| Japanese Sandman |
Dicky Wells and his Orchestra |
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Bill Dillard, Shad Collins, Bill Coleman (tp); Dicky Wells (tb); Django Reinhardt (g solo);
Richard “Dick” Fullbright (b); Bill Beason (dm)
Even before the Quintette of the Hot Club of France started recording, Django Reinhardt was a first-call
player whenever American artists recorded in Paris. Owing that Django could barely read and write his
own name, let alone music scores, it was amazing that he achieved such a status. But his ear was precise
and he could translate what he heard to the guitar with stunning accuracy, and that is a major part of his
legendary reputation.
Trumpeter Bill Coleman and trombonist Dickie Wells were touring Paris as part of the Teddy Hill
Orchestra when they recorded this session for Swing (Dizzy Gillespie was also with the band, and ironically,
he was the only trumpeter from the band not invited to play at the session!) This delightful
version of "Japanese Sandman" was the last song cut that day and it features remarkable solos by all
three principals. Wells is up first, barely touching the melody before moving into his own invention. Yet
he never loses sight of the opening motive and many of his ideas are related to that motive, either rhythmically or melodically.
Coleman follows with his sunny, open tone. His first half-chorus features a set of perfectly-balanced phrases.
Then the last phrase spills into the bridge and his phrasing shifts three beats off the form.
Coleman keeps things that way until he ties it all up with a beautifully-played 6-bar phrase.
Then Django steps up with a mostly single-string solo that features some intriguing harmonic
choices in the 5th-8th bars. The rest of the solo is rather straight-forward harmonically,
so it's hard to know whether Django was fully aware of what he was doing and if he considered it a momentary mis-
step (If Dizzy had been at the session, he would have known!). However, it was not an isolated incident and Django,
who later expressed admiration for the harmonic innovations of Gillespie and Charlie Parker,
would experiment again with advanced harmonies in the next few years, several years before bebop was born. Reviewer: Thomas Cunniffe
1937 July 7 - Swing, Paris |
| Japanese Sandman |
Django Reinhardt et le Quintette du Hot Club de France, avec Stéphane Grappelli |
| Japanese Sandman - (unissued) |
Stéphane Grappelli (v); Django Reinhardt (g); Joseph Reinhardt, Pierre “Baro” Ferret (g); Emmanuel Soudieux (b)
1939 March 21 - Paris |
| Japanese Sandman |
Django Reinhardt et le Quintette du Hot Club de France, avec Stéphane Grappelli |
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Stéphane Grappelli (v); Django Reinhardt (g); Joseph Reinhardt, Pierre “Baro” Ferret (g); Emmanuel Soudieux (b)
1939 May 17 - Paris |
| Je Sais Que Vous Êtes Jolie |
Jean Sablon (vo) - acc. by André Ekyan (cl); Alec Siniavine (p); Django Reinhardt (g)
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1934 April 16 - London |
| Je Suis Sex-Appeal |
Jean Sablon (vo) - acc. by Léon Ferreri or Michel Warlop (v, humming);
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Michel Emer (p, humming); Django Reinhardt (g, humming); Max Elloy (dm, vo); Eliane De Creus ou Mireille (vo)
1933 April 3 - Paris |
| Je Voudrais Vivre |
Germaine Sablon (vo) - acc. by Michel Warlop et son Orchestre: |
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Roger Grasset (b);
Alix Combelle (ts);
Michel Warlop (ldr);
Charles Lisée (bars);
Germaine Sablon (vcl);
Maurice Chaillou (d);
Marcel Dumont (tb);
Michel Warlop (vln);
André Ekyan (cl);
Maurice Mouflard, Pierre Allier (tp);
Alain Romans (p);
Amédée Charles, André Ekyan (as);
Django Reinhardt (g)
1934 November 13 - Paris |
| Jeepers Creepers |
Django Reinhardt et le Quintette du Hot Club de France, avec Stéphane Grappelli |
| Jeepers Creepers |
Stéphane Grappelli (v); Django Reinhardt (g); Joseph Reinhardt, Pierre “Baro” Ferret (g); Emmanuel Soudieux (b)
1939 March 21 - Paris |
| Jersey Bounce |
Django Reinhardt et le Quintette du Hot Club de France |
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André Ekyan (as, bcl, cl); Raph Schécroun (p); Django Reinhardt (el-g); Alphonse "Alf" Masselier (b); Roger Paraboschi (dm)
1950 April-Mai - RAI Studios, Rome |
| Joyeuse Fumee |
Alix Combelle et son Orchestre |
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Aimé Barelli, Christian Bellest, Séverin Luino (tp); Eugène d’Hellemmes (tb); Max Blanc, Marcel Coestier (cl & as); Nöel Chiboust, Alix Combelle (ts); Raymond Wrascoff (p); Django Reinhardt (g); Francis Luca (b); P. Fouad (dm)
1940 October 21 - Swing, Paris |
| Jumping With Symphony Sid |
Django Reinhardt et L'Orchestre D'Hubert Fol au Club Saint-Germain (Air Mail Special)
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Hubert Fol (as, ldr); Maurice Vander or Raymond Fol (p); Django Reinhardt (g solo el-g); Pierre Michelot (b); Pierre Lemarchand (dm)
1951 February 20 - Club Saint Germain-des-Prés, rue St-Benoit, Paris |
| Jumpin’ At The Woodside |
Alix Combelle and his Swing Band |
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Alex Renard, Pierre Allier, Al Piguillem, Philippe Brun (tp); Guy Paquinet (tb); Alix Combelle (ts); Charlie Lewis (p); Django Reinhardt (g); Joseph Reinhardt (g); Marceau Sarbib (b)
1940 February 20 - Paris |
| Just A Gigolo |
Django Reinhardt and Stéphane Grappelli
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Stéphane Grappelli (v); Django Reinhardt (g); Gianni Safred (p); Carlo Pecori (b); Aurelio de Carolis (dm)
1949 January-February - RAI Studios, Rome |
