Django Reinhardt – The Best Of Django Reinhardt

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Label:	Capitol Records – TBO 10226
Format:	2 x Vinyl, LP, Compilation, Mono
Country:	US
Released:	1960
Genre:	Jazz
Style:	Gypsy Jazz, Swing

Tracklist

A1		Exactly Like You
A2		Solitude
A3		Ain't Misbehavin'
A4		Runnin' Wild
A5		Body And Soul
A6		Hot Lips
B1		When Day Is Done
B2		Rose Room
B3		Liebestraum No. 3
B4		Miss Annabelle Lee
B5		Tears
B6		Mystery Pacific
C1		Swing Guitars
C2		Big Boy Blues
C3		Montmartre
C4		Solid Old Man
C5		Finesse
C6		I Know That You Know
D1		Low Cotton
D2		Swinging With Django
D3		Paramount Stomp
D4		Japanese Sandman
D5		Minor Swing
D6		Bolero

Companies, etc.

Manufactured By – Capitol Records, Inc.
Pressed By – Capitol Records Pressing Plant, Scranton

Credits

Alto Saxophone – J. Hayes* (tracks: C1), J. Moser* (tracks: C1)
Baritone Saxophone – K. Lowther* (tracks: C1)
Clarinet – Barney Bigard (tracks: C3 to C6, D1), Christian Wagner (2) (tracks: C2)
Conductor – Jack Platt (tracks: C1)
Contrabass – Billy Taylor* (tracks: C3 to C6, D1), B. Decker* (tracks: C1), Louis Vola (tracks: A1 to B6, D2, D3, D5, D6), Lucien Simoens (tracks: C2), Richard Fulbright* (tracks: D4)
Cornet – Rex Stewart (tracks: C3 to C6, D1)
Drums – Bill Beason (tracks: D4), B. Bethel* (tracks: C1), Jerry Mengo (tracks: C2)
Ensemble – Django And His American Swing Band* (tracks: C1), The Quintet Of The Hot Club Of France* (tracks: A1 to B6)
Flute – Maurice Cizeron (tracks: D6)
Guitar – Django Reinhardt, Eugène Vées (tracks: D2, D3, D5, D6), Joseph Reinhardt (tracks: D2, D3, D5, D6), Marcel Bianchi (tracks: A1 to B6), Pierre Ferret (tracks: A1 to B6)
Illustration – Jim Jonson
Piano – Emil Stern (tracks: C2), L. Mann* (tracks: C1)
Tenor Saxophone – B. Cavaliere* (tracks: C1), Bill Zickefoose* (tracks: C1)
Tenor Saxophone, Clarinet – Frank "Big Boy" Goudie (tracks: C2)
Trombone – B. Decker* (tracks: C1), Dicky Wells* (tracks: D4), D. Gardner* (tracks: C1), Guy Paquinet (tracks: D6), J. Kirkpatrick* (tracks: C1), Josse Breyere (tracks: D6), S. Heath* (tracks: C1)
Trumpet – André Cornille (tracks: D6), Bill Coleman (2) (tracks: C2, D4), Gus Deloof (tracks: D6), Herb Bass (tracks: C1), J. Stephan* (tracks: C1), Lonnie Wilfong (tracks: C1), Philippe Brun (tracks: D6), R. Gould* (tracks: C1)
Violin – Swetchin* (tracks: D6), Michel Warlop (tracks: D2, D3, D6), Stephane Grappelly* (tracks: A1 to B6, D2, D3, D5, D6)

Notes

24 Classic Jazz Performances
(Subtitle on Front Cover)

All selections were recorded in Paris.

The selections on sides A and B were recorded during three sessions: April 21, 22 and 26, 1937

Swing guitars rec. November 6, 1945
Big Boy Blues rec. November 19, 1937

Montmartre/Solid Old Man/Finesse/I Know That You Know/Low Cotton rec. April 5, 1939

Swinging With Django/Paramount Stomp rec. December 14, 1937

Japanese Sandman rec. July 7, 1937
Minor Swing rec. November 15, 1937
Bolero rec. December 14, 1937

Barcode and Other Identifiers

Matrix / Runout (Side A label): 1-10226 (T-X-1-10226)
Matrix / Runout (Side B label): 1-10226 (T-X-2-10226)
Matrix / Runout (Side C label): 2-10226 (T-X-3-10226)
Matrix / Runout (Side D label): 2-10226 (T-X-4-10226)
Matrix / Runout (Side A stamped): - TBOX1-10226-D2 ☖
Matrix / Runout (Side B stamped): - TBOX-2-10226-D1 ☖
Matrix / Runout (Side C stamped): - TBO-3-10226-N1#2 ☖
Matrix / Runout (Side D stamped): - TBOX4-10226-D1#2 ☖

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	Title (Format)	Label	Cat#	Country	Year
New Submission	The Best Of Django Reinhardt (2×LP, Compilation)	Capitol Records	TBO 10226	Canada	1960
Recently Edited	The Best Of Django Reinhardt (2×LP, Compilation, Repress, Mono)	Capitol Records	TBO-10226	Canada	1962
New Submission	The Best Of Django Reinhardt (CD, Compilation, Reissue)	Poll Winners Records	PWR 27201	Spain	2010
	The Best Of Django Reinhardt (24 Classic Jazz Performances) (CD, Compilation, Limited Edition, Reissue, Remastered)	State Of Art (2)	81246	Europe	2018
	The Best Of Django Reinhardt (LP, Compilation, Limited Edition, Reissue, Yellow)	20th Century Masterworks	350209	Europe	2020