I’m back from the outstanding Bix Jazz Festival and have some videos of that to post but now am off to Chicago for a little well-earned family summer vacay time. I’ll be back Saturday!
In the meantime, here is Django Reinhardt and his Quintet of the Hot Club of France doing a fine rendition of “Chicago (That Toddlin’ Town)” by Fred Fischer. The tune was originally published in 1922 and was a bit of an oldie by this time.
This record was never issued concurrently on HMV or Victor and this French issue on the Swing label represented its only release.
Recorded in Paris, France on April 26, 1937.
Released as Swing 2.
Credits
Stéphane Grappelli – violin
Django Reinhardt, Marcel Bianchi, Pierre Barault – guitar
Louis Vola – bass
The flip side, “Charleston” can be heard at:
https://youtu.be/zrzizt3UbRg