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IF THIS IS THE ORIGINAL QUINTETTE OF T.H.C. OF FRANCE

PETER A. Dattilo | United States | 05/20/2002

(5 out of 5 stars)

"IF YOU WANT TO HEAR DJANGO, STEPHANE GRAPPELLY {YES WITH A y], THEN THIS IS THE DISC TO START OFF WITH. UNFORTUNATELY, THERE IS NO LISTING OF THE CONTENTS HERE OR THE AVAILABILITY OF LISTENING. BUT IF INDEED THIS IS THE ORIGINAL QUINTETTE, THREE GUITARS, BASS AND VIOLIN RECORDED IN THE MIDDLE 1930S THEN THIS IS MY CHOICE. IT IS PURE DJANGO, STEPHANE AND THE PLACE YOU SHOULD BEGIN. WHY? BECAUSE THAT IS WHERE IT ALL STARTED FOR ME, AT 12YEARS OF AGE, AFTER STRINGING AN ARIAL? SAY WHAT! FROM THE ROOF OF OUR HOUSE TO A SMALL RADIO THAT I PLAYED AT NIGHT IN MY BEDROOM, I STUMBLED ACROSS THE GROUP PLAYING AT ABOUT 10:00 P.M.....IT WAS MESMERIZING THE FLIGHT OF MIND IMPROVISING, I HAD NEVER HEARD THIS TYPE OF INTERPRETATION OF STANDARDS BEFORE. BUT IT WAS DJANGO THEN, THEN I LEARNED TO APPRECIATE STEPHANE AND HIS BRILLIANCE. BUT I SUGGEST STAY WITH THE ORIGINAL. AND I HOPE THIS IS IT FOR YOU WHO ARE GETTING AROUND TO THESE TWO GENIUS' OF MUSIC. AT 77 I WANT TO LEAVE YOU WITH A WORD FROM MY GRANDFATHER. I WALKED IN ONE EVENING AND HE WAS WATCHING THE WEDDING OF JOE DI MAGGIO AND MARILYN ON T.V. AT A CLOSEUP OF THE BEAUTY, I SAID LOOKS GOOD EH POP? HIS QUICK RETORT, AT 82
"IT IS ALL GOOD SON ONLY SOME BETTER"..THIS SHOULD BE BETTER"