Vintage Parisian jazz. Vintage Parisian ambiance. Paris has always attracted jazz musicians from all over the world to its clubs and cafés. Paris, in particular, is the spiritual home of gypsy jazz, where many jazz musicians played in the city's bals-musettes in the first half of the 20th century. Django Reinhardt made a name for himself in the 1930s and 1940s with violinist Stéphane Grappelli and his Quintette du Hot Club de France, as well as with the bands of Alex Renard, Alix Combelle, Ray Ventura, Claude Bolling, and Jerry Mango.
This LP sampler provides an excellent overview of the scene at that time, when the Saint-Germain-des-Prés and Latin quarters were home to numerous famous jazz clubs shortly after the war. All tracks have been remastered.

TRACKS:

A1. Are You In The Mood - Stéphane Grappelli & Le Hot Club de France
A2. Swing 42 - Gus Viseur & Son Orchestre
A3. Rue de la Paix - Lionel Hampton & Claube Bolling
A4. Riviera - Aimé Barelli & Son Orchestre
A5. Blues Of Yesterday - André Ekyan & Son Orchestre
A6. In A Sentimental Mood - Django Reinhardt & Le Hot Club de France

B1. Tempete Sur Les Cordes - Michel Warlop & Son Septuor á Cordes
B2. Hotel de la Gare - Jerry Mengo & Le Jazz de Paris
B3. Daphné - The Hot Club Swing Stars
B4. Verlaine - Alix Combelle & Le Jazz de Paris
B5. I Got Rhythm - Ray Ventura & Ses Collégiens
B6. Nuages - Alex Renard & Son Orchestre