Django on the Radio

Personnel: Django Reinhardt (guitar); Henri Baumgartner, Joseph Reinhardt, Eugene Vees (guitar); Stephane Grappelli (violin); Maurice Meunier, Gerard Leveque (clarinet); Les Lieber (alto saxophone); Bernard Hullin (trumpet); Maurice Vander, Raymond Fol, Eddie Bernard (piano); Fred Ermelin, Louis Vola, Pierre Michelot, Emmanuel Soudieux (bass guitar); Red Lacky, Andre Jordan, Arthur Motta, Pierre Lemarchand, Jacques Martinon, Andre Jourdan (drums).
Additional personnel: Jim Hayes (clarinet, alto saxophone); Hubert Rostaing (clarinet); Michel Attenoux (soprano saxophone); Hubert Fol (alto saxophone, piano); Joe Moser (alto saxophone); Bernie Cavaliere, Bill Zickefoose, Andre Ross (tenor saxophone); Ken Lowther (baritone saxophone); Herb Bass, Jerry Stephan, Lonnie Wilfong, Jean Liesse, Robin Gould, Aime Barelli, Fernand Verstraete (trumpet); Nat Peck, Bill Decker, Shelton Heath, Benny Vaseur, Don Gardner, John Kirkpatrick (trombone); Larry Mann (piano); Bob Decker (bass guitar); Bill Bethel (drums); Sgt. Jack Platt, Wal-Berg's Grand Symphonic Orchestra, Aime Barelli's Orchestra, Tony Proteau & His Orchestra, The ATC Band, Duke Ellington & His Orchestra.
Audio Remasterer: Ted Kendall.
British mastering engineer Ted Kendall has provided a valuable service by compiling Django Reinhardt's 1940s radio broadcasts from France, Belgium, Luxembourg, and the U.S. The result is DJANGO ON THE RADIO, a five-disc set that overflows with Reinhardt's six-string wizardry. Kendall also remastered the recordings, so the sound quality is remarkably good, especially considering its source. But the music is still the focus: Reinhardt is flanked by fine musicians (among them his frequent collaborator Stephane Grappelli on violin), and there's plenty of excellent group interplay, but it's the master's command of the fretboard that truly dazzles.

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