Gypsy Jazz (2007)

About this title: Proper Records presents a four-CD, 97-track anthology devoted to music recorded during the golden years of Gypsy jazz, from swing to bop to a bit of the cool (1934-1956). Happily, this tradition is still very much alive, and the recordings compiled herein demonstrate why even Joseph Goebbels, Adolf Eichmann, and Heinrich Himmler couldn't stamp it out. In addition to classic sides by famous or relatively well-known artists like guitarist Django Reinhardt, violinists Stéphane Grappelli, Michel Warlop, and Svend Asmussen and crooner Jean Sablon, this fascinating collection traces the intricacies ... read more

Tracks:

1. Le Jour ou Je Te Vis [Johnston/Coslow]
2. Cloud Castles [VanHoorebeke]
3. Crazy Strings [VanHoorebeke]
4. You Took Advantage of Me [Rodgers/Hart]
5. Bricktop [Reinhardt/Grappelli]
6. Speevy [Reinhardt/Grappelli]
7. Paramount Stomp [Reinhardt/Grappelli]
8. Bolero [Reinhardt/Grappelli]
9. Mabel [Reinhardt]
10. Christmas Swing [Reinhardt]
11. Sweet Georgia Brown [Pinkard/Bernie/Case]
12. Winds and Strings [Viseur/Ferret]
13. Automne [Viseur]
14. Daphne [Reinhardt/Grappelli]
15. Andalousie [Viseur/Ferret]
16. Nobody's Sweetheart [Kahn/Erdman/Meyers/]
17. Whispering [Coburn/Rose]
18. Ma Theo [Matheo]
19. Gin, Gin [Reinhardt]
20. La Valse des Niglots [Malha]
21. Ti-Pi-Tin [Grever/Leveen]
22. Russian Lullaby [Berlin]
23. Just a Little Swing [Aleman/Racon]
24. Dear Old Southland [Creamer/Layton]
25. Jeepers Creepers [Warren/Mercer]
26. Hallelujah [Grey/Youmans]
27. Jumping for Joy [Wilson/Sampson]
28. I Found a New Baby [Palmer/Williams]
29. Undecided [Shavers/Robin]
30. Rosetta [Hines/Woods]
31. Coucou [Mathas/Feline]
32. Opus 5 [Shavers]
33. Swing de Paris [Reinhardt]
34. Oiseaux des Iles [Reinhardt]
35. Nostalgia Gitana [Murena/Peguri]
36. Miami [Ferret]
37. Septembre [Ferret]
38. Blue Guitare [Ferret]
39. Swing Star [Ferret]
40. Swing '39 [Reinhardt/Grappelli]
41. Cocktail Swing [Ferret]
42. Deux Guitares [Ferret]
43. Tiger Rag [LaRocca/DaCosta/Shi]
44. Gitan Swing [Murena/Ferret]
45. Rose de Miel [Waller]
46. Royal Blue [Ferret]
47. Surprise Party [Ferret]
48. Daphne [Reinhardt]
49. Hungaria [Reinhardt]
50. Zazou Zazou [Loyraux]
51. Ballade [Viseur]
52. Blues en Mineur [Reinhardt]
53. Swing '42 [Reinhardt]
54. Sur La Glace [Deloof]
55. Chantons Ensemble [Omer]
56. Harlem Swing [Deloof/Powell]
57. Gus et Gus [Deloof]
58. Manche de Fouet [Viseur]
59. Ding, Dong, Dang [Thunes]
60. Skumring [Ottersen]
61. Promenade [Normann]
62. Opus 1 [Normann]
63. Lucky [Ferret]
64. Folies Bergere [Ferret]
65. Studio 28 [Ferret]
66. Sex-Appeal [Ferret]
67. Improvisation No. 3, Pt. 1 [Reinhardt]
68. Improvisation No. 3, Pt. 2 [Reinhardt]
69. Exactly Like You [Fields/McHugh]
70. Swing Guitars [Reinhardt/Grappelli]
71. La Vipere du Trottoir [Scotto/Rodor]
72. Un Peu de Reve [Reinhardt]
73. Douce Georgette (Sweet Georgia Brown) [Bernie/Pinkard/Case]
74. L' Oeil Noir [Reinhardt]
75. Caminos Cruzados [Lecuona]
76. Darktown Strutters Ball [Brooks]
77. Cielos Azules [Berlin]

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