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• Joe Pass plays Django Reinhardt - jimbill 20:14:07 12/29/04 (1)
  In Reply to: Django Reinhardt recommendations posted by Phil Redman on December 29, 2004 at 07:11:52:

  Was going through the Django catalog on Amazon and saw this recording. Is it good?
  
  

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  • Re: Joe Pass plays Django Reinhardt - jim nj 08:08:51 12/30/04 (0)
    In Reply to: Joe Pass plays Django Reinhardt posted by jimbill on December 29, 2004 at 20:14:07:

    If you are referring to For Django, by Joe Pass, that's a tribute to Django, featuring Django-written tunes, but the playing style is Joe's, not Django's. Joe is more swing /mainstream style and one of the best guitarists ever, IMHO. For Django is considered one of Joe's best albums (Virtuoso is another).
    Follow the other recommendations to hear Django himself. A modern Django sound-alike is Bireli Lagren, and Frank Vignola comes close when he wants to.
    
    

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• Re: Django Reinhardt recommendations - kerr 10:15:03 12/29/04 (1)
  In Reply to: Django Reinhardt recommendations posted by Phil Redman on December 29, 2004 at 07:11:52:

  I bought this 5 disc set on the JSP label and I'm very happy with the sonics, the packaging and the price! It's one helluva good buy. I would imagine the Mosaic might sound better overall but I have not heard that set. This JSP is nice, though. No glaring problems and really pretty good overall sound. Seems to me I paid about $30 for the 5 discs, new.
  
  

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  • I'll second that. - jusbe 13:14:47 12/29/04 (0)
    In Reply to: Re: Django Reinhardt recommendations posted by kerr on December 29, 2004 at 10:15:03:

    Unsurprisingly, given my implicit recommendation of it a few days ago. Marvellous in every way. Incidentally, the remastering was accomplished by Ted Kendall, student of the late John R T Davies whose efforts in this field are well though of and documented. There is a second and third boxset to consider as well.

    
    

    Big J.

    
    
    

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• Re: Django Reinhardt recommendations - Mike K 09:58:23 12/29/04 (0)
  In Reply to: Django Reinhardt recommendations posted by Phil Redman on December 29, 2004 at 07:11:52:

  Get the Mosaic box set; it might be expensive, but it is WELL worth
  it.

  Mike
  
  

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• Swing from Paris - Jones 09:20:54 12/29/04 (0)
  In Reply to: Django Reinhardt recommendations posted by Phil Redman on December 29, 2004 at 07:11:52:

  I've listened to "Swing from Paris" from the "Jazz in Paris" series. It is a 24 bit remastered CD from works originally recorded in the late 30's by the Quintette du Hot Club de France. It is a good representation of Reinhardt's and Grappelli's work of that period. The sound is amazingly good given the date of the original.
  
  

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