BIRÉLI LAGRÈNE - Routes to Django (1981-2006) RM / FLAC (tracks+.cue), lossless

Bireli Lagrene's debut on record is extraordinary in a couple of ways. He sounds like an exact duplicate of Django Reinhardt (no easy feat), an accomplishment that is more shocking when one realizes that he was 13 at the time. Already a virtuoso with complete control of his guitar, Lagrene (who like Reinhardt came from a gypsy family) romps through the swing-oriented set with a variety of lesser-known European musicians, including two rhythm guitars, bass, occasional piano, vibes, trumpet, and violin. Performances of such tunes as "All of Me," "I've Found a New Baby," and "My Melancholy Baby" are guaranteed to fool even experts on blindfold tests. by Scott Yanow
Tracklist
1 Fiso Place 3:44
2 Bireli Swing 1979 5:50
3 All of Me 3:55
4 Tschirglo Waltz 1:57
5 Latches 3:36
6 I've Found a New Baby 4:05
7 My Melancholy Baby 4:19
8 Bluma 3:50
9 Bireli Blues 1979 3:35
10 Wave 3:49
11 Don't Worry 'Bout Me 5:22
12 Boxer Boogie 3:30
13 Mirage 4:15
Credits:
Double Bass – Jan Jankeje
Guitar – Biréli Lagrène, Gaiti Lagrène, Tschirglo Loeffler
Piano – Joerg Reiter (tracks: 2,12)
Vibraphone – Wolfgang Lackerschmid (tracks: 5)
Violin – Schmitto Kling