This is the fifth in a new series released on the French label Fremaux.
This series under the direction of Daniel Nevers will become the definitive Django collection, incorporating many rare and previously unreleased tracks, including radio performances and out takes.

This Double CD also comes with a 40 page booklet in English and French containing many interesting photos. If your seriously interested in Django or are looking for a particular track, this is the series for you.

From the liner notes by Daniel Nevers We discovered in the previous volumes of the present collection, Django Reinhardt and Stéphane Grappelli had not been entirely content with their recording sessions with Ultraphone (1934-35) and Polydor I Decca (1935-36), The technicians were not solely responsible for the muffled and woolly quality that resulted, but the studios' often handed down material was not up to scratch. The giant Pathe-Marconi, on the other hand, was equipped with technology's latest inventions. Consequently, the 4th of May 1936 was an all-important date in the career of these two artists when accompanied by three other members of the Hot Club of France plus the Afro-American singer and dancer, Freddy Taylor, they were summoned to their studios enabling their genius to be at last immortalised on wax. As from the first note, their powerful union with its multitude of contrasts is distinct. But despite the impact of this session, these talented musicians did not yet play together on a regular basis.