BOOKLET

 

Django Reinhardt – Swing 48 (1947)

{Jazz in Paris 58, Gitanes 013 544-2}

Digitally remastered on 24-bit

Recorded April 16 (1-2), July (3-10), December (11-12) 1947, Paris

Reissue of the Blue Star 78 RPM discs: 30 (3, 5), 33 (7, 9), 37 (8, 10), 38 (4), 59 (1, 2), 73 (11, 12).

TRACK LISTINGS

01. Peche A La Mouche (2:38)

02. Minor Blues (2:51)

03. For Sentimental Reasons (2:59)

04. Danse Norvegienne (3:03)

05. Blues For Barclay (take 1) (3:03)

06. Blues For Barclay (take 2) (2:56)

07. Folie A Amphion (2:54)

08. Vette (3:18)

09. Anniversary Song (3:36)

10. Swing 48 (2:49)

11. Night And Day (3:05)

12. I”m Confessin” (That I Love You) (3:05)

Personnel:

Clarinet – Hubert Rostaing (tracks: 3 to 10)

Double Bass – Ladislas Czabanyck* (tracks: 3 to 12), Willy Lockwood (tracks: 1, 2)

Drums – Al Craig (tracks: 1, 2), André Jourdan (tracks: 3 to 10), Ted Currie (tracks: 11, 12)

Guitar [Solo] – Django Reinhardt

Piano – Eddie Bernard

Rhythm Guitar – Joseph Reinhardt (tracks: 1 to 10)

Saxophone [Alto] – Hubert Rostaing (tracks: 11, 12), Michel De Villers (tracks: 1, 2)

Trumpet – Rex Stewart (tracks: 11, 12)

Written-By – Django Reinhardt (tracks: 1, 2, 7, 8, 10), Eddie Barclay (tracks: 5, 6)

REVIEW (from allmusic.com)

Swing 48 collects some of Django Reinhardt’s best electric guitar performances from the late ’40s, including “Pêche à la Mouche,” “Minor Blues,” “Night and Day,” and “Swing 48.” These lively numbers are balanced with quieter but no less inventive tracks such as “For Sentimental Reasons” and “I’m Confessin’ (That I Love You).” Two takes on “Blues for Barclay” round out this compact collection, which may not be as thorough an exploration of this part of Reinhardt’s career as Peche à la Mouche, but still offers a taste of his electric, bop-influenced years.

by Heather Phares, allmusic.com