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Sequel to 'Souvenirs' and a tribute to the life and times of Django Reinhardt, the Reinhardt family in Koblenz, Germany as well as the story of Sinti and Roma in Europe. All songs are the original compositions of Daniel Weltlinger, with additional harmonies composed by Ian Date. Horn and String arrangements by Daniel Pliner (tracks 7-9). Daniel Weltlinger would like to thank BNP Paribas Australia and the BNP Paribas Foundation for their kind generosity in funding this recording project. This recording is dedicated to the life and times of Django Reinhardt (1910-1953) and to the entire Reinhardt family from Koblenz in particular Lulo Reinhardt and the late Bawo Reinhardt (1941-2013). This is a recording also dedicated to reaching an understanding of the complexity of history and…

The disc offers sixteen titles guaranteed to amuse excite and evoke nostalgia from fans of this Swing era music."Bubblin'" is the moniker of Dutch swing guitarist / vocalist Dirkjan Toorop, who infuses this CD of Classic-jazz covers with his spontaneity and good-humored fun. His trio includes Wilco Jordi on violin and accordionist Jean-Pierre Guiran, who also plays in the musette and Gypsy swing band Orkest Polytour. This CD is a finger-snapping good time. The band plays rollicking versions of standards such as "I got Rhythm," "Body and Soul," "Round Midnight,""In a Sentimental Mood," and more, injecting them with energy and spontaneous fun. (Michael Dregni). Jean-Pierre, reed organist, born to a Dutch mother and father of French background, spoke Dutch at home but played an sang in French…

A pleasing singer in her mid-twenties, Alex Pangman loves the music of the 1920s and '30s. For her second recording for the Canadian Sensation label, she performs 13 vintage obscurities plus a lone standard ("Prisoner of Love") and her own "Melancholy Lullaby." Although her voice is small, it is personable and she digs into the lyrics of such early gems as "Mama's Gone Goodbye," "I Had Someone Else Before I Had You," "Through the Courtesy of Love," "Concentratin' on You," and "Careless." Particularly intriguing are the four separate groups that the singer uses. Her Jazz Manouche is a quartet with trumpeter Chris Whitely, two acoustic guitars, and bass. Her Hired Hands is more in the Western swing vein with trumpeter Peter Ecklund, violinist Erin Solomon, and Whitely on steel guitar, plus two guitars, piano, and bass…

La belle idée! Le bel album ! L’ami Sanseverino nous prend par la main pour aller traîner du côté de ces chansons d’hier inscrites dans la légende des années 30 et suivantes… avec lui, elles reprennent un sacré coup de jeunesse, bercées par des vagues tziganes sur lesquelles la gouaille se laisse faire du gringue avec des joues rouges de plaisir ! Et c’est parti pour un petit déhanchement java, un brin de swing et un coup de valse aux jardins de Charles Trenet, Georges Brassens, Maurice Chevalier, Jean Sablon et bien sûr Bourvil, éternel séducteur du « Petit bal perdu » avec un accordéon sur son 31 pour fêter les retrouvailles ! Bref, rien que du bonheur version « Nationale 7» bordée de roses blanches… Merci, jeune homme!…

A towering figure in today's Gypsy jazz scene and – like Django Reinhardt before him – a member of Western Europe's Sinti community, Stochelo Rosenberg manages to push the Hot Club sound into the 21st century without compromising its fiery technique and snappy acoustic tone. On Ready 'n Able, Rosenberg mixes originals (the Joe Pass-meets-Segovia "Listen" is astounding) with tunes by Charlie Parker ("Relaxing at Camarillo"), Stevie Wonder ("I Wish"), and soul-jazz organist Jimmy Smith ("Ready 'n Able"). Toss in such classics as "Djangology," "All the Things You Are," and "Body and Soul," and you have the ingredients for an eclectic, deeply satisfying jazz-guitar experience. Skillfully accompanied by guitarist and younger brother Mozes (who contributes wonderful solos of his own) and upright bassist Sani Van Mullem, Rosenberg…