Django Reinhardt has astounded and thrilled numerous generations of guitar players and jazz lovers with his amazing command of the guitar. January 24th, 1910 at Liberchies Belgium, Django was born into the open air, rambling lifestyle of his gypsy parents. At the age of eight, his mother's tribe settled near the belt of fortifications that surrounded the old Paris, near the Choisy gate. He never wore a suit or lived in a real house until he was twenty years old. These French Gypsies or Manouches were a world unto themselves, medieval in their beliefs, and distrustful of modern science. Django grew up in this world of contradictions, one foot in the bustling big city of Paris and the other in the age-old life of the nomadic gypsy. Though born into poverty Django had the soul of a nobleman and this natural elegance of bearing and attitude expressed itself in his music.

Django Reinhardt Vol.1 [BOX SET]
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This is what formed all the rock and blues music we hear today. This is what started it all. Had it not been for that fire which damaged his left hand, maybe Django wouldn't have become the legend that he is today. Honeysuckle Rose and Georgia Brown (both with Stephane Grapelli and the Hot Club of France) are the stand-out tracks. He is the original master and still a refreshing sound. Buy this set NOW!!