Fifty years ago, the most influential man in European jazz died. Django Reinhardt's stylistic and harmonic contributions make him one of the most important guitarists in the history of jazz. Nobody had such a power of expression and such abundant improvisation in his playing, with which he appealed to everyone, without making any concessions. You don't have to be a jazz fan these days to have a soft
… spot for the dreamy world that Django created, with that special sound that could only be created by him. On the occasion of his death, Saga has released a retrospective in the form of a three-part CD box. It contains an anthology of 58 songs, which still sound as fresh and undated as in the period 1934-53. The history of this unique, charming guitarist of gypsy origin, who at the time flattened all of Europe with his special music. (RM)more
