WNTS France Schallplatten & CDs

Review: Paris, with its timeless allure, has long been a haven for jazz musicians from around the world and as the spiritual home of gypsy jazz, its vibrant clubs and cafes have shaped the genre's history and many Parisian jazz pioneers of the early 20th century began in the city's Bals-musette where they perfected their craft. Django Reinhardt rose to fame in Paris alongside Stephane Grappelli in the Quintette du Hot Club de France during the 1930s and 1940s while bands like those of Alex Renard and Claude Bolling thrived. Post-war, Saint-Germain des Pres and the Latin Quarter buzzed with iconic jazz clubs like Tabou and La Rose Rouge and now all that can be relived with this fantastic reissue.