt – Sweet Georgia Brown (03:13)
4. Django Reinhardt – Belleville (05:24)
5. Django Reinhardt – I Can’t Give You Anything but Love (feat Quintette Du Hot Club De France) (03:42)
6. Django Reinhardt – Over the Rainbow (feat Stéphane Grappelli) (02:45)
7. Django Reinhardt – Bolero (feat Quintette Du Hot Club De France) (04:03)
8. Django Reinhardt – Chicago (03:22)
9. Django Reinhardt – Avalon (feat Quintette Du Hot Club De France) (03:03)
10. Django Reinhardt – Confessin’ (feat Bill Coleman and His Orchestra) (02:52)
11. Django Reinhardt – Bill Coleman Blues (feat Bill Coleman and His Orchestra) (02:45)
12. Django Reinhardt – Daphne (02:47)
13. Django Reinhardt – Body and Soul (feat Quintette Du Hot Club De France) (03:25)
14. Django Reinhardt – Echoes of France (feat Quintette Du Hot Club De France) (02:47)
15. Django Reinhardt – Diminushing (03:16)
16. Django Reinhardt – I Can’t Get Started (feat Quintette Du Hot Club De France) (03:54)
17. Django Reinhardt – Dinah (feat Stéphane Grappelli) (02:26)
18. Django Reinhardt – Sweet Sue (02:29)
19. Django Reinhardt – Tears (feat Quintette Du Hot Club De France) (02:37)
20. Django Reinhardt – Dinette (feat Stéphane Grappelli, Quintette Du Hot Club De France) (02:50)
21. Django Reinhardt – All of Me (feat Quintette Du Hot Club De France) (02:47)
22. Django Reinhardt – Django’s Tiger (feat Stéphane Grappelli, Quintette Du Hot Club De France) (02:37)
23. Django Reinhardt – Somebody Loves Me (feat Eddie South) (03:27)
24. Django Reinhardt – Double Scotch (feat Quintette Du Hot Club De France) (02:55)
25. Django Reinhardt – Clopin-Clopant (feat Stéphane Grappelli) (03:08)
26. Django Reinhardt – Swing 41 (03:07)
27. Django Reinhardt – Echoes of Spain (feat Stéphane Grappelli) (03:06)
28. Django Reinhardt – Fiddle Blues (feat Stéphane Grappelli, Eddie South) (02:44)
29. Django Reinhardt – Honeysuckle Rose (feat Quintette Du Hot Club De France) (03:37)
30. Django Reinhardt – Place de brouckère (02:52)
31. Django Reinhardt – Blues (feat Quintette Du Hot Club De France) (03:07)
32. Django Reinhardt – Tea for Two (02:48)
33. Django Reinhardt – How High Is the Moon (feat Quintette Du Hot Club De France) (03:42)
34. Django Reinhardt – I Love You (feat Quintette Du Hot Club De France) (02:53)
35. Django Reinhardt – Flat Floot Floogie (feat Stéphane Grappelli, Quintette Du Hot Club De France) (02:56)
36. Django Reinhardt – Coquette (Recorded in 1946) (03:03)
37. Django Reinhardt – I Saw Stars (feat Quintette Du Hot Club De France) (02:29)
38. Django Reinhardt – A Little Love, a Little Kiss (feat Quintette Du Hot Club De France) (03:19)
39. Django Reinhardt – Oiseaux des îles (feat Quintette Du Hot Club De France) (02:50)
40. Django Reinhardt – I Wonder Where My Baby Is Tonight (feat Quintette Du Hot Club De France) (03:04)
41. Django Reinhardt – Blue Drag (feat Quintette Du Hot Club De France) (02:51)
42. Django Reinhardt – Farewell Blues (feat Benny Carter and His Orchestra) (03:17)
43. Django Reinhardt – Solitude (feat Quintette Du Hot Club De France) (03:08)
44. Django Reinhardt – I’ve Found a New Baby (02:33)
45. Django Reinhardt – I’ve Got My Love to Keep Me Warm (feat Quintette Du Hot Club De France, Stéphane Grappelli) (02:22)
46. Django Reinhardt – Just a Gigolo (feat Stéphane Grappelli) (03:31)
47. Django Reinhardt – Manoir de mes rêves (feat Stéphane Grappelli, Quintette Du Hot Club De France) (03:18)
48. Django Reinhardt – Blues Clair (feat Stéphane Grappelli, Quintette Du Hot Club De France) (03:03)
49. Django Reinhardt – Exactly Like You (feat Quintette Du Hot Club De France) (03:07)
50. Django Reinhardt – Lady Be Good (Recorded in 1948) (02:55)
51. Django Reinhardt – Eveline (Recorded in 1947) (02:14)
52. Django Reinhardt – Limehouse Blues (02:47)
53. Django Reinhardt – Swing De Paris (feat Quintette Du Hot Club De France) (03:01)
54. Django Reinhardt – Lover Man (feat Quintette Du Hot Club De France, Stéphane Grappelli) (03:19)
55. Django Reinhardt – Solid Old Man (feat Rex Stewart and His Orchestra) (03:03)
56. Django Reinhardt – Montmartre (feat Rex Stewart and His Orchestra) (02:23)
57. Django Reinhardt – Just for Fun (feat Stéphane Grappelli, Quintette Du Hot Club De France) (03:07)
58. Django Reinhardt – Hot Lips (feat Quintette Du Hot Club De France) (03:04)
59. Django Reinhardt – My Blue Heaven (feat Stéphane Grappelli) (03:33)
60. Django Reinhardt – My Melancholy Baby (feat Stéphane Grappelli) (03:34)
61. Django Reinhardt – Low Cotton (feat Rex Stewart and His Orchestra) (03:01)
62. Django Reinhardt – My Serenade (02:58)
63. Django Reinhardt – Finesse (feat Rex Stewart and His Orchestra) (02:19)
64. Django Reinhardt – Djangology (02:36)
65. Django Reinhardt – Nagasaki (feat Stéphane Grappelli) (02:54)
66. Django Reinhardt – Ol’man River (feat Stéphane Grappelli, Quintette Du Hot Club De France) (02:39)
67. Django Reinhardt – Parfum (02:58)
68. Django Reinhardt – I Can’t Believe That You’re in Love with Me (feat Eddie South) (03:15)
69. Django Reinhardt – Saint Louis Blues (02:40)
70. Django Reinhardt – Stockholm (feat Quintette Du Hot Club De France) (02:45)
71. Django Reinhardt – Naguine (02:26)
72. Django Reinhardt – Les yeux noirs (02:16)
73. Django Reinhardt – Swanee River (feat Quintette Du Hot Club De France) (03:01)
74. Django Reinhardt – Tiger Rag (feat Quintette Du Hot Club De France) (02:33)
75. Django Reinhardt – Continental (feat Quintette Du Hot Club De France) (02:34)
76. Django Reinhardt – Time on My Hands (feat Quintette Du Hot Club De France, Stéphane Grappelli) (02:41)
77. Django Reinhardt – I’ll See You in My Dreams (02:29)
78. Django Reinhardt – To Each Is Own Symphony (Recorded in 1948) (03:05)
79. Django Reinhardt – Ultra Fox (feat Quintette Du Hot Club De France) (03:18)
80. Django Reinhardt – What Is This Thing Called Love (feat Quintette Du Hot Club De France, Stéphane Grappelli) (02:08)
81. Django Reinhardt – Swinging with Django (feat M Warlop, Stéphane Grappelli) (02:50)
82. Django Reinhardt – Eddie’s Blues (feat Eddie South) (03:06)
83. Django Reinhardt – Crépuscule (feat Quintette Du Hot Club De France) (02:59)
84. Django Reinhardt – Younger Generation (feat Quintette Du Hot Club De France) (02:23)
85. Django Reinhardt – Tajmahal (feat M Warlop Et Son Orchestre) (03:20)
86. Django Reinhardt – Saint James Infirmary (feat Quintette Du Hot Club De France) (02:37)
87. Django Reinhardt – Mike (Recorded in 1948) (02:49)
88. Django Reinhardt – Please Be Kind (feat Quintette Du Hot Club De France, Stéphane Grappelli) (02:46)
89. Django Reinhardt – Smoke Rings (feat Quintette Du Hot Club De France) (02:38)
90. Django Reinhardt – Mistery Pacific (feat Quintette Du Hot Club De France) (02:20)
91. Django Reinhardt – Oui (feat Quintette Du Hot Club De France) (02:08)
92. Django Reinhardt – Petits Mensonges (feat Quintette Du Hot Club De France) (03:16)
93. Django Reinhardt – Dream of You (feat Quintette Du Hot Club De France) (04:09)
94. Django Reinhardt – Rose Boom (feat Quintette Du Hot Club De France) (02:43)
95. Django Reinhardt – Souvenirs (feat Quintette Du Hot Club De France) (02:45)
96. Django Reinhardt – You Rascal You (03:02)
97. Django Reinhardt – Stephen’s Blues (feat Quintette Du Hot Club De France) (03:15)
98. Django Reinhardt – Swing 42 (02:46)
99. Django Reinhardt – Twelfth Year (feat Quintette Du Hot Club De France) (02:39)
100. Django Reinhardt – When Day Is Done (feat Quintette Du Hot Club De France) (03:12)