1935

The following recording recordings are available on this magnificent CD Frémaux & Associés

Intégrale Django Reinhardt Vol 2,  I Saw Stars, 1934 -1935
 

Jean Sablon (vocal)
Garland Wilson (piano)
Django Reinhardt (guitar)

Paris, January 7 

The continental (2 takes)
Un baiser (3 takes)
Alec Siniavine (piano) replaces Wilson 
La dernière bergère
LE PETIT MIRSHA (vocal)
Michel Warlop et son Orchestre
2 trumpetsu, 3 saxes, piano, bass, drm
Django Reinhardt (guitar)

Paris, February 5 

Maman, ne vend pas la maison
Petit homme, c'est l'heur de faire dodo
Le Petit Mirsha (vocal)
Alec Siniavine (piano)
Django Reinhardt (guitar)

Paris, February 5 

Vieni, vieni

Parodie du Vieni, Vieni de Vincent Scotto, popularisé par Tino Rossi

Léon Monosson (vocal)
Alain Romans du Poste Parisien et son Orchestre
Arthur Briggs (trumpet)
Michel Warlop (violin)
Alain Romans (piano)
Django Reinhardt (guitar)
unidentified (guitar)

Paris, February 9 

Deux cigarettes dans l'ombre
Tout le jour, toute la nuit
comment (12) : English title is "Night and day".

Le Petit Mirsha (vocal)
Michel Warlop et son Orchestre
2 trumpets, 3 saxes, piano, bass,
Django Reinhardt (guitar)

Paris, February 22 

Maman, ne vend pas la maison (2 takes)
Petit homme, c'est l'heure de faire dodo

February 23rd : Coleman Hawkins à la salle Pleyel, The Quintette at the same program (first concert in a large hall). (covered in "12 Années de Jazz", p. 162-163)

Coleman Hawkins (tenor sax)
Michel Warlop et son Orchestre
Arthur Briggs (trumpet)
Noël Chiboust (trumpet)
Pierre Allier (trumpet)
Guy Paquinet (trombone)
André Ekyan (sax)
Charles Lysée (sax)
Alix Combelle (sax)
Stéphane Grappelli (piano)
Django Reinhardt (guitar)
Eugene d'Hellemmes (bass)
Maurice Chaillou (drum)

Paris, March 2 

Blue moon (2 takes)
Avalon (2 takes)
What a difference a day made
Coleman Hawkins (tenor sax)
the previous rhythm section only i.e.
Stéphane Grappelli (piano)
Django Reinhardt (guitar solo)
Eugene d'Hellemmes (bass)
Maurice Chaillou (drum)

Paris, March 2 

Star dust

Patrick et son Orchestre de Danse (dir. Guy Paquinet)
Alex Renard (trumpet)
Gaston Lapeyronnie (trumpet)
Noel Chiboust (trumpet)
Guy Paquinet (trombone)
Pierre Deck (trombone)
Rene Weiss (trombone)
André Ekyan (sl)
Andy Foster (sl)
Maurice Cizeron (sl)
Alix Combelle (sl)
Jean Chabaud (piano)
Django Reinhardt (guitar solo)
Joseph Reinhardt (guitar)
Louis Pecqueux (bass)
Maurice Chaillou (drum)
Hildegarde Sell (vocal)

Stéphane Grapelli (violon), Michel Warlop (violon)

Paris, March 4
  

Hands across the table
We were so young
From you
Darling, je vous aime beaucoup

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Intégrale Django Reinhardt Vol 3, Djangology, late 1934 to late September 1935

Django Reinhardt et le Quintette Du Hot Club de France
Stéphane Grappelli (violin)
Django Reinhardt (guitar)
Roger Chaput (guitar)
Joseph Reinhardt (guitar)
Louis Vola (bass)
Jerry Mengo (vocal)

Paris, March 5 or 6 

Lily belle may june (vocal)
Sweet sue, just you (vocal)
I'm confessin'
The continental(vocal)

 

Patrick et son Orchestre de Danse (dir. Guy Paquinet)
Alex Renard (trumpet)
Gaston Lapeyronnie (trumpet)
Noel Chiboust (trumpet)
Guy Paquinet (trombone)
Pierre Deck (trombone)
Rene Weiss (trombone)
André Ekyan (sl)
Andy Foster (sl)
Maurice Cizeron (sl)
Alix Combelle (sl)
Jean Chabaud (piano)
Django Reinhardt (guitar solo)
Joseph Reinhardt (guitar)
Louis Pecqueux (bass)
Maurice Chaillou (drum)
Hildegarde Sell (vocal)

Stéphane Grapelli (violon), Michel Warlop (violon), Sylvio Schmidt (violon), Roger CHomer (vibes)

Paris, March 4 

Miss Otis regrets
Walzing with a dream
Freddy Taylor and his Swing Men From Harlem
Freddy Taylor (trumpet and vocal)
poss. Charlie Johnson (trumpet)
Chester Lanier (clarinet, alto sax and baritone sax)
Fletcher Allen (clarinet, ts and arrangment)
John Ferrier (piano)
Django Reinhardt or Oscar Aleman (guitar)
Eugene d'Hellemmes (bass)
William Diemer (drum)

Paris, April 

Viper's dream
Blue drag
Swanee river
How come you love me like you do

Oscar Aleman was supposed to record in this session. This session was postponed to this date, Aleman and Diemer being absent the first time (covered in "12 Années de Jazz", p 167).

Swanee River

Mama don't allow

Blue Drag

How come you do me like you do ?

 

PIERRE LORD (vocal)
Stéphane Grappelli (violin)
René Ronald (piano)
Django Reinhardt (guitar)

Paris, mid-April 

Simplement
Smoke gets in your eyes (Fumée aux yeux)
 Louis Vola (bass) added 
Cocktails for two (Coktails pour deux)
Django Reinhardt et le Quintette du Hot Club de France
Stéphane Grappelli (violin)
Django Reinhardt (guitar solo)
Roger Chaput (guitar)
Joseph Reinhardt (guitar)
Louis Vola (bass)

Paris, April 

Blue drag
Swanee river
Ton doux sourire (The sunshine of your smile
Ultrafox


Germaine and Jean Sablon (vocal)
André Ekyan (clarinet)
Alec Siniavine (piano)
Django Reinhardt (guitar)
Louis Vola (bass and accordion)

Paris, May 17 

Un amour come le notre
La petite île
Alix Combelle (tenor sax and clarinet)
Stéphane Grappelli (piano)
Django Reinhardt (guitar solo)
Joseph Reinhardt (guitar)
Louis Vola (bass)
Jerry Mengo (drum)

Paris, Spring 

What a difference a day made
The sheik
NANE CHOLET (vocal)
Stéphane Grappelli (violin)
René Ronald (piano)
Django Reinhardt (guitar)
Louis Vola (bass)

Paris, May 

Si j'avais été
Ronald and Vola out
Grappelli (piano) 
Fièvre (Moonglow)
Patrick et son Orchestre (direction Guy Paquinet)
Gaston Lapeyronnie (trumpet)
Noel Chiboust (trumpet)
Alex Renard (trumpet)
Guy Paquinet (trombone)
Pierre Deck (trombone)
Rene Weiss (trombone)
Maurice Cizeron (sax)
Max Blanc (sax)
André Ekyan (sax)
Charles Lisee (sax)
"Coco" Kiehn (sax)
Jean Chabaud (piano)
Django Reinhardt (guitar)
Louis Pecqueux (bass)
Maurice Chaillou (drum and vocal)
Roger Chomer (vibraphone)

Paris, June 

You and the night and the music
I get a kick out of you
Seagulls
Anything goes
Easter parade
I'm gonna wash my hands of you
Django Reinhardt et le Quintette du Hot Club de France
Stéphane Grappelli (violin)
Arthur Briggs (trumpet)
Alphonse Cox (trumpet)
Pierre Allier (trumpet)
Eugene d'Hellemmes (trombone)
Django Reinhardt (guitar solo)
Joseph Reinhardt (guitar)
Pierre "Baro" Ferret (guitar)
Louis Vola (bass)

Paris, July 

Avalon
Smoke rings
without the brass section 
Clouds
Believe it, beloved
Frank "Big Boy" Goudie (trumpet, tenor sax, clarinet)
Stéphane Grappelli (piano solo)
Django Reinhardt (guitar)
Joseph Reinnardt (guitar)
Sigismond Beck (bass)
Jerry Mengo (drum)

Paris, August 

I've found a new baby
St-Louis blues
Alix Combelle & le Quintette du Hot Club de France
Alix Combelle (tenor sax and clarinet)
Stéphane Grappelli (piano)
Django Reinhardt (guitar)
Joseph Reinhardt (guitar)
Louis Vola (bass)

Paris, September 1 

Crazy Rhythm
The sheik of araby
NINA RETTE et son Hot Trio
Nina Rette (vocal)
Stéphane Grappelli (violin)
Emil Stern (piano)
Django Reinhardt (guitar)

Paris, September 6 

Points roses
Un instant d'infini
Mon coeur reste près de toi
Django Reinhardt et le Quintette du Hot Club de France avec Stéphane Grapelli
Stéphane Grappelli (violin)
Django Reinhardt (guitar solo)
Joseph Reinhardt (guitar)
Pierre "Baro" Ferret (guitar)
Louis Vola (bass)

Paris, September 

Chasing Shadows
I've had my moments
Some of these days
Djangology
NANE CHOLET (vocal)
Stéphane Grappelli (violin)
Emil Stern (piano)
Django Reinhardt (guitar)
Jean Tranchant (vocal)

Paris, September 

Ainsi soit-il
Les quatre farceurs
ARTHUR BRIGGS (trumpet)
Stéphane Grappelli (violin and piano)
Django Reinhardt (guitar)
Louis Vola (bass)

Paris, September 

Tiger rag
Sweet Georgia brown
Who ?
There'll be some changes made
 

The following recording recordings are available on this magnificent CD Frémaux & Associés

Intégrale Django Reinhardt Vol 4, Magic Strings, 1935 - 1936

Stéphane Grappelli and his Hot Four
Stéphane Grappelli (violin)
Django Reinhardt (guitar solo)
Joseph Reinhardt (guitar)
Pierre "Baro"Ferret (guitar)
Louis Vola (bass)

Paris, September 30 

St-Louis blues
Chinatown

Autumn    The Quintet plays "Les Nuits Bleues" in Montmartre for a year. Spautz p.87

First show in Province at Nancy . Spautz p.87

Paris, October 13 
Limehouse blues
I got rhythm
Chinatow
André Pasdoc (vocal) & Louis Vola et son Orchestre
Stéphane Grappelli (violin)
Michel Warlop (violin)
Louis Vola (accordion)

Paris, October 13 

Pourquoi, Pourquoi
Louis Vola (bass)
Django Reinhardt (guitar) 
Vivre pour toi
Yvonne Louis (vocal) & Louis Vola et son Orchestre
Stéphane Grappelli (violin)
Michel Warlop (violin)
Louis Vola (bass)
Django Reinhardt (guitar) 
Mirage    comment : English title is "Chasing shadows".
Jean Sablon (vocal)
Stéphane Grappelli (piano)
Joseph Reinhardt (guitar)
Django Reinhardt (guitar)
Louis Vola (bass)

Paris, October 18 

Cette chanson est pour vous
Darling, je vous aime beaucoup
Dernière chanson
Stéphane Grappelli and his Hot FOUR
Stéphane Grappelli (violin)
Django Reinhardt (guitar solo)
Joseph Reinhardt (guitar)
Pierre "Baro" Ferret (guitar)
Antonio " Tony " Rovira (bass)

Paris, October 21 

I've found a new baby
It was so beautiful
Chinaboy
Moon glow
It don't mean a thing
Bruce Boyce (vocal)
Stéphane Grappelli (piano)
Django Reinhardt (guitar)

Paris, November 

Run, Mary run / Oh didn't it rain    (on Intégrale Django Reinhardt Vol 3)
Garnet Clark and his Hot Club's Four
Bill Coleman (trumpet and vocal)
George Johnson(clarinet and alto sax)
Garnet Clark (piano)
Django Reinhardt (rhythm guitar)
June Cole (bass)

Location : Paris
Date : November 23 

Rosetta
Star dust
The object of my affection

Lightly covered in "12 Années de Jazz", p 172.

Jean Sablon (vocal)
Stéphane Grappelli (piano)
Django Reinhardt (guitar solo)
Joseph Reinhardt (guitar)
Louis Vola (bass)

Paris, December 7 

Pourquoi, Pourquoi
Cette chanson est pour vous
Rendez-vous sous la pluie
Django Reinhardt et le Quintette du Hot Club de France avec Stéphane Grapelli
Stéphane Grappelli (violin)
Django Reinhardt (guitar solo)
others unidentified

Location & date : unknown 

Tiger rag