Gypsy Swing (2005)

About this title: Somewhere down the Reinhardt lineage Ismael was born. While certainly not known particularly well outside Europe, and even in Europe known mostly for being a descendant of the great Django Reinhardt, Ismael has some chops on the guitar and gets to show them off here. His real forte is in contemporary jazz, but for the sake of a tribute, this album is built from the gypsy jazz era into the swing era and sing era of Sinatra and the like (with a stray bop number thrown in for good measure). Reinhardt takes the duties of both Django and Stephane Grappelli in the re-creations of the old Hot Club ... read more

Tracks:

1. Shine [Dabney/Browen/Mack]
2. Minor Swing [Reinhardt]
3. Autumn Leaves [Cosmar]
4. Fly Me to the Moon [Hauart]
5. Fascinating Rhythm [Gershwin]
6. It Had to Be You [Kahn/Jones]
7. There Is No Greater Love [Jones/Symes]
8. Sweet Georgia Brown [Bernie/Pinkard/Case]
9. Beautiful Love [Gillespie/King/Van]
10. My One and Only Love [Mellin/Wood]
11. Night and Day [Porter]
12. Pent-Up House [Rollins]
13. Tears [Reinhardt/Grappelli]

Note: This is a general synopsis. Each listing is further described below.