Hot Club Records( presents: THE VINTAGE GUITARS SERIES This is the original Vintage Guitars Series from Hot Club Records. The series has become the label for the contemporary gypsy swing, the jazz gitan, jazz manouche and the Django Music today. All CD's in the series are of optimal quality, with de luxe booklets. The CD's are exported by the MusicOperators, fax (+47) 2241 2041, email: musikkop@notam.uio.no You will find more info on the net: http://www.nordi.no/music/hcr Direct Mail Order: email perfr@nordi.no or fax (+47) 6753 8016. Volume 24 ( Hot Club Records HCRCD 101 EAN 7029660020862 STÉPHANE GRAPPELLI The Cosmopolite Stéphane Grappelli, Marc Fosset, Jean-Philippe Viret. The last recording by the legend - and one of his best recordings ever! In January 1994 Stéphane Grappelli, then 86 years old, held his famous performance at the Django Reinhardt Festival in Oslo. Here's the entire concert on CD. 14 tracks. Total time 63'09. De luxe booklet of 12 pages/4 photos. Volume 8 ( Hot Club Records HCRCD 59 EAN 7029660040167 THE ROSENBERG TRIO Seresta Stochelo Rosenberg, Nous'che Rosenberg, Nonnie Rosenberg. Here are the gypsy kings of swing! The fabulous Rosenberg Trio has become very popular, and they are touring the whole world with great success. Several of their records have sold to gold. Seresta is their very first recording - a masterpiece, by many still considered their best! 17 tracks. Total time 53'34. De luxe booklet of 28 pages/23 photos. Volume 23 ( Hot Club Records HCRCD 89 EAN 7029660020879 GYPSY SWING TODAY The Best Of Babik Reinhardt, Stéphane Grappelli Trio, Latcho Drom, Patrick Saussois/Alma Sinti, Robin Nolan Trio, Wedeli Köhler Ensemble, Guitars Unlimited, Capelino, Hot Club de Norvège, Basily, Hot Strings, Armin Heitz Zigan Swing Trio, Arbat, Tony Green, a.o. An anthology of the magical sound of the Hot Club music today, presenting 20 of the hottest and most active groups in this field. 79 musicians from all over the world have picked their favourite track from their new CDs. 20 tracks. Total time 72'22. De luxe booklet of 28 pages/23 photos Volume 25 ( Hot Club Records HCRCD 102 EAN 7029660097024 HOT CLUB DE Norvège featuring Romane, Jimmy Rosenberg and Babik Reinhardt A historical studio session in Paris, recorded immediately after the Django festival at Samois - with all the artists at their best! One of the hottest gypsy swing recordings of our time, and the guitar album of the year! 13 tracks. Total time: 62'49. De luxe booklet of 16 pages/13 photos. Volume 18 ( Hot Club Records HCRCD 82 EAN 7029660010474 JIMMY ROSENBERG/Hot Club de Norvège Swinging With Jimmy Jimmy Rosenberg is the new master of the gypsy swing, and this was his very first studio recording, at the age of 13. One year later, he had already toured the world and played with Grappelli, Pirelli, Philip Catherine, etc. Today his adventurous improvisations are admired by everyone. 13 tracks. Total time 53'33. De luxe booklet of 24 pages/17 photos. Volume 6 ( Hot Club Records HCRCD 46 EAN 7029660040464 MATELO FERRET Tziganskaïa/The Django waltzes Matelo Ferret, Boulou Ferré, Jacques Montagne, Sarane Ferret. Tziganskaïa is Matelo's famous recording from 1978, where his guitar is really singing, and as an extra bonus, you get the four previously unissued waltzes by Django. A milestone in the history of the guitar. 27 tracks. Total time 73'54. De luxe booklet of 12 pages/7 photos. Volume 5 ( Hot Club Records HCRCD 45 EAN 7029660040457 BARO FERRET Swing Valses Baro Ferret, Matelo Ferret, Jacques Montagne, Geo Dali, a.o. Pierre Joseph «Baro» Ferret, alias Monsieur Camembert, played for many years in the pre war QHCF. Later, this extraordinary talented guitarist spent the rest of his life creating an exciting mix of bebop and musette waltzes. Here is his best recording - one of the most original albums ever recorded in the history of gypsy jazz! 12 tracks. Total time 32'02. Booklet of 4 pages. Volume 17 ( Hot Club Records HCRCD 74 EAN 7029660020121 HOT CLUB DE NORVEGE/IVAR BRODAHL The Best Of Ivar Brodahl, Jon Larsen, Per Frydenlund, Svein Aarbostad. The jazz violinist Ivar Brodahl played with Hot Club de Norvège for six years, and was considered one of the best in Europe. Here are his best recordings on one CD. Mostly Django/Grappelli originals, but also a lot of evergreen standards, incl. his 100.000 selling hit «Tanta Til Beate». 19 tracks. Total time 66'10. De luxe booklet of 28 pages/26 photos. Volume 7 ( Hot Club Records HCRCD 56 EAN 7029660020565 ANGELO DEBARRE TRIO Gypsy Guitars Angelo Debarre, Serge Camps, Franck Anastasio. The trio from the Parisian cabaret La Roue Fleurie was an international attraction, and Angelo Debarre's extravagant guitar playing put a new standard to the gypsy swing. This is their only recording, a masterpiece containing hard swinging Django pieces, brilliant gypsy waltzes, and some of the world's most beautiful csárdáses - the ultimate guitar CD! 15 tracks. Total time 55'38. De luxe booklet of 24 pages/19 photos. Volume 15 ( Hot Club Records HCRCD 80 EAN 7029660020800 ANGELO DEBARRE/Hot Club de Norvège La Roue Fleurie Angelo Debarre, Jon Larsen, Finn Hauge, Per Frydenlund, Svein Aarbostad. Angelo Debarre was playing for years in the Parisian cabaret La Roue Fleurie, at Montmartre. Here musicians from all over the world kept some of the hottest gypsy swing jam sessions of the 80-ies, and one of them continued into a recording studio - resulting in this CD. 11 tracks. Total time 43'16. De luxe booklet of 24 pages/16 photos. Volume 26 ( Hot Club Records HCRCD 94 EAN 7029660097949 THE VINTAGE GUITARS The New Sampler Jimmy Rosenberg, Stéphane Grappelli, Angelo Debarre, Romane, Baro and Matelo Ferret, The Rosenberg Trio, Fapy Lafertin, Robert Normann, Joseph Reinhardt, Hot Club de Norvège, Arbat, Ulf Wakenius, a.o. This is an introduction to the Vintage Guitars Series, presenting the 25 first volumes in the series, and the artists are represented with on track each. A shortcut to get to know some of the hottest cats in the gypsy swing today. 19 tracks. Total time 63'34. De luxe booklet of 16 pages/23 cover photos. Volume 12 ( Hot Club Records HCRCD 66 EAN 7029660020664 JOSEPH REINHARDT Live In Paris Joseph Reinhardt, Jacques Montagne, Dingo Adel, Benoit Charvet. Joseph «Nin-Nin» Reinhardt, Django's own bother and preferred rhythm guitarist, was an excellent sologuitarist in his own right, and a splendid composer. Here in a sensational recording (in charming lo-fi) from 1966, by Alain Antonietto. Interesting liner notes, and lots of rare photos. 12 tracks. Total time 66'44. De luxe booklet of 28 pages/26 photos. Volume 14 ( Hot Club Records HCRCD 88 EAN 7029660040327 JON LARSEN The Swinging Guitar Of Jon Larsen, Jimmy Rosenberg, Ulf Wakenius, Hot Club de Norvège, Pascal de Loutchek, Vertavo String Quartet, a.o. The best of Jon Larsen - 19 of his own compositions, from his two solo CD's, and Hot Club de Norvège's recordings with Jimmy Rosenberg, and the world famous classical string quartet Vertavo. Swinging highlights in brilliantly remastered sound. 19 tracks. Total time 67'07. Booklet of 4 pages. Volume 20 ( Hot Club Records HCRCD 83 EAN 7029660020831 HOT CLUB DE NORVEGE Portrait Of Django Hot Club de Norvège featuring Francis-Alfred Moerman, Romane, Angelo Debarre, Florin Niculescu, Patrick Saussois, Juanito, Tchocolo, Doudou, Bero, Mano, Enzo Mucci, a.o. A homage to Django, recorded in Paris during the celebration of the 60th anniversary of QHCF. 15 of the hottest musicians in France are playing their favourite melodies by Django, together with Hot Club de Norvège. A must for gypsy jazz fans! 15 tracks. Total time 51'31. De luxe booklet of 24 pages/9 photos. Volume 11 ( Hot Club Records HCRCD 65 EAN 7029660040631 ARBAT Chantez Tziganes Pascal de Loutchek, Serge Camps, Lilia Roos, Petr Iourtchenko, Franck Anastasio. A refreshingly new French-Russian gypsy swing ensemble, with the acoustic guitars in focus, including some fabulous vocal arrangements. This was their first recording, which immediately established them as one of the most interesting groups in this field today, and a success on stage. 15 tracks. Total time 46'57. De luxe booklet of 24 pages/17 photos. Volume 19 ( Hot Club Records HCRCD 81 EAN 7029660010481 JON LARSEN/PASCAL DE LOUTCHEK Guitaresque Jon Larsen, Pascal de Loutchek, Stian Mevik, Jimmy Rosenberg, Ulf Wakenius, Staffan William-Olsson, a.o. A romantic approach to the gypsy swing, spiced with tragical waltzes, Brazilian rhythms, sentimental ballads, classical guitars, and even a surrealistic polka! Gypsy jazz like you've never heard it before... 13 tracks. Total time 50'14. De luxe booklet of 12 pages/3 photos. Volume 22 ( Hot Club Records HCRCD 85 EAN 7029660020855 ROBERT NORMANN The best Of Robert Normann, String Swing, Syv Muntre, Frank Ottesen, a.o. Discover one of the best kept secrets in the history of jazz; the guitarist Robert Normann! This CD contains the highlights from the four CD's with his complete jazz recordings 1938-1989, in digitally remastered sound. A must for any guitar aficionado or gypsy swing collector. 28 tracks. Total time 69'51. De luxe booklet of 24 pages/8 photos. Volume 13 ( Hot Club Records HCRCD 67 EAN 7029660020626 FAPY LAFERTIN Fleur de Lavende Fapy Lafertin, Flip Krajenbrink, Hadi Mouallem, Simon Planting, Onno De Brujin. The legendary Dutch master, in his most swinging quintet ever. Fapy is spicing this Django meal with some Brazilian flavour, some Portuguese fado music, some gypsy waltzes, and even some Grismanian dawg music. And Fapy himself is like mature old wine: something special... 16 tracks. Total time 56'09. De luxe booklet of 24 pages/18 photos. Volume 21[JL1] ( Hot Club Records HCRCD 95 EAN 7029660095952 HOT CLUB DE NORVEGE Vertavo Hot Club de Norvège, Vertavo String Quartet, Ulf Wakenius. Gypsy strings - with strings! A spellbinding dreamscape from Jon Larsen, who composed the entire CD, and was nominated for the local Grammy for it. Hot Club de Norvège is almost erotically embraced by the Vertavo String Quartet, and on top of it all: Ulf Wakenius' brilliant improvisations! 12 tracks. Total time 41'02. Booklet of 8 pages/3 photos. Volume 1 ( Hot Club Records HCRCD 40 EAN 7029660010436 ROBERT NORMANN String Swing The complete jazz recordings of Robert Normann 1938-1941. Robert Uno Normann is called the best kept secret in Norwegian jazz. He developed a unique way of playing guitar, parallel with Django (they met in 1939) and Oscar Alemán. Here, in the beginning, still reminiscent of QHCF. 16 tracks. Total time 45'03. De luxe booklet of 24 pages/15 photos. Volume 2 ( Hot Club Records HCRCD 41 EAN 7029660040433 ROBERT NORMANN Sigarett Stomp The complete jazz recordings of Robert Normann 1941-1952. Robert Normann astonished Django, and on this CD you can hear why! It is the peak of the swing era, and Robert created his own style, with elements from tenors like Chu Berry and Lester Young, and with deep roots into Norwegian and Russian folklore. 17 tracks. Total time 43'42. De luxe booklet of 24 pages/15 photos Volume 3 ( Hot Club Records HCRCD 42 EAN 7029660010634 ROBERT NORMANN Tricky Fingers Rare broadcasts 1959-1989 From the archives of NRK (the Norwegian Broadcasting Company) we have these rare radio performances by the guitar genius. Easy listening pieces, multitrack recordings in a style familiar to Les Paul's, but also splendid jazz in Robert's arranged style, similar to George Van Eps'. 20 tracks. Total time 44'14. Booklet of 4 pages/4 photos. Volume 4 ( Hot Club Records HCRCD 43 EAN 7029660020435 ROBERT NORMANN Perpetuum Mobile Rare broadcasts 1959-1974 Rare broadcasts containing the mature masterpieces of one of the most original characters in the history of the jazz guitar. These are the best recordings of the original guitar style of Robert Normann. Jazz standards, and evergreens, but also several of Robert's own brilliant compositions. 25 tracks. Total time 47'39. De luxe booklet of 24 pages/15 photos. Volume 10 ( Hot Club Records HCRCD 69 EAN 7029660020695 JON LARSEN Superstrings Jon Larsen, Pascal de Loutchek, Hot Club de Norvège, Franck Anastasio, a.o. Swinging string music with the acoustic guitarist Jon Larsen (Hot Club de Norvège) and his friends from Russia (Arbat) and France (La Roue Fleurie). Mostly new compositions, but also Russian, French and Norwegian folk melodies, played as gypsy swing... 12 tracks. Total Time 39'13. De luxe booklet of 32 pages/34 photos. Volume 28 ( Hot Club Records HCRCD 99 EAN 702966009799K GYPSY SWING TODAY The Best Of (Vol. 2) Titi Winterstein/Lulu Reinhardt, Jimmy Rosenberg, Angelo Debarre, Romane, Cordes Sauvages, Walter Malosetti, Vitali Imereli, Hisao Fukushima, Hady Mouallem/ Reinier Voet, Marcelo Matte, Babik Reinhardt, Ricardo Pellican, a.o. In preparation: Volume two in the popular anthology of the hottest artists in gypsy swing today. A journey through the magical world of gipsy jazz. 20 tracks. De luxe booklet. Volume 27 ( Hot Club Records HCRCD 106 EAN 7029660098069 WALTER MALOSETTI Stringtime In Buenos Aires Walter Malosetti, Ricardo Pellican, Hector Lopez Fürst, Marcelo Matte, Chachi Zaragoza, Jorge Gonzalez, Pascal de Loutchek, Jon Larsen, and many others. A tribute to the Argentinian guitar genius Oscar Alemán (1908-1980). Thanks to Alemán, there are a lot of gypsy swing in Argentina, and for a historical moment, they all met in the recording studio for a jamsession. 18 tracks. Total time 61'06. De luxe booklet of 12 pages/6 photos. Volume 30 (c) Hot Club Records HCRCD 117 EAN 7029660011723 JIMMY ROSENBERG The One And Only Jimmy Rosenberg (guitar), Bireli Lagrene (guitar), Angelo Debarre (guitar), Svein Aarbostad (bass). The Great Guitars of our time, in a historical jamsession from Paris. This is in fact Jimmy's first solo CD, and he was still not more than 17 when he recorded this pyrotechnical masterpiece. Really hardcore gipsy swing, as good as it gets. 18 tracks. Total time 69'25. De luxe booklet of 18 pages/12 photos. Volume 31 (c) Hot Club Records HCRCD 116 EAN 702966001162K ANGELO DEBARRE Caprice Angelo Debarre (guitar), Florin Nicolescu (violin), etc. In preparation. De luxe booklet Volume 32 (c) Hot Club Records HCRCD 107 EAN 702966001072K PELLICAN-LÓPES FÜRST STRING TRIO Gypsy Air Ricardo Pellican (guitar), Héctor López Fürst (violin), Jorge Gabriel Aguirre (bass). In preparation. De luxe booklet Volume 29 (c) Hot Club Records HCRCD 118 EAN 702966001182K WATREMEZ TRIO Jean-Philippe Watremez (guitar) In Preparation. De luxe booklet [JL1]