The Quintessence: Paris- Bruxelles 1934-1943

Original Release Date:  July 30, 2002

Track Listing

• 1. Improvisation
• 2. At the Jimmy's Bar
• 3. Nuages
• 4. Honeysuckle Rose
• 5. St. Louis Blues
• 6. Between the Devil and the Deep Blue Sea
• 7. I'll See You in My Dreams
• 8. Naguine
• 9. Stockholm
• 10. Montmartre
• 11. Tea for Two
• 12. Manoir de Mes Rêves
• 13. Sweet Georgia Brown
• 14. Blues Clair
• 15. Swing de Paris
• 16. Bouncin' Around
• 17. Festival Swing
• 18. Parfum
• 19. Dinah
• 20. Lady Be Good
• 21. Blue Drag
• 22. Chasing Shadows
• 23. Djangology
• 24. Limehouse Blues
• 25. Shine
• 26. Sweet Chorus
• 27. Body and Soul
• 28. When Day Is Done
• 29. Runnin' Wild
• 30. In a Sentimental Mood
• 31. Minor Swing
• 32. Viper's Dream
• 33. My Sweet
• 34. Daphné
• 35. Stompin' at Decca
• 36. Stockholm

Credits

• George Gershwin: Composer
• Bill Coleman: Trumpet
• Stéphane Grappelli: Piano, Composer
• Django Reinhardt: Guitar, Composer
• Rex Stewart: Clarinet
• W.C. Handy: Composer
• Vincent Youmans: Composer
• Harold Arlen: Composer
• Coleman Hawkins: Sax (Tenor)
• David A. Silver: Composer
• Andy Razaf: Composer
• Alix Combelle: Clarinet, Reeds, Composer, Sax (Tenor)
• Pierre Allier: Trumpet
• Bill Beason: Drums
• Christian Bellest: Trumpet
• Tommy Benford: Drums
• Benny Carter: Sax (Alto)
• Ben Bernie: Composer
• Barney Bigard: Clarinet
• Max Blanc: Reeds
• Lew Brown: Composer
• Philippe Brun: Trumpet, Composer
• Irving Caesar: Composer
• Roger Chaput: Guitar
• Noel Chiboust: Reeds
• Shad Collins: Trumpet
• Buddy DeSylva: Composer
• Gus Deloof: Composer
• Bill Dillard: Trumpet
• Duke Ellington: Composer
• Andre Ekyan: Sax (Alto)
• Pierre Ferret: Guitar
• Pierre Fouad: Drums
• Richard "Dick" Fullbright: Bass
• Ira Gershwin: Composer
• Johnny Green: Composer
• Georges Jacquemont: Reeds
• Isham Jones: Composer
• Gus Kahn: Composer
• Manny Kurtz: Composer
• Gaston Leonard: Drums
• Gerard Leveque: Clarinet
• S. Lewis: Composer
• Andre Paquinet: Trombone
• Alex Renard: Trumpet
• Hubert Rostaing: Clarinet
• Tony Rovira: Bass
• Emmanuel Soudieux: Bass
• Jean Storne: Bass
• Freddy Taylor: Vocals
• Eugene Vees: Guitar
• Louis Vola: Guitar
• Christian Wagner: Clarinet
• Dicky Wells: Trombone
• Eugene d'Hellemmes: Bass
• Don Waterhouse: English Translations
• Louis Gasté: Guitar
• Maurice Gladieu: Trombone
• Alain Gerber: Liner Notes, Musical Direction
• Billy Taylor, Sr.: Bass
• Joseph Reinhardt: Guitar
• Jos Aerts: Drums
• Raymond Chantrain: Trumpet
• Jack Demany: Saxophone
• Jean Douillez: Violin
• Patrick Frémeaux: Producer
• Jo Magis: Saxophone
• John Ouwerx: Piano
• Sus Vancamp: Trombone
• George Clais: Trumpet
• Noël Hervé: Artistic Producer
• Ted Koehler: Composer
• Robert Sour: Composer
• Frank Eyton: Composer
• Maceo Pinkard: Composer
• Kenneth Casey: Composer
• Philip Braham: Composer
• Ford Dabney: Composer
• Benny Davis: Composer
• Aimé Barelli: Trumpet
• Stan Brenders: Lead
• Andre Lluis: Clarinet
• Arthur Peeters: Bass
• Arthur Saguet: Saxophone
• Charlie Lewis: Piano
• Louis Billen: Saxophone
• Jean Damm: Trombone
• L. Wood: Composer
• Claude Colombini: Producer
• Paul D'Hondt: Trumpet
• Chas Dolne: Violin
• Walter Féron: Violin
• Robert Katscher: Composer
• Joe Grey: Composer
• Festival Swing: Performer