DJANGO REINHARDT: PLAYS GEORGE GERSHWIN & DUKE ELLINGTON [CD]
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All of Djangoâs recordings of songs by the great American composers George Gershwin and Duke Ellington. Compiled from various sessions in Djangoâs discography, these selections feature a wide variety of accompaniment and arrangements. The common thread between them all, however, is Djangoâs incomparable improvisational genius. All of the preserved recordings from a 1946 Chicago concert showcasing Django with the Ellington band have also been included here, as well as both takes of Djangoâs composition paying tribute to Duke.
Includes 12-page booklet
The GEORGE GERSHWIN Songbook:
01 LADY BE GOOD [1934] 2:55 02 I GOT RHYTHM [1937] 2:16 03 THE MAN I LOVE [1949] 3:16 04 LIZA [1949] 2:49 05 I GOT RHYTHM [1949] 2:43 06 LADY BE GOOD [1937] 3:19 07 EMBRACEABLE YOU 3:08 08 SOMEBODY LOVES ME 3:29 09 LADY BE GOOD [1948] 2:56 10 LIZA [1946] 2:52 11 I GOT RHYTHM [1935] 2:57 12 THE MAN I LOVE [1939] 3:12 13 I GOT RHYTHM [1938, take 1] 2:55 14 I GOT RHYTHM [1938, take 2] 2:59
The DUKE ELLINGTON Songbook:
15 C JAM BLUES [1950] 3:36 16 SOPHISTICATED LADY 4:04 17 IN A SENTIMENTAL MOOD 3:01 18 SOLITUDE 3:11 19 C JAM BLUES [1949] 2:36 20 RIDE, RED, RIDE 2:46 21 A BLUES RIFF 3:50 22 HONEYSUCKLE ROSE 3:39 23 IMPROVISATION No.7 [aka Improvisation No.2] 2:49 24 DUKE AND DUKIE [take 1] 3:18 25 DUKE AND DUKIE [take 2] 3:22
DJANGO REINHARDT, guitar soloist on all tracks, plus: