Paris was the place to be before and after WWII, and Jazz in Paris captures some of those immortal moments such as Django's Blues. This is a wonderful introdution to the great guitarist as he plays some classic pieces such as Septermber Song, Brazil and Blues Primitif. The disc is divided into two performances at the Le Quintette de Hot Club in 1947, with his brother Joseph joining him on the second set on rhythm guitar. The series is beautifully packaged and you will love checking out the many other titles such as Django and Company, which includes Stephane Grappelli.

This CD duplicates the tracks on the AVIDJazz CD "The Electric Years," but you'll notice that the tracks on this CD are longer than the same ones on the AVID CD (and on other sets with the same tracks). Why? "Django's Blues" was mastered too slow. There is a noticeable pitch difference between these tracks and tracks on correctly mastered CDs. Get "The Electric Years" instead. You'll be giving up the second takes of "I'll Never Smile Again" and "Gypsy with a Song," but you'll be getting a second CD and correct mastering as well.

The CD surprised me that the quality of the sound was so good. The CD arrived quickly and in great condition and I have enjoyed listening to it.

Django Reinhardt is an incredible guitarist and probably the most rated Gypsy Jazz player. Django played guitar in his own style and rhythm as he was caught in fire when he was 18 years old. The doctors tried to ampute his hand but he denies it. On that time, Django was presented with a guitar which have shown him the light of success. If you are into Jazz and love Swing music, then you can buy this one. This is a nice album.