Django Reinhardt on Vogue - Complete Edition 1934-1951 (8-CD Box Set)

A self-taught genius, Reinhardt achieved a unique synthesis between his tzigane heritage & jazz in the 1930s. An almost unparalleled talent.

This luxury 8-CD set, which compiles all 139 recorded songs originally published under the French Vogue logo, covers highlights from the career of the most influential of classical/jazz guitar players. All come in nice LP replica cardboard sleeved CDs, along with a 32-page booklet containing unreleased liner notes & full discography.


Albums included:

Volume I
· The Ultraphone Sessions Vol.1, 1934-35

Volume II
· The Ultraphone Sessions Vol.2, 1935

Volume III
· Django Reinhardt And The Air Transport Command Band, 1945
· Django reinhardt with Duke Ellington And His Orchestra, 1946

Volume IV
· Django Reinhardt et Le Quintette Du Hot Club De France, 1947

Volume V
· Django Reinhardt et Le Quintette Du Hot Club De France, 1947

Volume VI
· Django Reinhardt et Le Quintette Du Hot Club De France, 1947

Volume VII
· Django Reinhardt et Le Quintette Du Hot Club De France, 1947-48

Volume VIII
· Django Reinhardt et Le Quintette Du Hot Club De France, 1949
· Django Reinhardt au Club Saint-Germain, 1951


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Complete tracklisting:

CD 1

01. Tiger Rag 2:20
02. After You've Gone 2:11
03. Confessin' 2:36
04. I Saw Stars 2:41
05. Confessin 2:47
06. Dinah 2:34
07. Tiger Rag 2:33
08. Lady Be Good 2:52
09. I Saw Stars 2:29
10. Lily Belle May June 3:36
11. Sweet Sue, Just You 2:53
12. Confessin' 2:55
13. Continental 2:38
14. Blue Drag 2:51
15. Swanee River 3:02
16. Ton Doux Sourire 2:53
17. Ultrafox 3:19

CD 2

01. Avalon 2:51
02. Smoke Rings 2:50
03. Clouds 3:12
04. Believe It, Beloved 3:10
05. I've Found A New Baby 2:40
06. Saint Louis Blues 3:01
07. Crazy Rhythm 2:31
08. The Sheik of Araby 2:36
09. Chasing Shadows 2:58
10. I've Had My Moments 2:57
11. Some Of These Days 2:22
12. Djangology 2:57

CD 3

01. Indicatif 1:10
02. Djangology [Take 1] 3:27
03. Honeysuckle Rose 2:48
04. Belleville 2:12
05. Uptown Blues 4:06
06. Moten Swing 3:05
07. Don't Be That Way 4:17
08. Honeysuckle Rose 4:12
09. Improvisation N°6 2:20
10. Belleville 1:50
11. Moten Swing 2:09
12. Uptown Blues 3:19
13. Djangology 3:32
14. Are You In The Mood 2:41
15. Apple Honey 5:07
16. Ride, Red, Ride 2:49
17. Blues Riff 3:50
18. Honeysuckle Rose 3:36
19. Improvisation N°2 2:50

CD 4

01. Clair De Lune 2:48
02. Lentement Mademoiselle 3:37
03. Melodie Au Crepuscule 2:37
04. Swing Guitars 3:00
05. Babik 2:03
06. This Kind Of Friend 2:28
07. Nuages 3:17
08. Viper's Dream 2:55
09. Blues Clair 2:40
10. Minor Swing 2:49
11. Swing 39 2:31
12. Swing 41 3:09
13. Del Salle 3:18
14. Les Yeux Noirs 3:09
15. Louise 2:27
16. Django's Dream (Rêverie) 3:48
17. Swingtime in springtime 3:07
18. Stockholm 3:18
19. Féérie 2:17
20. Vendredi 13 1:58

CD 5

01. Sweet Chorus 3:01
02. Crépuscule 3:54
03. Songe D'Automne 3:19
04. I Love You
For Sentimental Reason 3:07
05. Just One Of Those Things 3:16
06. Billets Doux 2:42
07. Porto Cabello 3:44
08. Swing Dynamique 2:31
09. Lover Man 4:09
10. Rythme Futur 2:04
11. Artillerie Lourde 4:14
12. Pêche à la Mouche 2:13
13. Belleville 2:32
14. Douce Ambiance 2:19
15. Swing De Paris 3:47
16. September Song 3:22
17. Blues En Mineur 3:27
18. I Can't Give You
Anything But Love 2:46
19. It Had To Be You 3:05

CD 6

01. Manoir de Mes Rêves 3:46
02. Mélodie Au Crépuscule 3:14
03. Dinette 2:51
04. Folie A Amphion 2:57
05. Place de Brouckere 2:39
06. Symphonie 2:37
07. Improvisation
Sur Une Danse Norvegienne 2:47
08. St Louis Blues 4:06
09. Ol' Man River 3:32
10. R-vingt Six 2:52
11. How High The Moon 2:58
12. Swing Guitars 2:54
13. I Love You 3:13
14. Tiger Rag 2:59
15. Tears 3:42
16. Dinash 3:33
17. Them There Eyes 2:21

CD 7

01. Daphné 4:25
02. How High The Moon 2:54
03. Manoir de mes Rêves 4:27
04. Danse Nuptiale 2:34
05. Crazy Rhythm 2:55
06. Improvisation N°5 2:01
07. Danse Nuptiale 2:02
08. Troublant Bolero 4:00
09. Cadillac Slim 2:49
10. Nuages 3:49
11. Improvisation
Sur Un Theme Mineur 4:25
12. Improvisation
Sur Une Danse Norvegienne 2:38
13. Festival 48 1:53
14. Minor Swing 2:25
15. Symphonie 1:38

CD 8

01. Nuages 4:07
02. Black Night 3:03
03. Improvisation
Sur Une Danse Norvegienne 2:47
04. Micro 2:31
05. Dream of You 2:40
06. Place de Brouckere 3:14
07. Manoir de mes Rêves 3:31
08. C Jam Blues 2:35
09. Night And Day 2:21
10. Troublant Bolero 4:31
11. Margie 3:07
12. Diminushing Blackness 2:32
13. Nuages 3:31
14. Impromptu 5:06
15. Lover 3:02
16. Dream Of You 5:09
17. Manoir de mes Rêves 3:48
18. I Can't Give You Anything But Love 4:22
19. Jumpin' With Symphony Sid 4:08
20. Nuits de Saint-Germain-des-Prés 1:44



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Reviews:

"This superb box set contains all the music recorded by the legendary Belgian-born Romani (Gypsy) guitarist / composer Django Reinhardt for the French Vogue label. Reinhardt lived near Paris since his early childhood and most of his musical activities were carried out in France and with French musicians. These recordings cover his entire career since the period he first discovered Jazz in the early 1930s and until his untimely death at the age of 43 in 1953.

Reinhardt is considered to be the Godfather of modern guitar, in Jazz as well as in Rock. His playing influenced countless guitarists all over the years and is still considered exemplary today. He is also considered as a pioneer, who made the guitar a central instrument in Jazz. His close ties with the Gypsy folklore and his ability to incorporate it into his playing gave birth to the Gypsy Jazz subgenre, which enjoys tremendous popularity to this very day. But perhaps most importantly he was the first original European Jazz musician of fame and influence, who preceded the birth of European Jazz by three decades.

Most of the music in this box set was recorded by the Quintette du Hot Club de France, which Reinhardt co-founded with French violinist and life-time collaborator Stephane Grappelli. This revolutionary and pioneering all-strings Jazz quintet demonstrated a completely new approach to Jazz improvisation and thanks to Reinhardt's and Grappelli's virtuosity achieved a worldwide following and admiration. Immediately after WW II Reinhardt visited the USA and managed to record with the Duke Ellington Orchestra and other American bands; these recordings are also included herein.

The contents of this box set in undoubtedly some of the most iconic Jazz music ever recorded, which still universally reverberates in contemporary music regardless of genre. Reinhardt's legend lives on, inspiring young musicians to pick up the instrument and create new sounds, which is exactly what Django would have wanted. Essential stuff for mental health!"

Adam Baruch (www.adambaruch.com/reviews)

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"[...] Musically though, its a different journey but equally enjoyable. The eight discs collect every surviving recording made by Reinhardt and his ever-evolving combos, from the point his trio recorded their first acetate in August 1934. His second session from September 1934, made with an expanded line-up, was cheekily credited to Delaunays Jazz, after the instigator of the session, publisher Charles Delaunay. After that, the band were known as Django Reinhardt et le Quintette du Hot Club de France. Familiarity with the sound hasnt dimmed the impact of hearing this material heard en masse it sounds fresh and incredibly vital. The energy reaches almost punk levels. Despite Reinhardts Tzigane roots, its also instantly clear this sound did not evolve in cultural isolation. American compositions are made over, raising the question of what an audience of pre-war French fruggers made of the recast Swanee River or St Louis Blues. Duke Ellington was on board, as demonstrated by the 1946 collaboration heard here. Another essential purchase."

Kyeron Tyler (www.theartsdesk.com)