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Starting in 1933 Django Reinhardt, guitar; Eugene d’Hellemmes, Dicky Wells, trombone; Bill Coleman, Bill the top black American jazz musicians. It offered they worked together regularly as co-leaders of bass; Maurice Chailloux, drums Dillard, Shad Collins, trumpets; Django three main advantages. 1) It was an escape from the Quintet Of The Hot Club Of France, a group Track 2: Coleman Hawkins, tenor; Stephane Reinhardt, guitar; Richard Fullbright, bass; Bill the institutional racism of the United States also including two rhythm guitars and a bass. Grappelli, piano; Django Reinhardt, guitar; Beason, drums although Germany was to be avoided after Some of the finest collaborations of Eugene d’Hellemmes, bass; Maurice Chailloux, Track 10, 11: DICKY WELLS & HIS ORCHESTRA: Hitler’s rise in power in 1933. 2) While thought Reinhardt and Grappelli with American greats drums of as lower class entertainment by many in the from 1935-37 are on this collection. Coleman Dicky Wells, trombone; Bill Coleman, trumpet; Track 3: QUINTETTE DU HOT CLUB DE Django Reinhardt, guitar; Richard Fullbright, USA, jazz musicians were treated as artists in Hawkins (1904-69) was the unrivalled king of FRANCE: Django Reinhardt, guitar; Stephane bass; Bill Beason, drums Europe where jazz was ranked near classical the tenor sax at the time. He had come to fame Grappelli, violin; Roger Chaput, Joseph music in importance. 3) Being in Europe gave as a key soloist with the Fletcher Henderson Track 12: Eddie South, violin; Django Reinhardt, Reinhardt, guitars; Louis Vola, bass; Arthur guitar the best jazz musicians an opportunity to play Orchestra during 1923-34 where his large tone Briggs, Alphonse Cox, Pierre Allier, trumpets; with guitarist Django Reinhardt and violinist and harmonically advanced ideas made him the Eugene d’Hellemmes, trombone Track 13: Eddie South, violin; Django Reinhardt, Stephane Grappelli. first major tenor soloist. Frustrated by the lack guitar; Wilson Myers, bass Jean Baptiste “Django” Reinhardt, who was of progress in the fortunes of the Henderson big Track 4: GARNET CLARK & HIS HOT CLUBS FOUR: Garnet Clark, piano; Bill Coleman, Track 14: Eddie South, Stephane Grappelli, born 23 January 1910 in Liverchies, Belgium, was band, he moved to Europe in 1934, staying for trumpet; George Johnson, clarinet; Django Michel Warlop, violins; Django Reinhardt, unquestionably the premier guitarist in jazz after five years and being treated like royalty. Reinhardt, guitar; June Cole, bass Roger Chaput, guitars; Wilson Myers, bass the death of Eddie Lang in 1933. Despite only Hawkins met up with Reinhardt and Tracks 15, 16: Eddie South, Stephane Grappelli, being able to use two fingers on one of his hands Grappelli on a few occasions. Their earliest Track 5: QUINTETTE DU HOT CLUB DE FRANCE: Django Reinhardt, guitar; Stephane violins; Django Reinhardt, Roger Chaput, due to a fire in the late 1920s, he was able to recording was on 2 March 1935 when Hawkins guitars; Wilson Myers, bass construct powerful solos that overcame the was accompanied by an all-star French orchestra Grappelli, violin; Joseph Reinhardt, Pierre Feret, problems of playing a barely audible acoustic (other than expatriate American trumpeter guitars; Lucien Simoens, bass; Freddy Taylor, Tracks 17, 18, 20: BILL COLEMAN & HIS guitar. Stephane Grappelli (born 26 January Arthur Briggs) organized by violinist Michel vocals ORCHESTRA: Bill Coleman, trumpet; Christian 1908 in Paris) ranked with Joe Venuti, Eddie Warlop. Grappelli switched to his first Tracks 6, 7: QUINTETTE DU HOT CLUB DE Wagner, clarinet, alto; Frank “Big Boy” Goudie, clarinet, tenor; Emile Stern, piano; Django South and the up-and-coming Stuff Smith as instrument (piano) for the occasion while FRANCE: Django Reinhardt, guitar; Stephane Reinhardt, guitar; Lucien Simoens, bass; Jerry jazz’s top violinist in the 1930s. Although their Reinhardt is very much in evidence on guitar, Grappelli, violin; Joseph Reinhardt, Pierre Feret, Mango, drums personalities were different, with Grappelli being both as a rhythm player and as a highly original guitars; Louis Vola, bass; Freddy Taylor, vocals sophisticated and reliable while Reinhardt lived a soloist; check out his opening break on Avalon. Track 8: COLEMAN HAWKINS & HIS ALL-STAR Track 19: Bill Coleman, trumpet; Django gypsy’s lifestyle and was barely literate, musically Star Dust showcases Hawkins with the rhythm JAM BAND: Coleman Hawkins, Alix Combelle, Reinhardt, guitar 2 8.120734 8.120734 7 120734bk Django7 14/10/04 10:40 AM Page 6 13. Sweet Georgia Brown 2:48 17. Baby Won’t You Please Come Home section, displaying his tone and his way of both American saxophonists Carter and Hawkins are (Ben Bernie–Maceo Pinkard–Kenneth Casey) 3:00 caressing and building upon the melody. joined by the two major French players altoist Eddie South & Django Reinhardt (Charles Warfield–Clarence Williams) The haunting Smoke Rings has the Quintet Andre Ekyan and tenor-saxophonist Alix Swing 8, mx 0LA 2146-1 Bill Coleman & His Orchestra Of The Hot Club Of France effectively Combelle with the solo order being Ekyan, Recorded 29 September 1937 Swing 14, mx 0LA 1980-1 augmented by four brass instruments. This Combelle, Carter and Hawkins. Django Recorded 19 November 1937 14. Oh! Lady Be Good 3:18 version of the Casa Loma Orchestra’s theme Reinhardt was supposed to go next but, caught (George & Ira Gershwin) 18. Big Boy Blues 3:27 song is a real standout. American trumpeter Bill up in the excitement, he urges Hawkins to take Trio de Violons (Eddie South, Stephane (Frank Goudie) Coleman (1904-81) was under appreciated and another chorus while being content to drive the Grappelli, Michel Warlop) Bill Coleman & His Orchestra overshadowed in the U.S. but fared quite well in classic performance to its conclusion. Swing 45, mx 0LA 2147-1 Swing 32, mx 0LA 1981-1 Europe during the 1930s. He joins Django in a Dicky Wells (1907-85) was most famous for Recorded 29 September 1937 Recorded 19 November 1937 pickup quintet led by pianist Garnet Clark, an his years with Count Basie (1938-50) but his trip 15. Dinah 2:28 19. Bill Coleman Blues 2:49 American influenced by Fats Waller and Earl to Europe took place a year earlier when he was (Sam Lewis–Joe Young–Harry Akst) (Bill Coleman) Hines. Coleman takes solo honours on a fine a member of Teddy Hill’s Orchestra. An erratic Eddie South, Stephane Grappelli Bill Coleman & His Orchestra version of Rosetta, a song written by Hines the but exciting trombonist who had a humorous Swing 12, mx 0LA 2148-1 Swing 42, mx 0LA 1983-1 previous year. The next three selections return to speechlike style, Wells is heard in top form on Recorded 29 September 1937 Recorded 19 November 1937 the Quintet of the Hot Club Of France with three selections. Bugle Call Rag has him utilizing 16. Daphne 3:02 20. Swing Guitars 3:08 American singer Freddy Taylor being the guest. three trumpeters including two (Bill Dillard and (Django Reinhardt) (Django Reinhardt–Stephane Grappelli) Taylor swings on I’se A Muggin’ (a hit for Shad Collins) from Hill’s band but not the third Eddie South, Stephane Grappelli Bill Coleman & His Orchestra violinist Stuff Smith), Georgia On My Mind and one (a young Dizzy Gillespie), opting instead for Swing 12, mx 0LA 2149-1 Swing 32, mx 0LA 1982-1 Nagasaki, no doubt inspired by the Bill Coleman. While each of the trumpeters gets Recorded 29 September 1937 Recorded 19 November 1937 accompanying musicians. spots on Bugle Call Rag, both Sweet Sue, Just All selections recorded in Paris The following version of Crazy Rhythm is one You and Japanese Sandman have Coleman as Transfers & Production: David Lennick of the most exciting recordings of the era. Benny the only trumpeter. The solos, tradeoffs and Carter (1907-2003), who was responsible for the interplay between trumpet and trombone, driven Digital Noise Reduction: K&A arrangement, was with Johnny Hodges the by Reinhardt’s guitar, make these jams quite leading altoist in jazz during the 1930s. Carter memorable. first recorded in 1927 with Charlie Johnson’s In 1937, Eddie South (1904-62) was making Paradise Ten and worked with Fletcher his second visit to Europe. His first time Henderson, McKinney’s Cotton Pickers and his overseas, in 1928, resulted in Smith becoming own big bands. After making a strong very interested in gypsy melodies as a basis for impression in the U.S. with his alto and trumpet his improvising. Also skilled at playing swing playing, his arrangements and his compositions, tunes, standards and blues, South (who had the he spent 1935-38 in Europe where he worked technique of a classical violinist) fit in naturally constantly.