1939    Tour in Scandinavia (Stockholm). Spautz p.90

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

Intégrale DjangoReinhardt Vol 8, Swing From Paris, 1938 -1939

Django Reinhardt et le Quintette du Hot Club de France
Stephane Grappelli (v); Django Reinhardt (g solo); Joseph Reinhardt,
Pierre "Baro" Ferret (g);.Emmanuel Soudieux (b).

Paris, 21 March 1939.

Hungaria

Hungaria

Jeepers Creepers

Jeepers Creepers

Swing 39

Swing 39

Japanese sandman

Japanese sandman

I wonder where my baby is tonight

I wonder where my baby is tonight

Paris, 22 March.1939.

Tea for two

Tea for two

My melancholy baby

My melancholy baby

Time on my hands

Time on my hands

Twelfth year

Twelfth year

Hungaria

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

Intégrale Django Reinhardt Vol 9, H.C.Q. Strut, 1939-1940

• Duke Ellington à la salle Pleyel
• The Hot Club opens his own place, 14 rue Chaptal with Ellington and his band. The Quintette play for Ellington and Mills the manager (hoping to get a contract in America). There is this well know photo of Django playing and Ellington smiling. Spautz p.91

Paris, 5 April

Montmartre

Low cotton

Finesse

I know that you know

Solid old man

Paris, May 17th

My melancholy baby

Japanese sandman

Tea for two

I wonder where my baby is tonight

Hungaria

Paris, May 24th

The sheik

Paris, May 24th

Dream ship

I can't believe that you're in love

Paris, May 24th

Darktown strutters ball

Blues of yesterday

Paris, June 30th

Stockholm

Younger generation

Paris, June 30th

I'll see you in my dreams

Paris, June 30th

Echoes of Spain

Paris, June 30th

Out of nowhere

Baby

Paris, June 30th

Naguine

August     The Quintet in England. Spautz p.93

London, August 25th

Undecided

H.C.Q. Strut

Don't worry 'bout me

The man I love

• War is declared : 500 000 gipsies killed in Nazi death camps.