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Django Reinhardt: The Classic Early Recordings In Chronoloical Order

by Ron Meyers
January 1, 2001

This is almost too good to be true for Django fans. Here's a five CD set, with each CD covering over 70 minutes, excellent sound quality, from this wonderful company in England called JSP, covering around 125 78's of Django's material all for a budget price that is outstanding. (I bought it on the net for $21.49.)

Vol. 1 are 1934-35 recordings featuring Stephane Grapelly. “Connoisseurs will note that the first two Odeon tracks are issued here for first time ...