Who originally recorded...

swing68 · Post by **swing68** » Thu Nov 05, 2009 8:29 am

Hi All

Two tracks - Swing Gitan and Cesar Swing - are often attributed to Django on eg YouTube clips of newer bands covering them. Can't find them anywhere on Integrale, though - another internet meme I guess. Did Django really record these and if so under what name? If not him, then who?

Cheers, swing68

Thrip · Post by **Thrip** » Thu Nov 05, 2009 12:39 pm

They are not by Django and never recorded by him. They belong to a later generation, not sure who.

Thrip · Post by **Thrip** » Thu Nov 05, 2009 12:45 pm

Cesar Swing is down as being Traditional on Manoucheries, so who knows?

Caballero · Post by **Caballero** » Thu Nov 05, 2009 2:48 pm

The earliest version of Cesar Swing I have is by Schnuckenack Reinhardt and the liner notes say it was written by him. Swing Gitan is down as traditional , I suspect the melody is but it became a 'swing' in the early 90's.

justjack · Post by **justjack** » Fri Nov 06, 2009 11:00 pm

Scot Wise has written about a 1960s album by Andre Dedjean that features Swing Gitan under the name Stephane Stomp; he might be the composer. For some reason, the forum isn't accepting my image upload right now, but you can see a record sleeve here.

best,
Jack.