• February    Dizzy Gillespi in Paris. Django will give some concert "select" with him. Spautz p.114
• Return of Louis Vola from South America. Spautz p.116

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

Intégrale Django Reinhardt Vol 16, "Festival 48 ", 1948

FESTIVAL DE JAZZ DE NICE Spautz p.114
Stephane Grappelli (violin)
Django Reinhardt (guitar so1o)
Joseph Reinhardt (guitar)
Challin Ferret (guitar)
Emmanuel Soudieux (basse)

Radiodiffusion-Television Frangaise, Nice, 28 February

Nuages

Swing 42

• Spring    Final return to France of Grapelli. Spautz p.114

Swing Paris, 10 March

Mike

Lady be good

Festival 48

Fantaisie

Brick top

Just for fun

same personnel, except Stephane Grappelli (piano)
Same date

To each his own symphonie

• Summer    The New quintet in England. Spautz p.115, they have their material stolen so the band returns in France except Django and Grapelli.

DJANGO REINHARDT et le QUINTETTE du HOT CLUB de FRANCE
Stephane Grappelli (violin)
Django Reinhart (guitar solo)
others musicians…

date and location and title acetate unknown

DJANGO REINHARDT et le QUINTETTE du HOT CLUB de FRANCE
Hubert Rostaing (clarinet)
Django Reinhardt (guitar solo)
others musicians

date and location unknown

R-vingt-six

Pour que ma vie demeure

others, location and date unknown

R-vingt-six

•  End of November    In Bruxel with Rostaing. Rostaing buys Django a tape recorder. It has been mentioned that Django made numerous tapes in Samois near the end of his life but no one knows what happened to these tapes. Spautz p.115

Brussels, Theatre des Galeries, December  recorded with Django's tape recorder. Spautz p.115

Place de Brouckère

Troublant Bolero

Cadillac Slim

Nuages

Mike (micro)

Improvisation sur une danse norvegienne

Festival 48

Minor swing

Symphonie

Artillerie lourde