For Django is an album by jazz guitarist Joe Pass that contains renditions of compositions famously interpreted by, written about or written for Django Reinhardt.[1]
| For Django | ||||
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| Studio album by | ||||
| Released | October 1964 | |||
| Recorded | October 1964 | |||
| Studio | Pacific Jazz Studios, Hollywood | |||
| Genre | Jazz | |||
| Length | 32:17 | |||
| Label | Pacific | |||
| Producer | Richard Bock | |||
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Reception
edit| Review scores | |
|---|---|
| Source | Rating |
| Allmusic |   [1] |
| The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide |  [2] |
In his Allmusic review, critic Scott Yanow wrote that the album was long considered a classic and that "Although Pass was actually more strongly influenced by Charlie Christian than by Reinhardt and he had already formed his own style, he has no difficulty fitting into the music."[1]
Track listing
edit- "Django" (John Lewis) – 3:22
- "Rosetta" (Earl Hines, Henri Woode) – 3:07
- "Nuages" (Django Reinhardt, Jacques Larue) – 2:35
- "For Django" (Pass) – 2:55
- "Night and Day" (Cole Porter) – 3:46
- "Fleur d'Ennui" (Reinhardt) – 2:57
- "Insensiblement" (Paul Misraki) – 3:14
- "Cavalerie" (Reinhardt) – 4:26
- "Django's Castle" (Reinhardt) – 3:49
- "Limehouse Blues" (Douglas Furber, Philip Braham) – 2:14
Personnel
edit- Joe Pass – guitar
- John Pisano – guitar
- Jim Hughart – bass
- Colin Bailey – drums
Charts
edit| Chart (2022) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[3] | 38 |
References
edit- ^ a b c Yanow, Scott. "For Django". AllMusic. Retrieved 21 December 2017.
- ^ Swenson, John, ed. (1985). The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide (1 ed.). New York: Rolling Stone. ISBN 0-394-72643-X.
- ^ "Offiziellecharts.de – Joe Pass – For Django" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved February 25, 2022.