Nuages

20-PAGE BOOKLET EDITION

INCLUDES 18 BONUS TRACKS

INCLUDES NEW SPECIALLY PREPARED LINER NOTES BY PENGUIN GUIDE TO JAZZ'S WRITER BRIAN MORTON AND BY PARIS'S PRESTIGIOUS JAZZ MAGAZINE

“Django was in his final weeks when he made this beautiful recording. He had seemingly fallen out of love with music, or with performance, in the post-war period and gained a reputation for unreliability. But there were signs that his old fire was coming back. He made his peace with the electric guitar and began showing an interest in the then-dominant style of bebop, but without ever compromising the beauty of his unique musical vision.”- Penguin Jazz to Jazz

“Produced under the wing of the great producer Norman Granz, and featuring an exceptional quintet, this Parisian recording stands out for the exceptional quality of the music, which Django Reinhardt brought to new heights of expressiveness.”- Jazz Magazine

PERSONNEL:

Django Reinhardt - electric guitar
Maurice Vander - piano
Pierre Michelot - bass
Jean-Louis-Viale - drums

Paris, France, March 10-11, 1953.

(*) BONUS TRACKS:
Django Reinhardt Quintet
9-22: The 1947 Blue Star recordings.
23-26: The 1953 Decca recordings.

TRACKS:

01. NIGHT AND DAY
02. BLUES FOR IKE
03. NUAGES
04. INSENSIBLEMENT
05. BRAZIL
06. SEPTEMBER SONG
07. CONFESSIN’ (THAT I LOVE YOU)
08. MANOIR DE MES REVES
09. SEPTEMBER SONG [1947 version] (*)
10. BRAZIL [1947 version] (*)
11. I’LL NEVER SMILE AGAIN (*)
12. NEW YORK CITY (*)
13. DJANGO’S BLUES (*)
14. LOVE’S MOOD (*)
15. I LOVE YOU (*)
16. TOPSY (*)
17. MOPPIN’ THE BRIDE [aka MICRO] (*)
18. INSENSIBLEMENT [1947 version] (*)
19. MANO (*)
20. BLUES PRIMITIF (*)
21. GIPSY WITH A SONG (Version 1) (*)
22. GIPSY WITH A SONG (Version 2) (*)
23. LE SOIR (*)
24. CHEZ MOI (*)
25. I COVER THE WATERFRONT (*)
26. DECCAPHONIE (*)

TOTAL TIME: 78:27 min.