VA - Djangology and More: A Compendium of Jazz Manouche (aka Gypsy Jazz) (2021) MP3

Gypsies - or more correctly, Romany, Romani or Roma people - have always been nomadic, and their music has been influenced by exotic Eastern, European and Arabic idioms.

But GYPSY JAZZ had its roots firmly in France, where it is known as JAZZ MANOUCHE, and its origins can be traced directly to guitarist Django Reinhardt and violinist Stéphane Grappelli, who teamed up at the Hôtel Claridge in Paris, during the summer of 1934, to form Le Quintette Du Hot Club De France.

Other important Jazz Manouche/Gypsy Jazz musicians included violinist Michel Warlop, accordionists Gus Viseur and Tony Muréna, guitarists Joseph Reinhardt, Baro, Matelot, Sarane Ferret (the latter trio, of Les Freres Ferret), and Oscar Alemán, all of whom are also featured heavily herein.

The fifty-four sides compiled on this 2-CD set were all recorded between 1934-47, which was very much the 'Golden Age' for the genre.
Tracklist
01 Le Quintette Du Hot Club De France - Lady Be Good
02 Le Quintette Du Hot Club De France - Tiger Rag
03 Django Reinhardt - Limehouse Blues
04 Django Reinhardt - Djangology
05 Django Reinhardt - Swing Guitars
06 Michel Warlop Et Son Orchestre - Cloud Castles
07 Michel Warlop Et Son Orchestre - Crazy Strings
08 Le Quintette Du Hot Club De France - Speevy
09 Django Reinhardt - Minor Swing
10 Le Quintette Du Hot Club De France - Bolero
11 Le Quintette Du Hot Club De France - Mabel
12 Gus Viseur - Winds and Strings
13 Gus Viseur - Automne
14 Django Reinhardt - Sweet Georgia Brown
15 Django Reinhardt - Daphne
16 Django Reinhardt - China Boy
17 Le Quintette Du Hot Club De France - Black and White
18 Le Quintette Du Hot Club De France - Stomping at Decca
19 Albert Ferreri - Andalousie
20 Le Trio Ferret - La valse des niglots
21 Le Trio Ferret - Ti-Pi-Tin
22 Oscar Aleman Trio - Jeepers Creepers
23 Oscar Aleman - Nobody's Sweetheart
24 Gus Viseur - Cœur vagabond
25 Svenska Hotkvintetten - Hallelujah
26 Svenska Hotkvintetten - Opus 5
27 Le Quintette Du Hot Club De France - Swing '39
28 Le Quintette Du Hot Club De France - I'll See You in My Dreams
29 Gus Viseur Et Son Orchestre - Undecided
30 Gus Viseur - Swing Valse
31 Django Reinhardt - Nuages
32 Le Quintette Du Hot Club De France - Oiseaux des îles
33 Tony Murena Et Son Ensemble Swing - Nostalgia Gitana
34 Tony Murena Et Son Ensemble Swing - Gitan Swing
35 Sarane Ferret - Septembre
36 Sarane Ferret - Swing Star
37 Sarane Ferret - Cocktail Swing
38 Quintette Du Hot Club De Belgique - Rose de miel
39 Sarane Ferret - Hungaria
40 Sarane Ferret - Sex-Appeal
41 Sarane Ferret - Studio 28
42 Orchestre Swing Jo Reinhardt - Zaozou Zazou
43 Django Reinhardt - Blues en mineur
44 Gus Viseur Et Son Orchestre - Swing '42
45 Viseur-Deloof Sextet - Manche de fouet
46 Frank Ottersen Og Hans Sekstett - Ding, Dong, Dang
47 Frank Ottersen Og Hans Sekstett - Promenade
48 Jean Ferret Et Son Sixtette - La vipère du trottoir
49 Joseph Reinhardt Et Son Ensemble - Un peu de rêve
50 Joseph Reinhardt Et Son Ensemble - L'oeil noir
51 Oscar Aleman Y Su Quinteto De Swing - Darktown Strutters Ball
52 Oscar Aleman Y Su Quinteto De Swing - Diga Diga Doo
53 Django Reinhardt - How High the Moon
54 Django Reinhardt - Danse nuptiale