Django Reinhardt & Stephane Grappelli (Recording Dates: 1934-1940)
The Quintet Of The Hot Club Of France, The Ultimate Collection (Not Now Music, Release Date 2008)
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C. FULLER on 15 Jun. 2009: “ … Jean-Baptiste „Django“ Reinhardt (January 23, 1910 – May 16, 1953) was a Belgian Sinto Gypsy jazz guitarist and remains one of the most renowned jazz guitarists due to his innovative and distinctive playing. With French jazz violinist Stephane Grappelli (January 26, 1908 – December 1, 1997) they formed the Quintette du Hot Club de France and it became the most famous of all-string jazz bands. …“
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roger haywood on 10 Aug. 2013: “ … 1930s jazz that is still played today … Django was extraordinary in his playing and his life. He lost a few fingers in an accident but you could never guess that from the fluidity of his guitar playing. Also questions still remain on how a gipsy musician survived (indeed was celebrated) through the wartime in a Nazi-occupied Paris?…“